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Blog posts by Martin Godleman

About Martin Godleman

Martin Godleman is a novelist and sports writer. 1909 is his first published novel. Read more about Martin.

Independent bookshops: Lutyens and Rubinstein

24-Apr-19 By Martin Godleman Leave a Comment

Lutyens and Rubinstein This is a fascinating and successful experimental bookshop – two literary agents have committed their money, expertise and writing lists to create a bookshop in Notting Hill, directly opposite Notting Hill community church by the Kitchen and Pantry in Kensington Park Road. It enjoys the expected combination of antique markets versus bohemian […]

Filed Under: Independent Bookshops

Independent bookshops: A Zitebooks tour of this important, diminishing resource

9-Apr-19 By Martin Godleman Leave a Comment

Hatchards Hatchards is an independent specialist bookshop in Piccadilly founded by John Hatchard in 1797, located next to Fortnum and Mason, and opposite the Royal Academy. It has now quietly become part of the Waterstone’s group, but this doesn’t seem to have affected its unique grandiloquent feel. It is London’s oldest bookshop, the occupants having […]

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The Dark Agenda

29-Sep-18 By Martin Godleman Leave a Comment

We live in a world where success has become a more vague concept. Some would say that it has a declining appeal. To become successful is to surrender your identity to the world, something scorned in the digital age. Fame has its price. A Dionysian feeding frenzy is likely to send you to the tabloids […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Bowie – Advisory Content

19-Jan-16 By Martin Godleman 2 Comments

It’s now exactly a week since the news of David Bowie’s death reached the world, and with seven days to reflect on his life and his work, the event seems to have grown in spirit and grandeur. Artists of all descriptions and practices reach their audiences and fanbases through their work. Bowie seems to have reached […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Opinion, Writing, Zite News Tagged With: 1909, Advisory, All The Young Dudes, Bowie, Eno, Existentialist, Martin Godleman, original, Starman

Dystopian Fiction – why dystopia?

3-Sep-15 By Martin Godleman Leave a Comment

Why Dystopia?   The issue of why writers might want to take up the challenge of writing a dystopian novel is a complex one. After all, a writer’s vision of a future society is invariably going to be miserable because, if you think about it, why would anyone want to read about a brilliant future […]

Filed Under: Opinion, Writing Tagged With: Dystopia, H G Wells, Huxley, Orwell, The Future, writing

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