The blog of Lee Harris - publisher, editor, writer, lover, raconteur
Dan Abnett is a swine!
About a month ago I had the extreme good fortune to meet Dan Abnett. As my employer – Angry Robot Books – is publishing Dan’s first original novels (after 3 dozen or so widely-acclaimed tie-in books), I’d chatted with him briefly over email, but didn’t get the opportunity to talk to him in person until [...]
The BNP on Question Time
There has been a whole lot of debate over the last week or so about the British National Party’s appearance on Question Time.
Now, before I start with my views, I think it important to clarify my particular stance on the subject of the BNP.
First of all, I despise everything the bunch of nasty little shits [...]
£1,000 charges removed by T-Mobile
When I visited Montreal at the beginning of April, I found myself facing a mobile phone bill of nearly £1,000. This was due to the fact that my T-Mobile G1 phone constantly polled the internet while I was there, racking up huge bills without me knowing.
I cancelled my Direct Debit (figuring it was easier to [...]
DeathRay, R.I.P
I got a call this afternoon from Guy Haley – the Editor of DeathRay Magazine. It was to tell me that DeathRay was no more. Despite fairly universal acclaim (it’s late and I’m tired, so I’ll put “fairly” universal if I want – it’s my blog, so there!) the magazine struggled to make ends meet [...]
Its all Greek to me…
So, here I am, back from sunny Zakynthos- and it was lovely and sunny, except for an hour or two when it rained, but it was warm rain, so that’s alright.
A trying holiday in many ways – my 5-yr-old (I’m not 5, I’m nearly 5 and a half, Daddy!) is going through some behavioural issues [...]
WorldCon 2009
This is likely to be a rather long entry, so if you’re pressed for time, pop back later. I’ll still be here. In fact, let me know what time, and I’ll have a cup of tea waiting.
This is what should have happened:
I had a great time, met some fantastic people, got a lot of work [...]
Torchwood: Children of Earth. Your Opinion is Wrong (and so is mine)
So, after becoming the most successful programme ever to air on BBC3, Torchwood gets bumped up to BBC2, and after trouncing the competition in the ratings, it gets a further bump to BBC1, but gets reduced from a 13 episode series to a 5-episode “event”.
Despite John Barrowman publically describing this drop in episode numbers as [...]
Cunts, parts I and II
I’m not generally one to employ bad language, except when, you know, I want to, but sometimes the only word that fits is the one you can’t say in front of your parents.
I live in York. It’s a beautiful city, and I’m lucky enough to live in a particularly nice part of it. The only [...]
what the effing crap? that angel guy just felt me up!!
Ok, it’s been a while, I know, but you have to watch this.
The 40 seconds in the middle is shit, but it’s worth it for the rest:
Wild, wet and Welsh
That’s my holiday, by the way, not me!
I’m currently sat in a glorious little cottage in South Wales, having come down for a week to visit family and generally get away from it all.
I’ve managed to check email only a couple of times a day, and the mobile reception in the area is so bad [...]
