Some Open Pen Love (and Good Vibes All Round to Independent Publishers)

Share with me a little fawning over literary magazines and small presses.

Aug 14 • Krystian Morgan

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April 2026

Too Many Books #2 - The Cotswolds

You visit the resoundingly gorgeous Cotswolds, buy some books—too many—and come pretty close to having a breakdown in Bourton-on-the-Water.

Apr 27 • Krystian Morgan

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March 2026

Will Self: Fiction Top Five

In this top five, I explore the biting fictional works of writer Will Self.

Mar 10 • Krystian Morgan

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January 2026

The Joy of Winter Eating

Happy New Year!

Jan 2 • Krystian Morgan

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September 2025

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki: A Book Review

Haruki Murakami is not just an enjoyable set of vowels and consonants to say out loud, it is also the name of a popular author of contemporary fiction.

Sep 8, 2025 • Krystian Morgan

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June 2025

Too Many Books #1 - Aberystwyth

You begin to wonder (in second person) if you have a book-buying problem. Despite this, you spend two days in Aberystwyth and buy some more.

Jun 26, 2025 • Krystian Morgan

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May 2025

Who reads Norman Mailer anymore?

The Executioner’s Song: A sort of review but not really of a sort of novel but not really

May 31, 2025 • Krystian Morgan

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April 2025

J.G. Ballard - Where to Begin - Top Five

I've compiled a list of five novels, in publication order, to introduce you to the unique and imaginative work of one of Britain's greatest writers.

Apr 30, 2025 • Krystian Morgan

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The Other Crumb

In which I rewatch Terry Zwigoff’s acclaimed 1994 documentary on controversial comic book artist Robert Crumb. (Or is it?)

Apr 9, 2025 • Krystian Morgan

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March 2025

On Bread and Writing

A routine of sorts.

Mar 25, 2025 • Krystian Morgan

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Business - A Short Story

With a business running smoothly, its financials strong, executives must dream up other ways to spend capital.

Mar 7, 2025 • Krystian Morgan

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February 2025

About Hubert Selby Jr. (Part two)

The dreaded sequel—or prequel, really, given we return to Last Exit to Brooklyn and Selby's life leading up to it.

Feb 22, 2025 • Krystian Morgan

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