William LeitchNov 18, 20184 minBearing their fates: The Long Goodbye's incredible film noir casting(Clockwise from top left): Sterling Hayden, Henry Gibson, Nina van Pallant This summer, I read for the first time Raymond Chandler's The...
William LeitchMar 4, 20181 minBooks: Len Deighton's London DossierLen Deighton's London Dossier is a guide book from 1967, with stunning Penguin design (the cover flap lifts to reveal a photograph of...
William LeitchNov 14, 20172 minBooks: I Read the News Today, Oh Boy by Paul HowardI recently finished reading I Read the News Today, Oh Boy by Paul Howard. Subtitled The Short and Gilded Life of Tara Browne, the Man Who...
William LeitchMar 11, 20177 minMashed tea and black moods: Alan Sillitoe, the British New Wave and Harry EnfieldHaving long been a fan of the kitchen sink dramas of the 1960's, I finally got around to reading two books by Alan Sillitoe, a...