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Michael Cox (British, 1994), Paintings (VG), 2024. Oil on canvas, 190 x 165 cm.
Jeremy and David clowning between takes on The Solitary Cyclist
msgs from when i was working on this part lol
Michael Cox had this to say about the snake in granada's "the speckled band:"
“…Our snake was a harmless one but I imagine that most human beings have an instinctive aversion to reptiles, so I have enormous admiration for Jeremy Kemp and Denise Armon, who allowed the creature to crawl over them. I remember asking Mike Grimes if the snake had a name. ‘Yes,’ he said, ‘it’s called Kevin.’ I was expecting something out of Rudyard Kipling and thought that Kevin was an unusual name for a snake. ‘Not at all,’ said Mike, ‘I gave it to him because he reminds me of someone I once worked with….'”
kevin is officially my new favorite character 🐍
2025's stand-out fiction reads
If you look at this list and you think we have crossover in our reading tastes, please recommend me a book to enjoy in 2026!
Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos My favourite of the year! Very funny, very dark, very short. Reading this felt like plugging myself into mains electricity.
The Lowlife by Alexander Baron Puts me so believably in the shoes of someone with whom I have almost nothing in common, so that as I read I thought 'yeah if I were him I would have done that too'. Tragicomic.
Tragic Magic by Wesley Brown I'm entranced by how this writer uses language.
Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx Vibrating with believability. Takes you there.
The Meaning Of Night by Michael Cox Slow paced victorian mystery with plot reveal on plot reveal on plot reveal, and a deliciously untrustworthy first-person narrator.
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters I am not immune to the lure of the monk mystery
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk A high-effort/high-reward read & a remarkable feat of writing. Totally transporting and not at all what I expected.
The Glass Pearls by Emeric Pressburger A very impactful & challenging book that I have appreciated mostly in retrospect - the ending in particular has stuck with me.
A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel She's done it again - Hilary Mantel knew how to write messy interpersonal relationships!
Bird in a Cage by Frédéric Dard Mediocre characters (imo) deliver a spectacular noir mystery plot with a great ending.
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsey Tense!!!
The Forgery by Ave Barrera Unexpected! Playful! I got along very well with the pace and the writing style.
RIP Mr Michael Cox.
November 28, 1934 - January 29th, 2021.
Thank You for bringing Granada Holmes to our screens. We owe you a debt of gratitude.
After a 6 week wait... These 2 beauties arrived today!