Inside Ed’s Head: Ed James was away

This weekend was the Theakstons’ Crime Festival, AKA Harrogate, as everyone calls it. The great and the good of publishing (and me) were all (mostly) there in force. I’ve only …

Inside Ed’s Head: The will to set you free

Hope you’re taking it easy today, assuming you’re in England or eastern Scotland. It’s been 30C here, which is insane. Tomorrow might hit 33. In Scotland. 33 degrees Celsius. In …

Inside Ed’s Head: And would you stop me if I tried to stop you?

I was obsessed with Mogwai as a teenager. While I still love their music now, this was my gateway drug into the music I listen to most of the time. …

Inside Ed’s Head: Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind

Aye, that’s a Steely Dan lyric:

When I was doing karaoke a few years ago, that came on randomly when the fella was setting up the machine. So of course I …