Clare DudmanMy name is Clare Dudman and I am Keeper of the Snails (http://keeperofthesnails.blogspot.com) The name ‘Dudman’ comes from the word Hodmandod which is an old English word for snails, and the most favourable interpretation of that name (whic …

Good enough to eat The dietary habits of lions and Goldilocks take centre stage in these delightful tales Kate Kellaway The Observer, Sunday October 26 2008 The Lion Who Ate Everything I was minding my own business on a train, reading The Lion Who Ate …

It may seem a sub-prime time for an arts magazine to make its debut, but two were launched this week. The title of Horizon Review, available free via the website of the poetry imprint Salt (saltpublishing.com), consciously echoes that of Horizon, the s …

Tune in to BBC Radio 3′s The Verb tonight. Ian McMillan’s cabaret of language features writer Tony Marchant, winner of a Bafta award for his TV drama The Mark of Cain, on his play about abortion, 24 Weeks, written specially for Radio 3′s 2008 Free Thin …

The White Road by Tania Hershman 11:45 24 October 2008 NewScientist.com news service (Image: Salt Publishing) BOOKS The White Road Read a short story about a woman living near the South Pole, inspired by a New Scientist article Writer Tania Hershman ha …