1: Occupation

2: Where were you born?

3: Where do you live now?

4: How many books are there on your shelves?

5: What's been the most fun thing about this project? (The first word of your answer must begin with L and the last word begin with B!)

6: Do you think that constraints are creative?

7: Who do you think stole the book from the National Library?

8: Which book would you most hate to lose?

9: Do you often add questions of your own to interviews?

10: Who's your favourite fictional detective?

11: Who's your favourite fictional dog?

12: Which book has affected you the most?

13: When and where do you read the most?

14: Where's your favourite 'booky' place?

15: What do you like most about a book apart from the story: its size, its smell, its cover, its...?

16: For you what does a book lack the most - music, moving pictures, ...?

17: Have you ever used a book as a 1) doorstop, 2) missile, 3) an excuse not to do the washing up?

18: Have you ever regarded a book as a friend, or indeed a monster?

19: Do you ever lie about what your middle names are?






1: Occupation:

Father, Husband, Author, Aviator, Photographer.

2: Where were you born?

London

3: Where do you live now?

Wales

4: How many books are there on your shelves?

At least two thousand, possibly more. I've certainly read eight of them.

5: What's been the most fun thing about this project? (The first word of your answer must begin with L and the last word begin with B!)

Lots of people will be able to contribute towards writing a book

6: Do you think that constraints are creative?

Always; if you can't find a way of doing something, it promotes ingenuity

7: Who do you think stole the book from the National Library?

Burglar Bill, with help from Raffles.

8: Which book would you most hate to lose?

My address book.

9: Do you often add questions of your own to interviews?

Now and again

10: Who's your favourite fictional detective?

Columbo (TV counts, right?)

11: Who's your favourite fictional dog?

Montmorency, from Three Men in a Boat

12: Which book has affected you the most?

Tiger, Tiger by Alfred Bester. No, wait, Alice Wonderland. No, Slaughterhouse 5. No, hang on...

13: When and where do you read the most?

Before going to sleep

14: Where's your favourite 'booky' place?

My large armchair in the corner of the room, next to the fire.

15: What do you like most about a book apart from the story: its size, its smell, its cover, its...?

That it represents the spirit of mankind, and the limitless breadth of our creative imagination

16: For you what does a book lack the most - music, moving pictures, ...?

Nothing; it's whole and complete and needs no footling.

Have you ever used a book as a 1) doorstop, 2) missile, 3) an excuse not to do the washing up?

All three, but never at the same time.

18: Have you ever regarded a book as a friend, or indeed a monster?

Never. A book, like a painting, is physically lifeless and dead - a bunch of atoms scooped into a heap. They only have value and relevance by the meaning we clothe them with. When congratulating a painter or an author, you should reserve as much praise for yourself - after all, you're the one doing the work!

19: Do you ever lie about what your middle names are?

Always.



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