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"the structure of magic" by richard bandler and john grinder. another accessible and illuminating guide to hypnosis from the fathers of neuro-linguistic programming.

richard bandler and john grinder: "trance-formations". pioneering and practical guide to hipnosis by the creators of neuro-linguistic programming. intriqueing stuff.

"the sluts" by dennis cooper. remarkably entrancing writing, his use of interweaved characters once again very remarkable and precisely crafted. the influence of de sade's "sodom" looms heavily over this unforgetable and wonderful novel.

my favourite novel ever ever. the moment where the footnotes take up more space than the actual narrative is wonderful. the mood of it changes everytime i read it: it can be hilarious, it can be disturbing, it can be morbid, it can sardonic. beautiful stuff. today i read: "the job" by...

dennis cooper: "period". dont quite know what to make of this, must read it again. it seems the various characters in the novel are different aspects of just two (or maybe even one) central characters.

marquis de sade: justine. very amusing. also re-reading william s burroughs: the cat inside. one of my favourite books ever, so moving and lovely.

i'd recommend "potrait of the artist" which is a great and manageable read

at the moment i am reading ruth ozeki's "all over creation", which is very pleasant so far. last book finished was chuck palahniuk's "choke" which was entertaining.

there is quite a bit of talk suggesting that the writer behind that "belle du jour" thing is in fact neoist writer and piss-taker stewart home. the veracity of this is unknown to me however.

finished h.s. thompson's "rum diary" a little while ago. very entertaining... he wrote it when he was 22, excellent stuff. currently re-reading burrough's "junky", wonderfully clear-eyed.

book reading at the moment: "life of pi". enjoyable. lately read: "the medusa frequency". an absolutely delightful and entrancing work by an absolute genius. "inferno / from an occult diary" by august strindberg. swedish playwrite, wouldbe alchemist, absinthe addict and complete nutter on...

currently reading "breaking open the head" by Daniel Pinchbeck, accounts of experiences exploring first hand the effects of psychedelic substances, including ibogaine (fascinating! -this substance may prove to be of immense healing value to humanity), psilocybin and DPT. unlike almost every...