Russell Potter
Porcine protagonist of PYG:The Memoirs of Toby the Learned Pig, published by Canongate (UK) and Penguin (USA). Also Arctic exploration and Media Studies.
Are books really a “social” medium?
In the pages — real or virtual — of books, writers and readers can have some of the most intense and intimate experiences of any in their…In the pages — real or virtual — of books, writers and readers can have some of the most intense and intimate experiences of any in their lives, and yet there’s something different about this kind of relationship: only one person is actually present at a time. Readings and book-signings are awkward for that very reason; the communion experienced in the text has no corresponding element in everyday reality, and that’s just as it should be.Russell Potter4 min read