People seem to be losing their sense of boundaries more and more, what people are willing to put up on the internet, especially blogs. People seem to assume that only their friends are going to read it but anyone in the world could read it at any time.
Jon McGregor Quotes
I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with 'poet' written on his knuckles, and I thought that was pretty cool, so I was quite up front about it.
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| Birth: | 1976 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Novelist |
About
Jon McGregor was born in Bermuda. He is a British novelist and short story writer. He studied at the University of Bradford. He has written several novels include: If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things (Won- Somerset Maugham Award and Betty Trask Award, longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2002), So Many Ways to Begin (longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2006), Even the Dogs (Won- International Dublin Literary Award in 2012), and Reservoir 13 (Won- Costa Book Award in 2017, longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2017). He has written several short story collections include: This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You, and The Reservoir Tapes.
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