The author, critic and poet on reading Biggles as a child and his admiration for Philip Larkin

The book I am currently reading
Mostly at this stage I am rereading myself, and finding something marvellous on every page. I’ve just received the advance copies of my new book about Philip Larkin, called Somewhere Becoming Rain. Holding it up to be observed at various angles, I gloat audibly. On a less self-involved note, I should say that I am very much enjoying Douglas Murray’s The Madness of Crowds. And I’ve just read Anne Appleba...Larkin