Following the publication in 2012 of his autobiography, Reporting aLife, Don Hatwell, now 87, has chosen for this miscellany pieces from his letters, diaries and newspaper articles. They range between music, money, theatre, Paul Cezanne,Francis Bacon, a visit to Prague, cigarettes, Sir Thomas Beecham, gout, and the death of his wife Joyce. There are interviews with MaggieSmith, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Judith Kranz and Art Blakey. Also included are comments on the politics of Margaret Thatcher, Nigel Lawson, Jim Callaghan and Rupert Murdoch. It makes a lively, highly readable, thoughtful bedside book and will appeal to fans of Reporting aLife, and those interested in the arts and journalism.