Interview - Miriam Calleja Shaw

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You have recently published a book called COVID-19and the Virus that Shook the World . It provides a sobering look at virus infections and pandemics, with particular emphasis on the COVID-19 strain. Presently, the cases have diminished in Europe but the spread has moved elsewhere. However, how safe is ‘safe’ at the moment? With the way things are evolving with the ’new’ coronavirus, it’s very difficult to answer this question. The WHO just last weekend warned that the worst may be yet to come. We are certainly witnessing an atrocious amount of deaths and illness in the US. We don’t yet know with certainty which factors are affecting the progression of the pandemic. Indeed we don’t even know about all the symptoms that appear with COVID-19 infection. The relative ‘safety’ is different for everyone, depending on the state of their immunity and certain other factors. For a person with average health who isn’t too old, the danger of getting severely ill may be low – but we need to
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Robert's Recommended Reads - Magical Realism

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Magical Realism is a particular kind of fiction in which magic or fantasy intrude into mundane existence. So it's not full-blown fantasy but reality which is 'off'. I was always intrigued by this genre, especially if the work verged on horror. As is his usual, Robert from The Bobsphere supplies us with a list that is vast and comprehensive, and which caters for different tastes, even within the restrictions of the genre. I, for one, was very intrigued by The Pisces. Oh. And watch out for Pumpkin.


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