Prime, Again
It appears that blogs have been running the Prime saga over the last week. It’s been interesting, I think, but perhaps this is because of my personal stake in it. For starters, Sean Wallace...
View ArticleText Book Discount
On the Amazon page for Black Sheep there is this offer: This title is eligible for Amazon Fall Textbook promotions. Get unlimited free Two-Day Shipping for three months with a free trial of Amazon...
View ArticlePrime, the Spin
Now, here’s something I find interesting. Over the last few weeks, Michael Cisco’s comments about Prime have earned him, I’m sure, a share of hassle and a share of praise, but what I haven’t seen is...
View ArticleMoving, Sorta.
Change, change. Firstly, things have been a little quiet on the blog of late, I know, and that’s mostly because I’ve just been going through a quiet phase. Run a blog for seven years and it gets a...
View ArticleBlack Sheep in Exams in Germany?
Yesterday, I was left a comment on my blog by Lisa, who I assume is German. She said, “Hey Ben!!! Do you know that your book Black Sheep was chosen for the German final examinations. Sounds kind of...
View ArticleThe Exam Questions
Apparently, it is true: an extract from Black Sheep has appeared in a literacy test in Germany. Hey Ben, it’s right, what Lisa said. In the final exams for the subject “English basic course” you can...
View ArticleI Feel Like I Should Apologise to Germans
An English teacher marking the exam that Black Sheep appeared in came by and left the official questions: Dear Mr Peek, I’m an English teacher correcting the exams on your book at the moment. The exact...
View ArticleBlack Sheep, the Education in Germany
Some of you might remember that I was told that an extract from Black Sheep appeared in a German exam. It was pretty cool, I thought, but the number one question was if I should’ve been paid for it....
View ArticleBlack Sheep and the Bank
I went up to the bank today to cash in a cheque for Black Sheep. It wasn’t a whole lot, and with the American dollar the way it is, I actually ended up losing a couple of dollars once I paid the...
View ArticleBlack Sheep, the Half Life in Germany
It has been a while since Black Sheep was published. I had a steady stream of small little royalties that would drift in every six months. Ten, fifteen bucks. The kind of cheque it isn’t worth cashing...
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