An avid reader, Jon likes to keep up with the ever-changing world of literature. Eclectic tastes mean that his 'to read' list is always brimming with weird and wonderful titles. Here are some views on his recent reads:

Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life

Howard Sounes

Riveting from start to finish this book is an engaging insight into one of the greatest ever twentieth-century American writers.

The biography is pacy and compassionate whilst at the same time showing that the great Buk really was a pain in the backside - but if he were any other way, he probably wouldn't have written as well as he did. Highly recommended to anyone with the faintest interest in Bukowski.

Check out also Art, Survival and So Forth: The Poetry of Charles Bukowski by Jules Smith.