Ray Monk
@raymodraco.bsky.social
I've written biographies of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Bertrand Russell and Robert J. Oppenheimer and am currently preoccupied with climate change. My passions include music and ancient churches. I am proud to be a volunteer tour guide at Salisbury Cathedral.
Yes, I was on the judges panel when it won the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2014 and recommended it to everyone I met. It's a tremendous book.
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Yes, I was on the judges panel when it won the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2014 and recommended it to everyone I met. It's a tremendous book.
I know, but it will be the first long flight I've done for six years and quite possibly the last I will ever do.
November 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I know, but it will be the first long flight I've done for six years and quite possibly the last I will ever do.
Fascinating. Thank you.
June 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Fascinating. Thank you.
Will do. That would be nice.
June 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Will do. That would be nice.
I don't know what the word "gone" is doing in there!
April 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I don't know what the word "gone" is doing in there!
Thank you. That's very interesting, and also very sad. I had no idea his life had gone taken such a tragic turn.
April 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Thank you. That's very interesting, and also very sad. I had no idea his life had gone taken such a tragic turn.