My name is Matt Keefe. I am a writer and editor and this is my blog. The Star Chamber is predominantly an archive of my book reviews, opinion articles and various other writing, with occasional blog posts and other material. We’ll have to see how it goes, really!

And the name?

Star Chamber

- noun
1. a former court of inquisitorial and criminal jurisdiction in England that sat without a jury and that became noted for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments, abolished 1641.
2. any tribunal, committee, or the like, which proceeds by arbitrary or unfair methods.

So there you have it.