In December I wrote a piece for the Irish Times
Category: Writing
BBC Radio London Interview
I started the New Year with a radio interview.
Fall
Fall: out now in special independent bookshop signed & illustrated paperback edition; paperback; ebook and audiobook. ‘What really makes this a superb, deeply affecting novel is Camel’s ability to build a credible world that draws you in, page by page, and to populate it with fully drawn characters through a writing style that evokes the dark languor of early Ian […]
Fall – coming autumn 2021
I’m delighted to announce that my new novel, Fall, will be published by Orenda Books in the autumn: ebook in October 2021, paperback in December 2021. It was a long time in the writing but I finally got there. Find the details here: orendabooks.co.uk/product/fall Here’s the blurb: Twins Aaron and Clive have been estranged for forty years. Aaron still lives […]
The Dutch Riveter
The European Literature Network teamed up with Letterenfonds, the Dutch Literature Foundation, so publish The Dutch Riveter in March 2021. Edited by me and Rosie Goldsmith, it was launched online, in partnership with the British Library, and feature live illustrations and live (actually live) music from an Amsterdam Theatre. You can download a pdf of The Dutch Riveter from the […]
The Romanian Riveter
The European Literature Network teamed up with the good people of Timisoara, Romania, to produce The Romanian Riveter. It was launched in 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, at the Romanian Embassy in London, and at Timisoara’s Litvest book festival. The Romanian Riveter was the first of the series to be distributed by online newsagents, Newsstand. You can get […]
The German Riveter
The German Riveter was edited by Rosie Goldsmith – Riveter-in-Chief at the European Literature Network – and me, and was launched in November 2019, to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was the chunkiest Riveter yet, and featured a cover and illustrations by the great Axel Scheffler.
The Queer Riveter
The Queer Riveter, covering LGBT+ writing from across Europe, was published in June 2019, and launched at Brixton Library. Published by the European Literature Network and edited by me. You can download the free pdf of the magazine here: https://www.eurolitnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QUEERRiveterDownload-2.pdf Or you can contact ELNet and request a print copy: https://www.eurolitnetwork.com/contact-us/
Attend long-listed for the Waverton Good Read Award
The Waverton Good Read Award closed in 2020, but before it did, the judges longlisted Attend. Looking at the whole long list – (http://www.wavertongoodread.org.uk/index.php/book-list/9-books/92-longlist-2019) – Attend was in great company.
Attend shortlisted for Polari Prize
I attended the Polari Literary Salon in July to see Paul Burston interviewed about his latest thriller, The Closer I Get, which I edited for Orenda Books. The same night, the shortlists for The Polari First Book Prize and The Polari Book Prize for established authors were announced, and I was beyond delighted to see that my novel Attend had […]