What is it about water?
Well, here I am again. Spent the last few weeks driving around Crete, looking at different areas to live in. The search ended abruptly,…
We could take a train, be miles away by morning…
There was a song that Genie and I used to listen to in our early days together, as we drove around America…
Ten years ago: Voluntary poverty in New York City
This post is part of a series of stories and articles I wrote exactly ten years ago, on this day in 2003.…
Some interviews
I’ve been interviewed on a few book blogs lately, talking about my new novel A Virtual Love, and also my writing in…
Giveaway: Granta Best of Young British Novelists 2003
The announcement this week of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists 2013 reminded me that I have a spare copy of the…
How to Improve your Foreign Language Immediately
How to Improve your Foreign Language Immediately is a very slim book – just 95 pages – and yet it comes with a big…
Ian McEwan’s early writing influences
Ian McEwan was interviewed in his university magazine this month, talking about his early influences and how he became a writer. Since…
A few updates
Well, it’s been a busy few days. First there was the launch party for A Virtual Love, which you can see pictures…
The book launch
Thanks to everyone who came to my book launch on Wednesday night! It was a wonderful evening, by which I mean that…