The Crises of Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism has come under increasing attack in the past two decades. It began with a backlash against affirmative action in the US in the…
First review for A Virtual Love
Delighted to see the first review of A Virtual Love today, on book blog The Innocent Flower. Here’s a snippet: A Virtual…
The endorsements are in!
Wanted to say a big “thank you” to James Miller and Alex Wheatle for being among the first readers of A Virtual…
Different kinds of writer
I have a bad habit, sometimes, of generalising about what “writers” are like, mostly based only on my own experience. Last night…
Of gospels and spoilers
Just had a couple of things published. First of all, a book review I wrote for Switchback, a literary journal produced by…
The Moby Dick Big Read
Has anyone else been taking part in the Moby Dick Big Read? I have, and I’ve been enjoying it. The idea is to listen…
The next big thing…
There was a thing going around on the internet late last year called The Next Big Thing, in which writers answered questions…
Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2013!
Just a quick post to wish you all a very happy Christmas. For those of you who don’t celebrate Christmas, I wish…
What is privilege?
When people hear about my background, they immediately think I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I went to…