London Catholic Worker no. 25
Uncle Sam does not believe In the unemployed dole, But Uncle Sam does believe in the money lenders dole.
“An Elegy for Easterly” by Petina Gappah
This debut short-story collection by Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah is a wonderful read. The tone of each one is perfect: the language…
Melting ice shelfs
Do you ever have that experience where something you’ve known for a long time suddenly hits you as it’s never hit you…
“A Time to Tell” by Maria Savva
This is a novel about secrets. It begins with Cara as a young woman attempting suicide, and most of the novel takes…
Read more often than you write
Came across some good back-to-basics writing advice over on How Publishing Really Works. The bottom line: Just write every day, and read…
Reviewed in the Daily Mail
My first review in a national newspaper! Victoria Moore reviewed On the Holloway Road in the Daily Mail. It’s only a short review, along with two other debut…
Mention in Time Out
My book got a small spot in this week’s Time Out, in the “Battle of the Books” feature…
Good company
Just noticed that my secondary school, Dulwich College, added news of my book to its website. Also learned from the site that…
“Anarchy” by Errico Malatesta
With the G20 protests engulfing London this week, and anarchy briefly replacing terror as the bogeyman du jour, I thought it would…