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…
On the Holloway Road on the Holloway Road
I went to do a stock signing at Blackwell’s on the Holloway Road last week. It was great to see the book on sale on the Holloway Road…
“The Savage Detectives” by Roberto Bolano
If I describe the plot of this book, it will sound incredibly boring. Even a brief summary is boring, unless of course…
My book is a bestseller*
* in Crouch End. Hey, it may not be the New York Times bestseller list, but it made me proud when I…
Ismail Kadare and dissent
Interesting piece in The Guardian recently about the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare and his alleged ties to the Hoxha regime. I went…