Reading aloud on the canal
In case you don’t know about Novel London – Safeena Chaudry has created it as a platform for writers to be able to showcase new work....
Something strange is happening
Something strange is happening. While no one was watching Fiction has escaped from its dimension. Fiction has bent the rules laid down by...
'You couldn't make it up'
Take a moment to consider poor fiction writers. We’re in the business of making things up and we’re up against 2016. Fact is breaking...
Brilliant English Authors for whom English was a second language
In the light of the awful xenophobia breaking out after the Brexit vote, I was thinking of some of the brilliant authors writing in...
On doing readings
Let me paint the scene – It’s a balmy evening. The streets are empty. There’s the flicker of screens in the windows I pass – football. I...
‘You have breath for no more than 99 words. What would they be?’
I’ve been asked to contribute to the second volume – ahem! As the first volume of this terrific compilation is curated by the wonderful...
‘Writers should only write what they know’ – Rubbish!
Where's the fun in only writing what you know? Okay, I agree that journalists should attempt getting to know what they are writing about...
‘If I were going there, I wouldn’t start from here.’
My new novel is set mostly in Crete out-of-season. It’s an extraordinarily beautiful volcanic island, where every random stone paved an...
Fancy meeting you here
So far, whenever anyone offers me walls to exhibit my paintings, I say ‘yes.’ I’ve exhibited in a very dark 15th century pub with wooden...
Novels live
I had such a great time reading from my novel at Waterstones that I wanted to tell everyone about Novel London. It's a terrific...
