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  • Interview

    Interview

    Interview with Elizabeth McCracken. Published in the Observer, March 2019 Read more

  • speaking & events 2019

    speaking & events 2019

    Speaking & events calendar 2019    FEBRUARY 5th February – Diaries event at British Library, with Virginia Ironside, Simon Garfield, Dickon Edwards, chaired by Travis Elborough. MARCH 16th March, Saturday, 3-4pm – In conversation with Andrew Miller Wimbledon Book Festival 26th March, Tuesday, 7pm – In conversation with Viv Albertine and Tracey Thorn British Library Read more

  • Guardian column

    Guardian column

    My column about the Pankhurst sisters and Manchester. Read more

  • An audience with Viv Albertine

    An audience with Viv Albertine

    Greetings from Gateshead where I had an fascinating time last night in conversation with musician and author Viv Albertine about her excellent new book To Throw Away Unopened which has recently been shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards of which I was a Judge. In an hour we managed to slot in a conversation about Read more

  • Chairing event with Markus Zusak

    Chairing event with Markus Zusak

    In conversation with Markus Zusak at Waterstones Piccadilly, November 2nd 2018. I had a fascinating time chairing a sold-out event with Markus Zusak who flew in from Sydney for his UK book tour for the brilliant BRIDGE OF CLAY (Transworld), his first novel in 12 years. His international bestselling novel  THE  BOOK THIEF is a Read more

  • REVIEW

    REVIEW

    My review of THE FLAME by the late, great Leonard Cohen, published 5th October 2018 Read more