Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Delighted to have a new short story in On Being Ill, a vital and exciting anthology of work about the challenges of physical and mental illness, alongside Woolf's foundational essay & pieces by many other talented writers. Out now from New Menard Press. Order here






Sunday, 31 May 2026

A May Substack essay on the last day of the month. I wrote about Larkin and hometowns in Passing Home: The Less Deceived. Read it for free here


















Thursday, 30 April 2026

An April Substack essay from me on the last day of the month. Read Paris on the Page: Writing the Impossible for FREE here






Wednesday, 29 April 2026

Delighted that Cōnfingō Magazine have published my new short story, 'Wingbeats', in their Spring 2026 issue. Order a copy here






Saturday, 25 April 2026

I reviewed Albertine Clarke's terrific and radically strange debut novel, The Body Builders, in the Guardian






Friday, 27 March 2026

 

A piece of memoir for my March Substack: Read The Happiest Man Alive: My Iranian Uncle for free here






Thursday, 19 March 2026

I reviewed Howard Jacobson's 18th novel, Howl, in the new edition of the TLS