Here are two debut novels that put race, disability, and working-class culture at the centre of their stories. I review them together for Litro

Brilliant to return to the Margate Bookie Festival for the Literary Lounge on August 21st. A great line-up, with much bookish discussion, was led by Chair Laura Powell, along with Samantha Ellis and Amy Sackville. Here's to Margate Bookie 2017!

I take a close look at David Park's magisterial new collection of short stories, Gods and Angels, in Review 31

The good people at Structo magazine ran a story of mine for their issue #15 back in February. Read 'Limehouse Blues' here

Two cracking literary historical novels, both published on June 16th. Here's my review of Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent and Natasha Walter's A Quiet Life, for Litro

I reviewed Lionel Shriver's searing dystopian satire, The Mandibles, back in May for the Literary Review

My thoughts on David Savill's hard-hitting Bosnian conflict novel, They Are Trying to Break Your Heart, are in the current issue of the TLS