Thanks to everyone who came along to the Jacob's Advice Zoom launch on Aug 20th. Here's the cover of the book, along with the last remaining Eiffel Tower sprinkles biscuit (courtesy Samantha Ellis).

There's an extract from Jacob's Advice in the always excellent Minor Literatures. Read some of Nick's heartbroken flânuering from towards the end of the novel here

Cousins are at the heart of my second novel, Jacob's Advice. I wrote about my favourite novels with cousins for the Guardian

Here's my review of Two Tribes, Chris Beckett's thought-provoking Brexit dystopia set in 2266, for the Guardian

I wrote a fairly personal piece about living with chronic pain for Aeon magazine's new sister publication, Psyche

Jessica Anthony's ingenious political satire, Enter the Aardvark, is a perfect tonic for testing times. Here's my review in the Guardian

I wrote about the need for calm, and the perspective provided by Shakespeare's sonnets, in 3:AM Magazine's Lockdown Diary. Read it here