I am very pleased to say The Humans will be published in Germany by DTV, Spain by Roca, Italy by Einaudi Stile Libero, Turkey by Kolektif and Russia by Sindbad.
Month: May 2013
10 Reasons Not to Be A Writer
I worry that sometimes in my blogs I have gone on a little bit too much about the wonders of being a writer, and so this time I’m giving the other side of the story. Indeed, here are just the first ten reasons not to be jealous of writers. 1. They have […]
This week: Bookswap, Bookseller Crow and Hay Festival
Come and see me rambling on about The Humans at three events this week: Wednesday – 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Bookswap event, Big Greenbookshop in Wood Green, London with Andrew J. Lambie. Held at the Great Northern Railway Tavern in Hornsey Road and the ticket price includes a buffet, provided by the pub. Thursday […]
Some thoughts on THE HUMANS
My new novel, The Humans, is published this week. I thought I would tell you some things about it: This is the book I am most proud of. It was the first idea I ever had, but it took me eight books to get to this point. This story needed […]
Ten Writing Rules to Break
I hate rules. This gets me into trouble sometimes. When I was 16 it got me arrested. (I stole a Crunchie bar and some wet-look hair gel from Boots the chemist. Because my plan was to give the Crunchie bar to my best friend Jonathan I thought this made me […]