Why Djokovic needs to confirm No.1 status
Jan16

Why Djokovic needs to confirm No.1 status

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Copy: The National, December 2012 >> I’ve been loving Novak Djokovic’s imperious performances in the Australian Open thus far… and I think they may well be born of a man with something to prove. That might sound odd after he began and ended 2012 as world No.1, but in between, he lost the French Open final to Nadal. He lost on the grass at Wimbledon in both the All England Championships and at the Olympics. In the US Open final Djokovic lost again, to his great friend Murray, in a tight, five-set match. And people seemed more interested in the fact that he’d bought the world’s supply of donkey cheese than...

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Loathing the fear and loathing industry
Jan10

Loathing the fear and loathing industry

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Copy: The Observer, January 2013 >> When I was choosing my books of 2013, my heart sunk a little when I found that Sid Lowe’s chronicle of Spanish football – a story I’m very much looking forward to reading – will be called Fear And Loathing In La Liga. The overuse of Hunter S Thompson’s most famous headline is depressingly unimaginative – even when used in the context of the “gonzo journalist” himself. Which brings me on To Fear And Loathing At Rolling Stone, a collection of Thompson’s work for the famous American magazine at which he made his name. Reviewing it for The Observer...

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BENYAMIN A WORTHY MAN ASIAN PRIZE NOMINEE
Jan07

BENYAMIN A WORTHY MAN ASIAN PRIZE NOMINEE

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Copy: The National, January 2013   >> Last month I congratulated Anjali Joseph for her Man Asian Literary Prize longlisting. And another book I dearly hope makes it ont0 the shortlist announced on Wednesday is Benyamin’s Goat Days. The tale of a migrant worker trapped in...

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Syrian writing wins first literary awards of 2013
Jan03

Syrian writing wins first literary awards of 2013

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Copy: The National, December 2012   >> When English PEN – the worldwide literary network with a mission to “defend and promote free expression, and to remove barriers to literature” – announced their 2013 awards for writing in translation last month, it did...

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THE BEST BOOKS FOR 2013
Jan03

THE BEST BOOKS FOR 2013

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Copy: The National, January  >> A little look forward to the books I’m most intrigued by in 2013. Written for The National, so there is more of a bias towards novels with a more global outlook – but that’s no bad thing. And I can’t wait for Dave Eggers’ A...

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The best sports books of 2012
Dec10

The best sports books of 2012

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Copy: Metro, December 2012 >> It’s been another great year for sports writing, and once again, the William Hill Sports Book Of The Year judges were spot on, their award going to Tyler Hamilton’s The Secret Race. It’s not often that a book can change the direction of a...

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ANJALI JOSEPH LONGLISTED FOR MAN ASIAN PRIZE
Dec04

ANJALI JOSEPH LONGLISTED FOR MAN ASIAN PRIZE

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Copy: The National, June 2012 >> Delighted to see “Norwich” author Anjali Joseph longlisted for the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize today for her second novel, Another Country. I call her a Norwich author because, well, she lives there now (and I met her at the lovely Franks...

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Artes Mundi prize has global focus
Nov28

Artes Mundi prize has global focus

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Copy: The National, November 2012 >> The Turner Prize is obviously the most prestigious art prize in Britain, but Artes Mundi is certainly the most lucrative – the winner receiving £40,000. Focusing purely on financial reward, however, does this Cardiff-based competition a huge...

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