THE BEST BOOKS FOR 2013
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 […]
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The best sports books of 2012
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 […]
ANJALI JOSEPH LONGLISTED FOR MAN ASIAN PRIZE
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, […]
Artes Mundi prize has global focus
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 […]
Is Kennedy’s Falling Sideways a Copenhagen book?
Copy: The Observer, November 2012 >> Blame The Killing. As anticipation built for the first instalment of the third season, I’d just finished reviewing Thomas E Kennedy’s Falling Sideways for The Observer. It was impossible […]