Children's Round up for Literary Review

 You know it's almost Christmas time when my December Children's Book Round up pops up on your feeds. Here it is, in all its glory. The featured books are:

Thunder City by Philip Reeve

Midnight Treasure by Piers Torday

Starspill by Catherine Fisher

Almost Nothing Happened by Meg Rosoff

Black Gables by Eibhlís Carcione

Rosa by Starlight by Hilary McKay.

On Insurance

 Here's my piece on the joys of insurance in this week's Spectator.

Society of Authors Fellowship

 Good morning all, I'm delighted to announce that I've been selected to serve as a Fellow of the Society of Authors. Read all about it here. The other choices were Mary Beard, Posy Simmonds and Vaseem Khan.

On misusing titles

 I've written about the usage and misuage of titles for The Spectator. Read it here.

 

 

The Party by Tessa Hadley: review

 Here's my review of Tessa Hadley's latest novella, The Party, for The Financial Times. I've reviewed many of her previous novels and short story collections:

Married Love for The Spectator

Late in the Day for The Independent

The Past for The Independent

The London Train for The Financial Times

 

 

 

 

 

Reading Lists

 

I've written a short piece about reading habits at universities for The Spectator. Read it here.

Shakespeare's Tragic Art by Rhodri Lewis: review

 I've reviewed a book about Shakespeare's Tragic Art by Rhodri Lewis, for Spectator World. Read it here.