Missing by Alison Moore: review

I've reviewed Alison Moore's new novel, Missing, for The Times Literary Supplement. I reviewed, a while ago, her Booker longlisted novel, The Lighthouse, for The Telegraph.

Children's Book Round up for Literary Review

Here is my latest children's book round up for Literary Review. The featured books are:

The Colour of the Sun by David Almond
The Family Tree by Mal Peet
Little Liar by Julia Gray
The Surface Breaks by Louise O'Neill
The Sword of Ice and Fire by John Matthews
McTavish Goes Wild by Meg Rosoff
The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd
The Story of Tantrum O'Furrily by Cressida Cowell
Square by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

Birds in the Ancient World by Jeremy Mynott: review in Literary Review

I've reviewed Jeremy Mynott's new book, Birds in the Ancient World, for Literary Review.

THE ARROW OF APOLLO reaches 70 %

THE ARROW OF APOLLO, which I'm crowdfunding on Unbound, has reached 72 % of its funding target. Find out more here.

Classics and Myth workshop for Classics for All

I'm delighted to announce I will be running a workshop for Classics for All on myth and creative writing. It's available for teachers: have a look here.

Review of John Julius Norwich and Adam Thorpe: Spectator

I've reviewed John Julius Norwich's new book, A History of France, and Adam Thorpe's Notes from the Cévennes, for The Spectator. Read it here.

The Branford Boase Shortlist

I've written a guest blog about the Branford Boase shortlist for Minerva Reads.