Novelist and Reviewer: Author: The Other Book, The Liberators. The Darkening Path Trilogy: The Broken King, vol. 1; The King's Shadow, vol. 2, and The King's Revenge, vol. 3. The Double Axe, a retelling of the Minotaur story, and The Arrow of Apollo. How To Teach Classics to Your Dog published October 2020. Wildlord, publishing October 2021.
Friday, 7 October 2022
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner: Rereading
I've done a re-reading column on The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner for The Times, in light of his short-listing for the Booker prize for Treacle Walker. It's online now and will be in the paper on Saturday.
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Fairy Tale by Stephen King: review
I've reviewed Stephen King's latest novel, Fairy Tale, for The Times Literary Supplement. You can read the review here.
Friday, 16 September 2022
All the Broken Places by John Boyne: review
I've reviewed John Boyne's latest novel, All the Broken Places, for The Guardian. It's a sequel (of sorts) to The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Read it here.
Thursday, 1 September 2022
The Bad Angel Brothers by Paul Theroux: review Spectator World
I've reviewed Paul Theroux's latest novel, THE BAD ANGEL BROTHERS, for The Spectator World. You can read it here.
Friday, 15 July 2022
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
Spanish edition of How to Teach Classics to Your Dog
It's always a thrill to see a foreign edition of a book, and the translator, Pablo Hermida Lazcano, has kindly alerted me to the Spanish cover of How to Teach Classics to Your Dog. It will be published by Ediciones Paidos.
Friday, 1 July 2022
Children's Round up for July issue, Literary Review
I've reviewed five children's books for Literary Review's July issue.
Wished by Lissa Evans
Small! by Hannah Moffat
Hedgewitch by Skye McKenna
Escape to the River Sea by Emma Carroll
The Imagination Chamber by Philip Pullman.





