Winter by Philip Womack: The London Magazine

I've spoken before of my love for the London Magazine; so I'm really thrilled to have a short story, WINTER, published this week. It's about the perils of literary ambition, with some (gentle) satire. You can read it here.

Michelle Paver interview: Books for Keeps

In what seems like a different world, I interviewed Michelle Paver about her new book, Viper's Daughter. We met in The Ivy club, which was crowded with people having meetings, enjoying breakfast and reading the papers. Let's hope that world returns soon. Here's the piece, for Books for Keeps.

Guest Blogs on Writing for Jericho Writers

Jericho Writers asked me to write two guest blogs for their site: on the omniscient narrator and on character motivation.

You can read about the omniscient narrator here, and about character motivation here.

English Monsters by James Scudamore: review

I've reviewed James Scudamore's novel, ENGLISH MONSTERS, for the Financial Times.

His second, HELIOPOLIS, I reviewed many years ago in Literary Review. 

The Dressing-up Box by David Constantine and Sudden Traveller by Sarah Hall: review

My review of The Dressing-up Box by David Constantine, and Sudden Traveller by Sarah Hall, two new collections of short stories, is in this week's Times Literary Supplement.

10 Best European Novels

I've suggested a list of the 10 Best European novels for The Independent. Read it here.

Nicholas Bowling interview

I interviewed Nicholas Bowling for Books for Keeps, about his new book, which is shortlisted for the Costa, In the Shadow of Heroes. Read it here.