Regrettably, this event has now been cancelled. Apologies if you have bought a ticket. Please contact the venue regarding refunds. I’ll be in Newcastle on 25th November, taking part in Books on Tyne: The Newcastle Book Festival. Come along to the City Library, Bewick Hall at 1:00pm to hear me talk about The Trees. Hope …
I’ll be appearing at Niddfest, a really exciting new literary festival that focuses on all things natural, on the 6th August. Come along to St Chad’s Middlesmoor at 4.30-5.30pm, where I’ll read from and talk about The Trees. Hope to see you there. More info here. Set in the glorious landscape of Upper Nidderdale, in the heart …
If you’re in or around the city of York on the 20th June, drop in to York Explore at 6.30pm to hear me talk about The Trees. I’ll be giving a reading and then chatting a bit about how I came to write the book, what I think it’s about, and what my influences are. You …
I’ve uploaded a lot of drawings I made while writing The Trees. They’re all of whisperers, and can be seen via the Drawings link in the site menu. For a time I was sketching one of these every morning on a writing day, before beginning any work on the novel itself. My daughter had only just …
I’ve kept trying to find time, in the fortnight since The Trees was published, to post some of the drawings I made while I was writing it. Time for a fight with my scanner, and a clean-up in Photoshop. I haven’t quite finished yet, but thought I’d post the four whisperers whose pictures appear in the book itself. The …