Philosophy: the arts of living, now on Soundcloud
For all you philosophers out there, I’ve now made my three month introductory philosophy course freely available on Soundcloud. The course explores the complexities of human nature, and what to…
Creative Nonfiction Course on Flatwyse
I’m really excited to be working alongside my Wind&Bones collaborator Hannah Stevens, and the brilliant team at Flatwyse, to offer a new six-week intensive class on creative nonfiction. The class…
Philosophy, a Visual Encyclopedia
Over the past few months, I’ve been working as consultant editor for Dorling Kindersley, on their forthcoming Philosophy: A Visual Encyclopedia. It’s been an enormously fun project to be involved…
Mentoring with Wind&Bones
It’s been a busy few weeks, putting the finishing touches to my next book, Hello, Stranger: How to Welcome the World (Granta 2021), and working on another few projects about…
New Pod-Class on Philosophy: The Arts of Living
This week, I’ve started a new, and incredibly fun project: a pod-class called “Philosophy: The Arts of Living”, thanks to the people at the shiny new platform, Flatwyse. So, I…
COVID–19: No Time For Politics?
Last November, I moved to Sofia in Bulgaria for work. For the first few months, I made friends and connections, started work on some fun new projects, and set about…
Writers’ and Activists’ Café in Sofia
This week, with Wind&Bones, I embarked upon a new venture here in Sofia: a weekly café for writers and activists, which we’re running in collaboration with Greenpeace, Bulgaria. Our first…
To Express or to Explore? The Art of Nonfiction
Some months ago — in that strange, hushed lull after finishing the manuscript of one book, and starting to think about another — I sat down to write. I fired…
Hospitality, Islam and How to Resist Hatred: a piece in Heated Magazine
At the age of eighteen, I travelled to Pakistan, where I spent nine months, teaching in a school and then travelling the country alone. And my most enduring memory of…
The Exorcism of Nay Pyi Taw on BBC Travel
Myanmar’s new capital city of Nay Pyi Taw is a strange, half-deserted place. A city of wide spaces occupied by few people, and of vast highways without any traffic. Look…
