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The last few weeks have been busy with the Wind&Bones project that I co-run. We’re coming to the end of our current course as writers in residence at the Parami Institute in Yangon (the title is ‘Writing, Myth and Tradition’), and we’re also planning our …
As a job, it has been long overdue…. For years now, I have run multiple websites, a small online empire that over the years has mushroomed until it has reached unmanageable proportions. So after some server problems last week, I decided it was time to …
Here in Yangon, our creative writing classes are in full swing, and it’s a lot of fun; but I’m also aware that back in the UK things are gearing up for the London Book Fair, and I’m also disappointed that I can’t be in two …
One of the biggest delights of being in Bali at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in 2018 was talking to Rudolf Gilmore Perez from Manusia Magazine. It was an enormously stimulating interview, and it’s great to see it now online. The interview ranges pretty …
I’m very pleased to have just signed a contract on the audio rights for my little guide to philosophies of happiness, A Practical Guide to Happiness : Think Deeply and Flourish, published by Icon Books. The book is a slightly sceptical survey of philosophies from Thomas …
I’m very pleased to announce that Granta have acquired my forthcoming non-fiction book, Hello, Stranger, an exploration of how welcoming strangers into our lives and worlds may make the world a better, richer place. The book is a response to two (real or imagined) crises: …
Over the next few months, I’m going to be working on co-developing a module on ethical leadership for Mote Oo Education. I’ll be working alongside Dr. Hannah Stevens, under the banner of our Wind&Bones project. Our aim is to produce a practical, useful set of textbooks and …
Over the past few months, I’ve been working on some consultancy for Dorling Kindersley, advising on content for their forthcoming book Philosophers: Their Lives & Works (as well as writing a few sections). It’s been an interesting and enjoyable process, and has allowed me to get …
It’s been three or four weeks since arriving in Yangon, and it’s been a surprisingly busy time. There’s a lot going on with the Wind&Bones project that I run along with Hannah Stevens. We’ve been running a short story course at the Parami Institute, where …
I’ve just had a piece published in the academic journal Museum & Society, which has a special issue in honour of the late Elee Kirk. The piece is called “Elee Kirk: Snapshots of a Life in Museums.” It’s a relatively personal piece: about Elee, about …
I’m very pleased to have a new occasional philosophy column in Aquila magazine, “the ultimate intelligent read for inquisitive kids.” It’s going to be a lot of fun to write. My first commission – forthcoming in the January issue – is on the subject of …
For the coming months, I’m back in Myanmar, where as well as upgrading my rusty Burmese and working on the next book project, I’ll be running a number of projects along with Hannah Stevens as a part of our Wind&Bones project. First up, we are …
The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival kicked off last night, so over the next few days I’m going to be busy. Here’s a list of what I’m up to. Thursday 25th October 6.15pm: Festival Club – A talk on my book Stealing With the Eyes …
I’m currently deep into The Malay Archipelago by Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. I’ve been aware of Wallace – in particular his travels in Maluku – for years; but I have never got round to properly reading him. So I’m taking the opportunity of being involved …