Books

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Award Shortlisting for Hello, Stranger

Award Shortlisting for Hello, Stranger

My book, Hello, Stranger, has been shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Awards.

A Handsome New Snorgh

A Handsome New Snorgh

My children's book is 10 years old, and is available in a beautiful new edition.

We Have Tired of Violence: Review in the TLS

We Have Tired of Violence: Review in the TLS

A review of Matt Easton's new book in the TLS

Bootleg Copies of my Book are Available in Iran, and I’m Okay With That

Bootleg Copies of my Book are Available in Iran, and I’m Okay With That

For all the divisiveness of global politics, books have the power to connect

Happy Paperback Publication Day to Hello, Stranger

Happy Paperback Publication Day to Hello, Stranger

My book, Hello, Stranger, is now out in paperback.

Hello, Stranger: At the Derby Book Festival

Hello, Stranger: At the Derby Book Festival

This week, I'm at the Derby Book Festival, talking about Hello, Stranger

Hello, Stranger: Coming Soon in German

Hello, Stranger: Coming Soon in German

My book, Hello, Stranger, is coming out in German!

Hello, Stranger in Paperback

Hello, Stranger in Paperback

My book, Hello, Stranger, is coming out in Paperback

Oh, Reader Magazine: Reading in Another Tongue

Oh, Reader Magazine: Reading in Another Tongue

I've got a piece in the latest Oh, Reader magazine, on reading in languages you know badly.

The Snorgh and the Sailor: Now in Polish

The Snorgh and the Sailor: Now in Polish

My children's book, The Snorgh and the Sailor, is now published in Polish translation.

Snapshots of Museum Experience: The Korean Foreword

Snapshots of Museum Experience: The Korean Foreword

Elee Kirk's brilliant study of education and childhood experience in museums is now available in Korean translation.

Hello, Stranger - Now in Korean

Hello, Stranger - Now in Korean

My book, HELLO, STRANGER, is now published in Korean.

Hello, Stranger to be BBC Radio4 Book of the Week

Hello, Stranger to be BBC Radio4 Book of the Week

Tune in to find out about Hello, Stranger

Elee Kirk: Snapshots of a Life in Museums

Elee Kirk: Snapshots of a Life in Museums

In Memory of Elee Kirk

Guardian Review of HELLO, STRANGER

Guardian Review of HELLO, STRANGER

A cracking review of HELLO, STRANGER in the Guardian

Take Five Books

Take Five Books

Five book recommendations about hospitality and the art of living alongside strangers.

The Solitude of Books

The Solitude of Books

In a world obsessed with conversation, physical books bring us solitude and freedom.

‘Good for Publicity’: My Book Reading from Hell

‘Good for Publicity’: My Book Reading from Hell

A horror story from the wilds of Suffolk

The Snorgh Gets a Makeover

The Snorgh Gets a Makeover

The Snorgh and the Sailor is being re-released on the 12th anniversary of its first publication

Sixty-Four Chance Pieces

Sixty-Four Chance Pieces

Sixty-four stories, based on the hexagrams of the I Ching.

Storytellers and Anthroplogists

Storytellers and Anthroplogists

Thoughts on storytelling and anthropology

Complete Write a Novel Course

Complete Write a Novel Course

A comprehensive guide to writing that first novel.