Bolly Good |
News!Submarine has been listed (one short, one long) for two prizes. It's on the longlist of the Desmond Elliot prize which is a new prize for debut authors in the UK.And it's on the shortlist of the ...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:39:00 GMT |
Ch-ch-ch-changing faces |
Yo yo yo yo yo.I was away in Scotland last week, staying at my Granny’s cottage in the hills. We did man things: Made fires. Ate pies. Played Boggle.There was another nice review this weekend, i...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:16:00 GMT |
We dragged her ashore |
Three more reviews this weekend.Independent on SundaySaturday GuardianFinancial TimesI'm going to see Billy Bragg tonight!
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:33:00 GMT |
WIN WIN WIN |
Hey!Courtesy of the ever-benevolent Penguin, you can WIN, yes, that's right, WIN a signed and scribbled-in copy of my book. All you have to do is make me look popular bya) making me one of your top fr...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:46:00 GMT |
Hot Meditation |
I had a fantastic time last night, reading with novelists Richard Milward and Joshua Ferris as part of the London Word Festival. Loads of fun people turned out. Plus, Penguin bought me dinner. And tha...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:20:00 GMT |
The Times They Are Reviewing |
Had my launch last Tuesday, which was amazing. The pub was packed. Mostly because I'm cool and only partly because the pub said the room had a much larger capacity than it did. But mostly because I'm...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:11:00 GMT |
Gosh. |
Never written a blog before and then, by God, thrice in as many days.I must have a reason. Well yes, my book is now available to buy using your human hands.I went in to all the book shops I could find...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:33:00 GMT |
Now approaching... |
Midnight. When my book comes out. And the next morning it will be in a shop. A bookshop.I will go in to Waterstones in disguise tomorrow. I will wear a flat cap and browse through the store, seeming h...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:01:00 GMT |
Every thing I ever made |
Ho.I have now got a website. Every thing I ever made It was built by and features the drawings of one Alastair O'Shea - who has a website too: Fat King, where you can play games and look at his love...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:23:00 GMT |
