Last night I launched my new book The Writer Abroad, an anthology of historic travel writing, from authors as diverse in time and style as Herodotus and Roald Dahl. It’s being published by the British Library on 23 February, this photo has just been tweeted by the library – the start of the book signing … Read more
Last night I was invited onto the Phil Williams Show on radio BBC 5 Live, to talk about my recent experience of being harassed by a male passenger, on a British Airways flight from India (an experience over which BA have really lost my former customer loyalty). Almost no airlines have made an effort to … Read more
My next book, The Writer Abroad, is being published by British Library Books in February 2017. I’ve just received my first author copy and it looks beautiful, with such a gorgeously tactile cover. It is an anthology of historic travel writing and shows how much our view of the world has changed as travel and … Read more
I’m excited to be speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival this month. I’ve just been reminded of an interview I did for The Times of India, when I was travelling there in 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/India-would-have-inspired-Dickens/articleshow/8333050.cms
This weekend I was interviewed (by the magic of Skype) by Lynn Freeman on Radio NZ. We talked about my book Charles Dickens and his Circle. You can listen to it here, wherever you are in the world. http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-weekend/audio/201829405/charles-dickens’-great-great-great-granddaughter
My article for The Guardian, on Charles Dickens and the women in his life. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/06/charles-dickens-and-the-women-who-made-him
In December, we had another successful Dickens festival in the pretty Yorkshire town of Malton – where Charles Dickens’ younger brother, Alfred, lived. This photo is from our Saturday night panel at the Milton Rooms, on stage with Professor John Bowen (York University) and the brilliant Miriam Margolyes, both of whom gave superb performances. The … Read more
Download my walking tour of London in the footsteps of Charles Dickens https://voicemap.me/tour/london/charles-dickens-from-furnival-s-inn-to-doughty-street
An amazing review of Bitten By Witch Fever on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. It starts just after minute 15. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08558np