Katey Dickens: the forgotten story behind ‘The Black Brunswicker’
In 1860, ten years after Charles Dickens published a scathing review of Pre-Raphaelitism in his magazine Household Words, John Everett Millais exhibited what would become one of his …
Ways With Words Festival
I’m very excited to be taking part in the Ways With Words literature festival at Dartington Hall, in Devon. I’ll be speaking about my new …
The forgotten wife of Charles Dickens
In February 1835, Charles Dickens had a party for his 23rd birthday. Catherine Hogarth, the daughter of his magazine editor, was one of the guests. …
Hexham Book Festival 2016
I’m really looking forward to returning to the Hexham Book Festival. I’ll be speaking about my latest book, Charles Dickens and his Circle on the …
Free event at the Free Library
If you’re in Philadelphia this Saturday (30 April), apply now for free tickets to my author talk on Queen Victoria’s Mysterious Daughter at the Free …
Hudson, Ohio
Thank you to everyone at the Hudson Library and Historical Centre for a great evening on Tuesday – and thanks as well to the Learned …
Listed Londoner on the Robert Elms Show (BBC London)
I was thrilled to be invited onto the Robert Elms Show on BBC London radio as a Listed Londoner, the interview is online here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03lslkh
BBC Berkshire
Today I was interviewed by the lovely Lynn Parsons for BBC Berkshire, about my latest book, Charles Dickens and his Circle (my segment starts at …
A Room With A View by EM Forster, book of a lifetime: ‘The literary equivalent of hot buttery mashed potato’
On my first visit to Italy I was 13. It was on a Schools Abroad trip, on which we spent a night in the port …