South Bank Book Festival – Adventures Under Water
Jacinta Read and I will be talking about our book “In Her Element” at the Royal Festival Hall on October 29 at 12.30pm
Grandpa Chatterji Film from Channel 4 Questions
Some have been asking how to see the film made by Eagle & Eagle for TV Channel 4’s programme Book Box. I have a VHS copy (found it at last) and will get it transferred to a dvd – but...
“The Man in Red Trousers” for “Stories of WW1”
Year one of commemorating the start of WW1 has ended – during which time so much has already been written, commissioned and broadcast. When I was asked to contribute to two anthologies for the occasion, I wrote a short story...
Blackberry Blue
My set of six original fairytales called Blackberry Blue has now been published by Tamarind Press Random House. I’m thrilled with the design of the book and the wonderful illustraions of Richard Collingridge. They are written within the fairytale tradition...
New books for old
I used to grieve as old titles gradually vanished and went out of print. They represented years in my life; blood sweat and tears; me, me, me, embedded in them with all my aspirations. And times were changing. I knew...
Coram Boy in Bristol
For those of you who missed Coram Boy at the National in London a year or two back, it’s coming to Bristol as the Bristol Old Vic’s Christmas Show. Some of the same production team – Tom Morris and the...