I love hearing of productions of “Coram Boy being underway” – whether in school halls – or theatres in all sorts of far-flung places. Now another, this time in Chichester, at the prestigious Chichester Festival Theatre. Every production I’ve seen

Way back in 2012, Walker Books published my book Alexander the Great: Man, Myth or Monster. I was thrilled with it, as it was such a handsome book, and wonderfully illustrated by David Parkins. It lay dormant for some years,

Being called a butterfly is often a derogatory term. It implies you flit about, unable to stick at anything. But the fact that my life has been all about flitting around, hasn’t made me feel a failure. It has made

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Q:  Why did you start writing? A: Because I felt I had something to say. I was especially concerned at the lack of diversity in children’s literature – starting at the earliest age, and I felt that with my Anglo-Indian

Eastern Eye reviews the reissue of my 1992 novel, The Wheel of Surya, to mark 75 years of Indian independence. For the review click here. I will also be doing a radio interview on the subject this Monday August 15th