
A wild visit to Phillip Carter’s weird world
Phillip Carter is a comedian who writes dark existentialist science fiction. He lives and works close to where I grew up in the North of England.
Phillip Carter is a comedian who writes dark existentialist science fiction. He lives and works close to where I grew up in the North of England.
Around this time last year, I was lucky enough to attend a Society of Authors talk given by the novelist Naomi Alderman. Several of her
Goldsmiths University has included Rockstar Ending on the reading for its Ethical Computing course. I did my postgraduate degree on the digital environment there in 2017. Those studies inspired me
“Idiot Pepper is slumped in the window of the building opposite,” my colleague said gleefully, as he dropped his Meal Deal onto his desk. We
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I was recently interviewed by friendly and prolific book blogger Jo for her website Jaffareadstoo. As a special treat I was allowed to invite whichever
On a recent journey I was reminded how I had lost all faith in Trip Advisor. It used to be my favourite source for recommended
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Countdown to publication has begun! I’m thrilled to show you the cover of my latest novel, Rock On, which will be out on 27th November
Record numbers of businesses have been showing their support for anti-racist campaigners over the past week. They appear keen to take a stand against discrimination.
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This clip, which appeared on YouTube last week, showed off some of the latest playful wizardry from Fakening.com whose website is filled with satirical mashups. They love to take
I’m excited this month because series five of Better Call Saul, the prequel to Breaking Bad, is being released on Netflix on 24th February. The
Check out this short video to find out what happened at the cosy event to celebrate the launch of Rockstar Ending at London’s Libreria bookshop in January 2020. I read from
January 2020 marks seventy years since George Orwell – whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair – died. I took this picture last summer, at
You can listen here or follow on Spotify There’s a playlist at the end of Rockstar Ending (and its free prequel) for two reasons. Above all,
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