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Have you seen the latest round of stories about the rise of robot helpers in everyday situations? I met this one at a conference a
September 17, 2020
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Have you seen the latest round of stories about the rise of robot helpers in everyday situations? I met this one at a conference a
I would love to know what you think about this question, having just finished reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. My son suggested I
The Fortean Times, legendary UK-based monthly magazine dedicated to all things weird, has reviewed Rockstar Ending in their ‘speculative and fantastic fiction’ section. Britain’s youth have
This little building inspired the location for one of the scenes in Rockstar Ending. In real life, it houses a café in my local park
I could not believe my eyes when I saw the badge I chose for Yuthentic, the dystopian political party in my novel Rockstar Ending, on
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.
To celebrate her 68th birthday, satirical singer Dillie Keane wrote this ‘Song for Dominic Cummings’, the controversial adviser to Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister,
My lovely sister-in-law sent me a link to Bowiebranchia, the most incredible Tumblr site, this week. As someone who is both a Bowie fan and
I have had some brilliant news from Tim Doyle, who designed the cover illustration for Rockstar Ending. Tim has produced a limited edition screenprint featuring
Today’s news, that YouTube is deleting all conspiracy theory videos linking coronavirus to 5G, exemplifies the social media giants’ ongoing dilemma. They have to navigte
A review of Rockstar Ending appeared in The Idler magazine alongside several other titles that owe a cultural debt to George Orwell’s dystopian classic Nineteen
Losing a sense of belonging can hit you hard when changing career or moving jobs. Finding a new tribe, though, is exhilarating. Yesterday, I went
Here is the Spotify link for the playlist in For Those About to Rock, my giveaway prequel novella for the Rockstar Ending series. Alternatively, you can click
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
Here I am, in my favourite bookshop in the whole world, brandishing my signing pen and getting stuck into a pile of paperbacks that might seem familiar.
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
Last night I was privileged to meet Sci Fi superstar William Gibson when he touched down in London promoting his latest novel, Agency. The book is a
You can see from the screen grab I took on Friday (above) that the book is currently displaying five stars as its badge of honour.
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,
Today, BBC News ran a piece on chatbots being used to help people with mental health problems after dealing with cancer. I’m glad the patient felt better.
Today Rockstar Ending, my debut novel, went on sale all over the world. While other people watched firework displays and popped celebratory corks, my New
The time has finally come for me to reveal the cover for my debut dystopian novel Rockstar Ending which will go on sale on New
Get my free book now! I had no idea we would be in the run up to a general election when I started work on
I caught a preview of Terminator: Dark Fate this week. Sarah Connor (pictured), human foil to the paradoxically endearing cyborg, played by Arnold Schwarzenneger, is
Today I sent an exclusive preview of the cover of my free dystopian novella, For Those About to Rock to everyone on my mailing list.
Yesterday evening I bumped into this mannequin dressed as one of the Handmaids who star in Margaret Atwood’s eponymous tale. It was a fitting end
For months I have been trying to get to see Shoshana Zuboff speak. She is an American scholar and the author of The Age
This is the second of two reviews looking at London exhibitions, on now, which provide food for thought to anyone interested in taking a sideways
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