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Inspiring students for generations
I was reunited with my lovely A-level English Literature teacher this week. Back then she
Sunday 1st June: Nicola Rossi Live at the Brockley Max
It’s time for the legendary Brockley Max festival, Fri 30 May – Sat 7 June!
What did Orwell really mean by freedom, truth and free speech?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four. If that is
Kubrick’s satirical brilliance revisited
I recently saw the West End stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 satirical sci-fi film,
The making of an icon
It was a riot hearing Suzi Ronson talking about her book, Me and Mr Jones:
My One-Take Wonder
I was thrilled to be interviewed by the disarming German film maker, Bernd Pick, at
Glamming it up at the David Bowie fan convention
I booked my ticket for the David Bowie World Fan Convention a year ago, seduced
Rockstar Ending TV deal renewed
One of the questions I’m most frequently asked about Rockstar Ending is: ‘How the TV
Orwell vs. Kafka
The BBC has produced a series of six half-hour radio shows exploring the massive cultural
Fiction or Reality? The Terminator’s Enduring Legacy
I could not tear myself away when this mini documentary came on the radio. I’ll
Exploring Dystopian London by Night
Why am I layered up like an extra from the cast of Blade Runner? Because
Orwell Society Dystopian Fiction Competition
I’m honoured to have been asked to join the judging panel for this year’s FREE
TV series: Latest
THRILLED is an over-used word but I’m too excited to come up with a better
Five star review
I NEVER DREAMED THIS WOULD HAPPEN when I donated a couple of my books to
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
Supporting the Black Icons Street Art Project
This has been my third year volunteering in our local community arts festival, the Brockley
The Power – a dystopian classic in the making
Around this time last year, I was lucky enough to attend a Society of Authors
You don’t scare me
When the TV series Dr Who first screened in the early 1960s, the props departments
Quotes from inspiring women
Three of my favourite quotes have been featured in the That’s What She Said project run
Yuyoi Kusama collaboration
What a joyful evening visiting the Kusama / Louis Vuitton collaboration at London’s Harrods with
Memoir
I made the grown-ups cry
My final author engagement of 2022 was an interview with the ‘Look Mum, No Hands!’ podcast. I didn’t intend to make Sarah Sharman and Daniel Confino, the podcast hosts, cry. But that was what happened. If you listen carefully, you might even hear me rummaging for a tissue and passing it over the mixing desk, with those immortal words, ‘It’s
Do you want to go to the moon?
How do you see the future of the human race? I had to give that question some serious thought When Nathan Price (aka @GadgetNate) asked to interview me as part of his mega-ambitious Countdown to the Moon project. I was kindly introduced to Nathan by fellow dystopian author J. M. Tompkins. Nathan has already interviewed more than a thousand people,