Of course, ‘chilling’ is all a matter of perspective. It was under 30 degrees C here, so compared to much of the rest of my journey, this...

Adieu to Asia! I’m so sad to leave — I’ve had the most amazing time. This next section of my trip accelerates considerably, as I rocket...

I… …don’t have any idea where to even begin. I’ve been in Mumbai this week, and as I sit here, trying to encapsulate the experience, I...

No equivocation here. At a little under two degrees off the equator, Singapore is the furthest south I’ve ever managed to visit on this...

Wedding party, Hong Kong subway Okay. Oh. Kay. I’m here in Hong Kong, and I left my brains back outside on the roof. Mind officially...

My travels took me on to Yokohama this week, and it was a day of absolute discovery for me. Japan, after being pretty much flattened in...

Konnichiwa! As promised, I’m reporting in from [what is for me, at least] the world’s longest road trip, as I seek to add a bit of...

‘My Grape’ Queen has a new novel out! [See what I did there…?] Okay, so Laura Bradbury’s not just my queen, but she is the queen of the...

Earlier this week I shared the very exciting news that I have a new book coming out with Berkley next year, and a second in 2021. I loved...

Man. It’s been crazy around here lately, and trust me when I say there is MORE to come. One of the more wonderful things taking up my...

so… In this morning’s Publisher’s Marketplace… Author of FINDING FRASER, kc dyer’s 80 DAYS IN APRIL, in which an adventure-averse...

My friend, the wonderful Mahtab Narsimhan, has a new book out this month. I’ve read it, and I can tell you that in addition to the story...

My friend Lee Edward Födi is launching his new book this week, and it’s AMAZING! To celebrate this event, I’ve invited Lee over onto my...

Just this month, the amazing and prolific author Eileen Cook has released her latest salvo onto the YA market. Eileen’s novels are...

As a follow-up to my last post, I thought I might offer a few tips about getting the word out when you’ve made New Art and are ready to...

Part the first… I am very fond of my writer friends. I have also been very, very lucky to be surrounded by a community of wonderful...

If you have spent any time in my company over the past two years, you’ll know that I have completely fallen for, and devoured multiple...

Happy Valentine’s Day! This is the day that kicked things off for Emma Sheridan, sending her on her quest to find her Fraser. “I first...

Old and new So, today, after a visit to the winter farmer’s market, I took the plunge and for the first time, made cabbage and leek soup....

Best of 2018…what do you think? 2019. Seems such a weird number. Now that cheque-writing is not so much of a thing any more, I’ve hardly...