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  • The Month of May

    There are a few things on in the month of May. Firstly there will be a panel on translation and Latin American literature at the Addi Road Writers’ Festival on Saturday the 16th of May. It’ll explore trends over time, recent favourites, what gets translated and what doesn’t, what gets published and what doesn’t, and…

  • Reading x Writing

    Last week was the Newcastle Writers Festival. It was good to catch up with writer friends and to meet a few people I have admired from afar. In the first three months of this year, I have noticed a shift in what I want to read. I find it difficult to read novels about ordinary…

  • The House of Youssef – Six Years On

    The House of Youssef was released six years ago at the start of September, 2019. Before this book was published, I had been writing for fifteen years. Almost all of those writings were stories and even these days, the majority of my writing is fiction. I do write an occasional essay but to my mind,…

  • Learned Behaviours by Zeynab Gamieldien

    Occasionally there will be a book that I simply can’t put down. The last time that happened was when I read Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda which was fantastic on so many levels. This time, it was Learned Behaviours by Zeynab Gamieldien which doesn’t come out till August this year. I picked this…