Writing, cycling, disco-dancing, and Norwich City. 'Lean Fall Stand' coming in April (4th Estate) and September (Catapult).
Mar 16, 2021 • 59 tweets • 20 min read
I have a new book coming out soon. It's called 'Lean Fall Stand' and it took me 17 years to write and I would be very very glad if you'd buy it. Here's a thread about it:
If you'd like a signed copy then these wonderful bookshops are now taking orders for signed (and dedicated, if that's your thing) copies. 4th Estate have made some special bookplates, I've got a very good pen, and the couriers are standing by.
Mar 4, 2021 • 25 tweets • 8 min read
Did I ever tell you about the time I went to Antarctica? Well, I did, and here's a picture to prove it.
I mean, okay, I realise that doesn't prove much. Anyway, this was back in 2004, and I saw a writing residency advertised in the paper and then off I went. (Thanks, @BAS_News and @ace_national!)
May 31, 2019 • 24 tweets • 7 min read
I want to tell you a little bit about my friend Matt Marks, pictured here surrounded by the music that made his life. This is a small thread, with a content warning for cancer, loss, sadness, and clowns.
Matt spent his life making music, and collaborating. He played in bands, in theatres, in rehearsal studios. He played a lot of different instruments. Here he is on the piano, playing with Manieres des Bohemiens: