It's hard to believe that a whole year has passed since my book Lifelines was first published in May 2025, but there's a paperback edition on my desk right now telling me that it has. Published in the UK by the wonderful team at Elliott & Thompson last week, this new edition has a beautifully … Continue reading LIFELINES in paperback – Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month
I'm thrilled to say that the North American edition of Lifelines: Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece is published today. My immense thanks to Godine for bringing this beautiful edition into the world and to Nicole Caputo for the absolutely stunning cover. I love how she's centred the hand-painted lithograph of a Dalmatian … Continue reading North American publication day for Lifelines!
No book is ever written in isolation or stands on its own. The work of writing one might seem like a solitary endeavour given the single name on its cover, but each is indelibly and essentially shaped by countless people, places, conversations and encounters hidden just out of sight beyond the edge of the page. … Continue reading Lifelines: A book’s beginnings
I'm extremely delighted to announce that I have a new book on the way, which will be published in the UK on May 15th and in a North American edition in Spring 2026. Regular readers of my blog posts here will know that I live above the Prespa lakes, and it's this place that sits … Continue reading Lifelines: new book announcement!
This past July I had the great pleasure of recording passages from Irreplaceable around Christchurch in Dorset and on the stunning headland of Hengistbury with friend, musician and sound recordist Matthew Shaw. Utilising the natural sounds of sea, wood, wind, birds and people, we sought connective links between the places written about in the book, … Continue reading Irreplaceable: sound recordings and tour dates
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