The official release date is November 1 but two eagle-eyed readers have seen Vroom by the Sea in the wild. Rebecca Balsamo spotted a bunch of them in Borders in Sydney on her way to a pedicure. And Alivicwil who sighted a gaggle of them in Canberra, again at Borders. My publishers will be pleased [...]

I caught up with my old mate Peter Cruickshank on Thursday. He’s an Aussie vet who’s leads the world in shaping cat’s ears after they have been ravaged by skin cancer. We met outside Putney Bridge tube station at midday and retired to the first open pub we came across. We ended up at The [...]

It was the Guilford Writer’s Festival over the weekend. Annie Caulfield and I were asked to entertain people over lunch at the Reader’s Day on Saturday. The title of our talk was ‘Around the World in 40 minutes’ and the idea was that we would circle the globe in an East/West direction with the help of [...]

Remember that bus I told you about? The one that’s going from London to Sydney? Apparently it has broken down in Tehran and the passengers are none too happy. The Guardian contacted me to see if I had any advice for them. You’ll find my response here >> (Feel free to leave a comment there [...]