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August 27, 2019

Reef on BBC radio

BBC Radio 4 Extra have just finished broadcasting a seven episode abridged version of Reef originally recorded in 1994. It is available to hear online for the next month at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000...
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Published on August 27, 2019 15:28 Tags: reef

August 25, 2019

Venice 2019

Visit Palazzo Bembo in Rialto, Venice and see a new installation of images, word and music: Kintsugi on until 24 November 2019. A collaboration involving Anoma, Romesh and Sharon.

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Published on August 25, 2019 11:21

Hear REEF on Radio 4 Extra

Reef as abridged for Radio 4 Book at Bedtime in 1994 is being broadcast again on Radio 4 Extra over seven days. You can also hear all the episodes on-line. BBC.

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Published on August 25, 2019 08:16

June 12, 2019

Rethinking Civil Society

Check out Rethinking Civil Society for thoughts about what makes for a good society. A project at the University of York where I gave a talk last week. You cans scroll through dozens of contributions from Andrew Motion to Ken Loach.

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Published on June 12, 2019 11:12

May 30, 2019

Cricket & the Novel

The World Cup begins today, so how nice to see The Match recommended in The Times.











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Published on May 30, 2019 11:18

March 17, 2019

Reef turns 25

Reef was published in 1994. In January, this year, at the Fairway Galle Literary Festival we celebrated the book’s 25th anniversary with readings and a literary dinner organised by Widya Kumarasinghe at the Amangalla with chef Sagar Rajput. Here’s a glimpse including photographs from the FGLF Facebook page.

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Published on March 17, 2019 05:46

January 10, 2019

Galle Literary Festival 2019

The Fairway Galle Literary Festival starts on Wednesday 16th January. I’ll be doing four events on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. See the What’s On page for details. Hope to see some of you there!











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Published on January 10, 2019 15:56

August 28, 2018

ARVON WORKSHOP: SEPTEMBER

A workshop on revising and editing with my co-tutor Antonia Hodgson (author of The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins and editor at Little Brown) and guest James Runcie (whose Grantchester Mysteries were turned into a much loved TV series).  Book early!

24-29 September 2018 at the Ted Hughes Arvon Centre. 











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Published on August 28, 2018 07:28

March 19, 2018

In the Studio

Now available on-line and BBC iPlayer: what I've been working on.

In the Studio











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Published on March 19, 2018 11:52

March 1, 2018

New Essay

My piece on Jose Rizal's classic novel Noli Me Tangere is published in the new spring issue of Slightly Foxed. You can order the magazine from slightlyfoxed.com











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For a taster, here are the first couple of pages.











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Published on March 01, 2018 08:53