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A new book project due out early 2026 – sample chapter
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A visit to an ancient Celtic salt mine in the Salzkammergut
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Alexanderplatz was the old centre of East Berlin, known for its World Clock, and home of the Centrum department store…
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The Central Post Office in Bratislava is a piece of Habsburg splendour that makes you feel you’re living in a…
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When I was a kid my uncle worked as a sales rep for a publisher. A lot of his titles…
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A visit to the Archaeological Museum in Bolzano, home of Ötzi the Iceman
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A paper on the connections between Diana Wynne Jones’ Fire and Hemlock, T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, and other literature.
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A recipe for salted caramel and chocolate brownies.
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A preview of my travel writing book.
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In which I venture through the infernal woods, protected by a tiny horse shoe.
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A visit to the Kafka Museum in Prague.
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The former Checkpoint Alpha between East and West Germany.
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When I was doing the artwork last November for my 2022 calendar, I had two dreams of what the pages…
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Another Dr Oetker cookbook from a charity shop in Austria, focusing on winter and Christmas treats this time. I don’t…
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A short interview with my friend, illustrator Sajan Rai. I first met Sajan when we were assigned adjoining tables at…
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If I remember my dreams I try to write them down in a notebook, to use for later inspiration. The…
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I’ve been working on these comics for a while now, and the first collection is now available for pre-order. It…
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I had dream that there was a craze for parmesan-infused mineral water, and everyone was obsessed with the stuff. I…
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I haven’t eaten meat since the late 90s. Vegetarianism was on the rise at the time in the UK, but…
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I was given this book as a gift as a child. I never made anything from it because it’s definitely…
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Ruth had a dream that you could buy tins of something called “Greencheeks” that seemed to be tinned Kermit meat.…
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I’ve finished my 2021 calendars, and they are available to order.
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I love using Photoshop product mockups – there’s something satisfying about creating a total lie of an object that doesn’t…
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Second volume. This time with Tove Jansson, leylines, derelict canals and a strange comic about insects.
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Another charity shop book- this time from the 70s. It’s a slightly strange mix of technicolour things made from recycling…
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This edition has a behind the scenes of Captain Pugwash, extracts from Tove Jansson, Jill Patton-Walsh, an article about CS…
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Another book from a charity shop in Austria. I love how incredibly cack-handed some of the cakes are. Most themed…
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MONA was one of my main reasons for visiting Tasmania. It’s basically in an underground bunker like a Bond villain’s…
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I got this craft book for kids from a charity shop in Austria earlier this year. Austria doesn’t have the…
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This charity shop fancy dress book is certainly… something. Lots of 80s actors modelling the costumes.
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I meant to do a lot today but ended up napping on the sofa, so I went for an early…
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Jorge Luis Borges loved to create fictional books in his stories, using non-fiction formats like book reviews of non-existent books…
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I got this 1980s guide to using lens filters from a charity shop. Of course a lot of these effects…
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If you are playing an electric guitar or bass, you will need an amp. Here’s a guide to how they…
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Tim and the Hidden People is a series of children’s school reading books from the late 70s/early 80s that a…
