New Story For January Read my story Not One Stone in the latest issue of Paraphilia Magazine for a glimpse into the nightmarish world of Sunshine State. The issue also contains an excellent analysis of Lost Boys. Stoke Newington Bookshop I will be reading from and discussing my work at the Stoke Newington Bookshop on Monday 12th April 2010. Sunshine State My second novel Sunshine State will be available from 1st April 2010. Reading at The Judd School I will be reading and discussing Lost Boys with students at The Judd School on February 1st, 2010. New stories for December Read my story Fragments of Another in the special Doppelganger issue of Paraphilia magazine and my story Dreams of the Lost Children in Antique Children magazine. Talking The Broads at The Broadway Bookshop I will be reading from Lost Boys at The Broadway Bookshop in Broadway Market, Hackney, at 7pm on Wednesday 11th November. Rising Literary Stars at Blackwells, Oxford I will be appearing alongside the authors Poppy Adams ("The Behaviour of Moths"), Ali Shaw ("The Girl With Glass Feet") and Samantha Harvey ("The Wilderness") at Blackwells Bookshop in Oxford for an evening of discussion and readings. The event will be chaired by author and artist Roma Tearne and will take place on November 4th at 7pm. Writing The Visual I will be discussing Lost Boys and visual images at the Writing The Visual workshop in the Harold Pinter Room, The Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street on 13th October from 7.30-9.30pm. Writing The Visual is a workshop for writers whose work engages with the image or the visual arts, whether using the image as a writing trigger, writing about art (painting, installation, sculpture), visual art processes or where the image comes to the forefront. Lost Boys and Emptybellymag October issue Check www.emptybellymag.com for a preview of my interview talking about Lost Boys, Sunshine State, the War on Terror and much more. The full interview will appear in the November issue. Shepherd's Bush Writers Junction I will be reading from Lost Boys and discussing writing at the Shepherd's Bush Writers Junction on Tuesday 29th September from 6pm. The event is free and takes place in the new Shepherd's Bush library in the Westfield Shopping Centre. Scribes at Derby Library I will be talking to the Scribes writers group in Derby Library on the 21st September. Newfoundland Festival I will be appearing at the Newfoundland Festival on Friday 4th September, reading from Lost Boys. For more details visit www.newfoundlandfestival.org.uk. Lost Boys paperback Hits the shops on the 6th August. Guest Author Throughout May, I will be the guest author on the Shadow Writers website. Previous authors have included Stephen King, James Herbert, Clive Barker, Joe Hill, Iain Banks, Thomas Harris, Douglas Preston, John Connolly and Michael Marshall Smith. Click here for more information. Eastside Books I will be talking about and reading from Lost Boys at Eastside Books, 166 Brick Lane, London E1 6RU at 2pm on the 15th November 2008. Edinburgh International Book Festival I will be appearing with Michael Symmons Roberts on the 21st August 2008 at 7.30pm in the Writers' Retreat. For more information visit www.edbookfest.co.uk. Lost Boys Lost Boys will be published on 3rd July 2008 by Little, Brown. Order copies from Amazon.co.uk Order copies from Waterstones Little, Brown Debut Fiction Showcase I will be appearing alongside Poppy Adams, author of 'The Behaviour of Moths', at Waterstones Notting Hill on 2nd July 2008 between 7pm-9pm, where we will be reading from and discussing our work. For more information visit www.waterstones.com. Roger Day Show I will be appearing on the Roger Day Show between 8-9pm on 1st July 2008 to talk about Lost Boys and to play some of my favourite soul, blues and funk music. The Roger Day show is broadcast simultaneously on Radio Kent, Radio Berkshire, Radio Solent, Radio Oxford and Radio Southern Counties from 8-9pm every weekday evening. You can also listen online.