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The ‘I’ and ‘he’ of memory
In his 2010 Booker-shortlisted novel, In A Strange Room, the South African author Damon Galgut plays an unsettling trick withContinue Reading
Interview on the Feeling Versonic podcast
I had a great time talking to Stephen at the Feeling Versonic podcast about our latest album release, ‘The OldContinue Reading
Talking to ourselves in lockdown
The Guardian asked me to write a piece on why we might be talking to ourselves more in lockdown. YouContinue Reading
The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness, by Mark Solms
Back in January I reviewed Mark Solms’ new book on consciousness for the Literary Review. The review is reproduced hereContinue Reading
The Old Library
Two years ago I was lucky enough to be a Derek Brewer Visiting Fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The mainContinue Reading
Radiolab redux
Delighted to see that Lulu and Latif from Radiolab have picked the interview I did with Jad about my bookContinue Reading
Raising funds against hate
In the last few months I have had the honour and privilege to be able to pass on publishing proceedsContinue Reading
The books that made me
An interview with Boundless magazine to mark the publication of Others.
Tripping in the ICU
Sadly intensive care treatment has been very much in the news. I thought it might be a good time toContinue Reading
New ambient collection from Improvizone
Improvizone have just released a new collection of recordings from the 2007–2010 period. I appear on track 4, but don’tContinue Reading
