Category: Writings

by Charles Fernyhough 25 Mar 2019 0

Writings

Plastic perfection

Another bit of writing from last year was this review of Jonathan Yeo’s exhibition Skin Deep at the Bowes Museum,Continue Reading

by Charles Fernyhough 23 Mar 2019 0

Writings

Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil, by Paul Bloom

I reviewed Paul Bloom‘s latest book for the December 2013 Literary Review; it is reproduced here with permission. Why are weContinue Reading

by Charles Fernyhough 6 Jun 2013 0

Writings

Review: Permanent Present Tense by Suzanne Corkin

I reviewed Suzanne Corkin’s book on the famous amnesiac HM for the Literary Review‘s May 2013 edition: Total Lack ofContinue Reading

by Charles Fernyhough 29 Sep 2012 0

a box of birds Writings

Science and fiction: once more with links

A few weeks ago, during the Edinburgh Book Festival, I was asked to contribute to the Guardian’s ‘What I’m thinkingContinue Reading

by Charles Fernyhough 19 Oct 2011 1

featured pieces of light Writings

Barnes, his memory

Julian Barnes was announced last night as the winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sense ofContinue Reading

Charles Fernyhough is a writer and psychologist. His non-fiction book about his daughter’s psychological development, The Baby in the Mirror, was published by Granta in 2008. His book on autobiographical memory, Pieces of Light (Profile, 2012) was shortlisted for the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. His latest non-fiction book is The Voices Within (Profile/Wellcome Collection, 2016). He is the editor of Others: Writers on the power of words to help us see beyond ourselves (Unbound, 2019), with net profits supporting refugee and anti-hate charities.

Charles is the author of two novels, The Auctioneer (Fourth Estate, 1999) and A Box of Birds (Unbound, 2013). His books have been translated into thirteen languages. His writing credits include Scientific American, New Scientist, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times and Literary Review. He is a part-time Professor of Psychology at Durham University, where he leads the interdisciplinary Hearing the Voice project.