WELCOME TO WINKDALE

My first book of fiction, Welcome to Winkdale is a collection of short stories all set in a fictional seaside village.

Paul Chuckle called it “gripping”; Danny Wallace called it “delightfully funny”; and Richard Bacon said it was “like a really vivid fever dream”. It was nominated in the Book Award category of the 2023 Page Turner Awards.

It’s available to order NOW.

HOW TO SKIM A STONE

Nice story, this.

After reporting on the phenomenon that is the World Stone Skimming Championships for The Guardian in 2019, I was asked to write a book on the subject.

How to Skim a Stone, part of Quercus’ ‘Little Ways to Live a Big Life’ series, teaches the reader how to skim a stone – obviously – but also looks at the meditative aspect of the practice, as well as the surprisingly competitive side. It was my first book. Derren Brown called it “a modest masterpiece and a complete delight”.

You can order it here. Incidentally, it is illustrated by the one, the only, Vyvyan Almond.

Here is a photo of me being cradled by a horse at the aforementioned world championships.