https://twitter.com/BilleneSeyoum/status/1277466587491192833 This  poem was written and read by Billene Aster Seyoum from the Office of the Prime Minister Press Secretariat Unit on the present plight Read more [...]

News just in from Bookseller: My name Is Why is on the Gordon Burn Prize Longlist. Wherever you are in the world please come to the online event.  on  Saturday 20th   I will be  at Emirates Literature Read more [...]

Before I  begin, just a quick note:  Racism is learned behaviour and racism kills.  It is deeply personal because death is the end game.  Leading up to death are an  identifiable set of behaviours Read more [...]

From childhood and in adulthood Birthdays and Christmas Days were the most torturous days of the year for me. One in the heart of summer one in the bowls of winter. Each struck like a sickness whose symptoms Read more [...]

Stop right there. The blog has been public for 10 minutes and your responses  have been generous and kind. This one touched me because anything I say about my losses (in the ensuing blog post)  pale Read more [...]

I am in good health. I hope you are too. I’m sharing a bit of news on four online appearances over the next week. All are free and easy to access.  Shall we begin. Iggy Pop, Tilda Swinton Jeremy Irons, Read more [...]

"Ground control to Major Tom. Yes Major Tom quite a few of us at Ground Control have been quarantined.  Best you stay up there. This is an illustration by Sarah McIntyre on 24th March. That's my Read more [...]

Thankyou for your generous and frankly heart warming responses to my previous post.  I sent it from India. I have been at Jaipur Literature festival and then Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters Read more [...]

It’s December 7th 2019,  exactly 100 days since the launch of My Name Is Why  at The Edinburgh Book Festival.  I have just arrived at  Heathrow Airport from a few days filming and performing in Ethiopia. Read more [...]