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Under A Metal Sky by Philip Marsden, out this week, is the very best sort of nonfiction. "Gosh, I didn't know that!" nuggets on every page, a nice vein of Cornish connection running throughout, and towards the end a sustained lode of pure travel writing gold. Highly recommended.

Next up, a sneaky preview of Patrick Galbraith's #UncommonGround. A few pages in & already nodding so hard in agreement I think I'll do myself a neck injury if I keep going! (Also an occasional "FFS! I've got that quote, I was going to say that, in my current WIP", but that's OK!)

Why, oh why, is that the grubby little trolls came for Dr Ally Louks and now are coming for this person (to whom very many congratulations) but didn't come for me. What *is* it? There has to be a reason, but I just can't put my finger on it...

A focussed question for #folkloretwitter, if I can phrase it right: What are people's memories of the novels, films, songs, book-jackets & field-guides (?) to British folklore in the 1990s? The design aesthetics, textures, key texts, etc...

Coming up next week, I'll be chatting to Philip Marsden at The Acorn about Cornwall, journeys and writing, and his brilliant new book, Under a Metal Sky. Proceeds to support the magical The Morrab Library. Apparently only a few tickets left, so grab 'em quick! theacornpenzance.com/events/going-t…

Sold out now, alas. But I'm doing a thing in Marazion the following day - so you could always come along to that instead. eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-cornish-st…

Next Thursday, I'll be talking about #TravelWriting and #Cornwall at Marazion Community Centre for Cornwall Heritage Trust 〓〓, exploring the way travel writers have helped create the "idea of Cornwall" over the centuries. Pasties! Piskies! Clotted cream! Celts! eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-cornish-st…

There's always something...

I am sceptical...

I am sceptical...

If you’re near Kirkcudbright do come along. The lovely bookshop is well worth a visit anytime. Lots of natural history books and friendly, helpful owners. The town even has its own ‘wild’ Kookaburras. What’s not to like?

Here's a link to a recording of my recent talk for Cornwall Heritage Trust 〓〓 on "Travel Writing and the Idea of Cornwall". The video is mostly just the slides, with me talking offscreen. But you do get to see me flapping my hands about during the Q&A at the end. cornwallheritagetrust.org/travel-writing…

Thoroughly enjoying current series of #Empire on Ireland with William Dalrymple anita anand & Jane Ohlmeyer. But in latest episode I'd swap out Nicholson for a much lesser known, marginally less genocidal and still more colorful Anglo-Irish imperial psychopath - Rollo Gillespie.

🚨Thrilled to reveal the cover of my new book #SmallEarthquakes. 🗓️Out in July from Hurst Publishers, it explores Britain’s rich & unexpected ties with South America, from the Atacama to Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island to South Georgia. Pre-order now ➡️ tinyurl.com/2wy8j9df

New from Empire Podcast: Our series on Empire & Ireland continues- THE GREAT HUNGER- Part one- The Arrival of the Potato Blight With the great Colum Toibin

Do travel writers go to the toilet? And should they stay at home? davidmitchellishere.com/2025/03/16/do-…

New review on Everybody's Reviewing by Kim Wiltshire Kim Wiltshire of "The Granite Kingdom: A Cornish Journey" by Tim Hannigan everybodysreviewing.blogspot.com/2025/03/review… Head of Zeus Jonathan Taylor Creative Writing at Leicester College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities English, University of Leicester

New review on Everybody'sReviewing by Kim Wiltshire of "Granite Kingdom" by University of Leicester PhD graduate Tim Hannigan everybodysreviewing.blogspot.com/2025/03/review… College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities The Doctoral College Jonathan Taylor English, University of Leicester Literary Leicester