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Unexpected Connections at Wellcome
Yesterday’s research trip to Wellcome Library turned into something I hadn’t planned. I’d gone to explore their digital health archives for Project Mirror background material, but ended up in the kind of conversation that shifts how you think about your own work. A neuropsychologist studying identity disorders recognised the book
Cover Reveal
Project Mirror finally has a face, and it’s haunting in exactly the right way. The ornate mirror frame feels deliberately anachronistic against the digital ghost floating inside it. There’s something unsettling about classical beauty containing a glitched reflection. The designer understood what I’ve been writing about for two years: we’re
Shoreditch House and Uncomfortable Truths
Monday night at Shoreditch House with Lucy Foley reminded me why I rarely attend book club events. Most writer conversations feel rehearsed. This one didn’t. ELLE COLLECTIVE organized the evening and brought the right crowd. Foley talked about The Midnight Feast the way I think about Project Mirror. She pitched
2026: What I’m Planning
Literature Across Frontiers just confirmed a series of UK engagements for 2026 and I’m genuinely excited about this. June: LAF Intercultural Forum in Cardiff. Keynote reading plus workshops on writing across languages. Co-hosted with Literature Wales and Cardiff University. This is exactly the kind of work I want to be
Temporary Access Re-Released
I re-released Temporary Access because the psychological state I documented at pandemic borders turned out to be how everyone lives now. The collection follows twelve women navigating 2020-2021 when borders closed without warning and every permission was provisional. QR codes, visa applications, quarantine passes. I thought I was capturing an
Fulham Library Literary Talk
Thursday evening at Fulham Library. I’d structured the discussion around a question that’s been bothering me whilst writing Project Mirror: do we ever stop performing, even when alone? The answer came through extended silences that revealed more than any prepared response could have. I’d prepared questions about digital self-presentation, algorithmic
Who’s Watching When You’re Alone?
Try this: Picture yourself completely alone. No cameras, no one watching. What are you wearing in that image? How are you standing? You’re still performing. Even in your own head, you can’t access an unperformed version of yourself. I’m writing Project Mirror, a novel where people’s faces get software updates.
Finding the Villain
Spent yesterday afternoon at Waterstones Tottenham Court Road, ostensibly browsing the science fiction section but actually solving a structural problem with Project Mirror. My protagonist has been too sympathetic. She fixes people’s aesthetic glitches with genuine belief that she’s helping, and readers need to understand why that conviction matters. But
Connection vs Performance
Literary Titan published an interview with me yesterday about The Influencer’s Canvas, and reading my own answers back felt strange. Like watching yourself on video and noticing all the gestures you didn’t know you make. The interviewer asked how the book came about. I explained what I’ve been observing for
