I’m a writer and editor with a particular interest in books, art and landscapes.

Between 2007 and 2009, I was the Deputy Books Editor of the Observer. I continue to write and review widely, for the Observer, New Statesman, TLS and Guardian amongst other publications. I'm also a regular guest lecturer on the journalism course at City College. You can view my Guardian profile here.

My first book, To the River, will be published in the spring of 2011 by Canongate and I'm now working on my second. The Trip to Echo Springs is a literary history of the liquid links between writers and alcohol. Its cast of drunkards includes Tennessee Williams, Raymond Carver, Louis MacNeice and Kingsley Amis.

I'm represented by the Marsh Agency. If you'd like to discuss commissions of any sort, do either contact me directly or via my agent.