Review in Cycle Magazine
26 Nov
The December issue of Cycle Magazine carried a review of Signs of Life. Here’s an interview with Victoria Hazael for the website
A Field Guide to Whacking Squirrels and Marrying Trees
20 Nov
In August, I cycled to Devon, a pleasant and oddly eventful journey, recounted here, in a blog post
Kendal Mountain Literature Festival
19-29 Nov
This one has gone online. A ticket to the literature festival gives access to over 30 events including panel discussions, book launches, interviews and the prestigious Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature. You can catch up on-demand until Thursday 31st December
Book review in the TLS
6 Nov
Another kind review… The Times Literary Supplement, and a punchy headline too: Megacolons!
Riding Out
4 Nov
A photostory of a winter crossing of Mongolia
Postcards from the road
3 Nov
A radio show for WAMC / Northeast Public Radio, a regional public radio network serving seven northeastern US states
UK launch of bookshop.org
2 Nov
This could be a game changer…. a socially conscious way to buy books online which increases royalties for authors and also supports independent bookshops. If you want a copy of Signs of Life, head here!
Stanfords
27 Oct 2020 6:30 – 7:30
I’ll be speaking at the famous travel bookshop, and in person! Tickets here
Book review in Life In The Fast Lane
26 Oct 2020
A lovely review from the popular medical blog… ‘If, like me, you have a hankering to lose yourself in the wilderness, to race semi-naked into uncertainty, beating your soft city chest and howling at the moon, this book can let you imagine it.’
Reviews on literary blogs
23 Oct 2020
Chuffed to receive kind words from Bookish Beck and Half Man Half Book
World Extreme Medical Conference 2020
17 Oct 2020 4pm
I was chuffed be invited back to WEM, always an inspiring couple of days. Virtual this year though stunning stories and seminars guarenteed. Get your ticket here
Interview in Sidetracked
14 Oct 2020
Some thoughts on how cycling around the world shaped my perspective in the pandemic, the evolving role of the travel writer and the problems inherent in mainstream adventure culture
Waiting Room
10 Oct 2020
For the Love Issue of NB Magazine, I was asked to write a piece about why I love, and wish to protect, the NHS. Here’s my take on it…
Tales of Adventure – talk
6 Oct 2020 7pm
With Charli Skinner and Chris Shirley. An online evening of adventure stories. Grab a ticket here
Insight Magazine (MDDUS)
28 Sep 2020
Interview for Insight Magazine, a publication from the medical defence union MDDUS
The Moth International Mainstage
26 Sep 2020 19:15
Delighted to be invited to perform a story for The Moth, a coveted gig on the mainstage and live on Zoom. The theme is Bound and Determined: Stories of Breaking Loose. Tickets here.
5 star review on The Bookbag
23 Sep 2020
A lovely review from The Bookbag ‘Signs of Life is the kind of book we need right now’…
Budleigh literary festival
20 Sep 2020
If ‘author’ is a still an odd-fitting identity, a literary festival helps. This was a lovely chat with fellow author and winner of the Trancon bike race Emily Chappell and journalist Julia Wheeler. Available until 30th September and entirely free
Cycling podcasts
7 Sep 2020
I’ve been on a podcast bender recently, and here’s some with a cycling theme. On The Cycling Europe Podcast, I talked with Andrew Sykes in Hyde Park, who was at the end of his own tour to the four British capital cities. We covered homecomings, life on the road and much more besides. I also raced around the world with Sean Lally on the fantastic Cycle Systems Academy Podcast and my book was reviewed on The Outspoken Cyclist (episode 29/08/20. Final 10 minutes)
Armagh-eddon
10 Aug 2020
In February, before a certain virus cleared my diary of races, I ran in the Armagh 5k, which might just be the world’s fastest 5k race on the road. Here’s an article I wrote for Tracksmith about how it went down, epic pile ups included
The meaning of adventure
07 Aug 2020
A short piece I wrote for Adventure Uncovered
Sky News interview
06 Aug 2020
Interview on Sky morning news with Niall Paterson
The Book Launch
06 Aug 2020
Today: lift off! The official online launch is Tuesday Aug 11th 8pm (UK time) and signed copies of the book will be available. A limited number of tickets are available here.
The Times interview
03 Aug 2020
Scrubs and Lycra: the biking doctor. Interview with Damian Whitworth in The Times
Tales of Adventure Podcast
16 June 2020
Myself and Chris Shirley discuss life on the road, homecomings and books
The Explorer Series
1 June 2020
Featured on the Explorer Series of Instagram videos from Mr Fogg’s Collection
Telegraph feature
23 May 2020
How will the pandemic change the NHS and what does that means for us? Here’s the full text of my feature for the Telegraph Magazine
Twitter Q&A at the virtual Cycle Touring Festival
25 April 2020
Myself, @JulianSayarer and @CarbonCycleKate tackle ‘can a bike ride a change the world?’ – with reference to our particular obsessions: health, human rights and the environment
Guardian Op-Ed
23 April 2020
Here’s an opinion piece I wrote for The Guardian on the uncanny calm of London A&E departments and what this could mean as we move into the next stage of the pandemic
Pegasus Books acquire North American rights to Signs of Life
Sep 2019
Chuffed to announce that Pegasus Books will be publishing Signs of Life in North America. Launch date TBC