If you’re anywhere near Hampton Court Palace on 8 June and would like to see me bumble my way through some Dickens chat with the brilliant Miriam Margolyes and friends, tickets for The Queen’s Reading Room are now on sale. gwr.seetickets.com/event/miriam-m…

Just spotted: a copy of my book Becoming Dickens in a Blackheath bookshop - a place where, 30+ years ago, I spent a school prize on a complete set of Dickens. Seeing it there now makes me feel a bit like an old salmon swimming upstream to visit the place where it was spawned.

Not an April Fool’s Day joke… For this month only, my slapstick misery memoir Metamorphosis is only 99p on Kindle. Please share with anyone who is living with MS (or living with someone with MS). #ms amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0B4N8…

Easter (identity) parade a few years ago starring the late, lamented Edith Bouvier. “Please point out which of these individuals was harassing you earlier, Mr Mouse.”

It lives! To encourage students to read, think about and discuss Kafka’s amazing novella The Metamorphosis we have been able to do a special printing of the text to give to each student ⁦University of Oxford⁩ and to the public libraries, as part of #OxfordreadsKafka #OxfordKafka24

I’m going to be flaunting myself at the Oxford Literary Festival next Tuesday. Ticket information in the link. Do come if you’re in the area - it would be lovely to see you there. oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-eve…

I just concluded a brisk professional phone call with a complete stranger by accidentally signing off “lots of love”. How’s your day going? 

Thank you Daunt Books Summertown for letting me interview Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Official last night, for the paperback launch of Metamorphosis! Look what a great time I had. Everyone should get this book, to change the way they live and read

Paperback publication day! Looking forward to seeing some of you at Daunt Books in Oxford this evening for a conversation with the brilliant Natalie Haynes. amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/152992…

THIS WEEK! Tickets are just a fiver to see genius Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Official in convo with me at Daunt Books Summertown (Oxford) 📚
dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/ro…

Listen to Magdalen Fellow Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Official talk to Melvyn Bragg about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland on In Our Time BBC Radio 4 BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Roses are red
Violets are normative
Valentine’s Day
Is purely performative

❤️

At 7pm on 22 February I’ll be in conversation with the brilliant Natalie Haynes to launch the paperback edition of my slapstick misery memoir METAMORPHOSIS: A LIFE IN PIECES at Daunt Books in Oxford. Join us! (Click on the link for tickets.) dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/ro…

Well, the Cheshire Cat is out the bag! Hear Kiera Vaclavik, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Official -
and myself! - chat all things Alice with Melvyn Bragg on In Our Time
This coming Thursday, if you're so inclined 🐇 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

She was diagnosed with the same type of MS as me in 2009, and chose to die a decade later. A valuable reminder to be grateful for the tiny yet immeasurable success of each completed day. theguardian.com/books/2024/feb…

Can’t wait to pop into Oxford in a few weeks, to talk to my friend Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Official about this incredible book! It will be out in paperback that day! Find us at Summertown Daunt Books:
dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/ro…

On Wednesday, at Oxford University, I talked about storytelling across different media in my role as Visiting Professor Of Creative Media. And yes, that's me that is.

Such a pleasure being in conversation with David Baddiel at Faculty of English last night discussing storytelling across different media. Funny and thought-provoking and wise.

Registration is now open for David Baddiel's talk as this year's Visiting Professor of Creative Media. He will be in conversation with Prof Robert Douglas-Fairhurst discussing storytelling across different media. Tickets free but booking required. All welcome! davidbaddiel.eventbrite.co.uk

Backstage at #NineLessons this year we asked all the performers to give us their favourite books of the year. First up, it's Natalie Haynes with a recommendation of Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Official and Dr Emily Wilson.