This is the first in a series of short video “Lessons from The Young Atheist’s Handbook” I’ll be putting online over the next few weeks as the book goes on sale. The animation is by the incredibly talented Jack Kenny and the music is by my wonderful friend Jack Challoner.
People keep asking me “how come your book’s being published in Australia first?” The answer is simple: the lovely Australian Henry Rosenbloom, was the first person to not only say he liked the idea of my book, but also to put his money where his mouth is and agree to publish it. I owe a huge debt to Henry and am delighted to be travelling to Australia to help launch the book – I hope other Australians will respond to it as positively and generously as Henry did. I’ll be… Read more Australia, here I come! →
The lovely organisers of the Perth Writers Festival have invited me to speak at three events next month: 25th Feb – Has Multiculturalism Failed? 25th Feb – Living a Good… Read more Perth Writers Festival →
It feels like my life has been revolving around “The Young Atheist’s Handbook” since I first conceived of it, back in the spring of 2009. It hasn’t taken this long to write, but it has taken this length of time for it to go from an idea to a real, physical book (although I have yet to hold an actual printed copy in my hands). I know I’ve been lucky and that it can take much longer for a writer to have his or her first book published, but it… Read more The Year of the Book →