The Sunday Papers Live, 2 April 2022
April 4, 2022
Absolutely wonderful to be at a live event again – after more than two years! For The Sunday Papers Live, Cecil Sharp House, near London’s Regent’s Park, is decked out like a living room, with sofas and rugs and standard lamps, and everyone is encourag …
The Conservatives’ Health & Care Bill
August 31, 2021
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Rejection and how to deal with it
January 4, 2021
Every bestselling author has been rejected multiple times. Harry Potter was rejected by 15 publishers before J. K. Rowling got her break at Bloomsbury… Here are some of my thoughts on dealing with rejection
Christmas Crackers
December 11, 2020
1.GALILEO THOUGHT SATURN WAS A PLANET WITH… EARS Changing views of Saturn (Credit: Damian Peach) Galileo was a giant in the history of science, discovering among other things that a swinging pendulum keeps perfect time and that bodies, no matter what …
The Voice of Space, Milan Planetarium, 13 November 2020
November 16, 2020
This year is the 150th birthday of my Italian publisher, Hoepli. And Barbara Hoepli, Chairman of the Board, kindly invited me to join the celebrations of this milestone at the Milan Planetarium – which is celebrating its 90th birthday – and give the ke …