03.02.25

In conversation with Charlotte Hobson, I’ll be talking about my first book, The Lost Pianos of Siberia, and giving a preview of my next, A Training School for Elephants — with advance copies for signing.

20.02.2025

An evening event at this iconic Scottish bookseller, talking about A Training School for Elephants — and my quest to thread lost history with modern reportage in India, Iraq, DRC, Tanzania and Belgium.

28.02.2025

Hosted by one of the Guardian’s ‘10 best bookshops in the world’, this event will be focused on the journeys I took to DRC, Tanzania, Iraq, Belgium, India and Ireland to research A Training School for Elephants.

14.03.2025

I’ll be talking about the quest behind A Training School for Elephants — and why a footnote from 1879 took me to Iraq, DRC, Tanzania, Ireland and Belgium in pursuit of unfinished history.

15.03.2025

What is the significance of music for human survival? I’ll be talking Siberian pianos in conversation with actor and clarinetist Frederik Cilius, followed by a concert with Danish-Polish pianist Maria Bundgård.

19.03.2025

In this joint event with photographer Michael Turek, I’ll be talking about the journeys behind A Training School for Elephants. Michael will share images, video, and behind-the-scenes insights to the journeys.

12.04.2025

A fantastic line-up of travel writers at this annual festival, where I’ll be talking about A Training School for Elephants, with behind-the-scenes footage, photos by Michael Turek, and rare archive film.

16.04.2025 – 25.04.2025

A deep-dive creative pilgrimage in a spectacular Himalayan landscape. Our base will be The Happy House in the Solukhumbhu, with ten participants, and my co-tutor, photographer Michael Turek.

22.09.2025 – 27.09.2025

I’ll be co-leading this residential writing week at Totleigh Barton with award-winning writer, Rory Maclean. We’ll focus on transforming travel experiences into compelling writing. Open to all levels.