I'm a writer of fiction and memoir. My most recent novel Good Scammer is out now. The Accidental Collector won the 2021 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize.
Somerset and Jamaica
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A classic example of Jamaican hotel accounting. I was not allowed to leave the restaurant until both were signed. I love the R Hotel where this happened. The rooftop bar has a great buzz. But guys please don’t make me sign for nothing. #kingston #jamaicantourist #
One People a book I first published in 1997 is republished this week by eland books. It’s a love letter to a little Jamaican fishing community. @ElandPublishing @RKbookpublicist @JamaicaObserver @JamaicaGleaner
Book launch last night. Packed, starry affair comprising me and my cat Pablo in my kitchen. Oh, and Andy dropped in for a copy.
Just pressed send on new non fiction book for Richard Charkin at MENSCH. It's about a walk I took across Britain with a 22 year old black muslim friend called Hussein Sharif.
A read of the Jamaica Gleaner. One of life's pleasures. They believe Biden will help immigration to the States. It's good for the usa which gets bright ambitious Jamaicans but maybe not so good for Jamaica. #immigration
