Summer Newsletter

Summer Newsletter

I’m writing this in Crete, drinking a toast to you the reader from a taverna on the shores of the Libyan sea. We’re in Agia Gallini, where ‘One of Our Ministers is Missing’ is partially set. Indeed, one of my pleasant tasks on this trip is to present a copy of the...
Chancellor of the University of Hull

Chancellor of the University of Hull

On Monday I had the honour of being installed as Chancellor of the University of Hull.  Over the following four days I presented 2418 degrees to students in a range of departments including the Hull York Medical School.   My role is purely ceremonial but it was...
Probus Club

Probus Club

It’s a very rare occasion when I have to wear a tie these days. In Parliament it was a requirement. A gentleman (the loose description for male MPs) could not enter the chamber of the House of Commons without a tie, or a jacket for that matter. The rules have eased a...
Books By The Beach – Scarborough

Books By The Beach – Scarborough

On a glorious summer Saturday we drive from our part of East Yorkshire to Scarborough in North Yorkshire for one of our very favourite book festivals. Books By The Beach is always such fun because it reflects the personality of it’s driving force – Heather...
Newsletter: Spring 2023

Newsletter: Spring 2023

The next Mangan novel (the third in the series) is to be published in Spring 2024. I’ve written 70,000 words with another 10,000 to go, so it could have just about been ready for a September 2023 launch but my publisher (Wildfire) sensibly decided to leave more time...