Book news
Twenty years as a writer: a first look at The Farthest Shore
A few thoughts about the long and winding road to the publication of my new book.

A Highland book launch for The Farthest Shore
Tickets are now on sale for my book launch in Fort William.

Recent radio and podcast appearances
Last week I made two appearances on local radio stations. You can listen to them online now. * 20 July: BBC Radio Lincolnshire, in conversation with Carla Green (from about 1:07 hours, BBC login required) * 23 July: Siren Radio, in conversation with Andrew David
The Farthest Shore is available to pre-order – 20% off signed copies
My next book – The Farthest Shore, about hiking the Cape Wrath Trail in winter – is now available to pre-order from Vertebrate Publishing.

A cover design for The Farthest Shore
After feedback, tweaks and revisions, here is the cover for my upcoming Cape Wrath Trail book, The Farthest Shore.

The Farthest Shore – a few publishing updates
The Farthest Shore: Seeking Solitude and Nature on the Cape Wrath Trail in Winter. I have a publication date!

Signed copies of Wanderlust Europe available for a short time
Looking for Christmas presents? I have a limited number of signed copies of Wanderlust Europe available to buy direct. In 2020 it was my pleasure to co-edit Wanderlust Europe with German publisher gestalten. This gorgeous compendium of Europe’s best hiking trails is a large-format coffee-table book filled with stories,

Outdoor publishing, Europe’s best hiking, the camera I use in the hills, and more: in conversation on YouTube with the Outdoors Station
This week, it was my pleasure to chat with Bob Cartwright at the Outdoors Station live on YouTube. Here’s how it went. As I wrote in my blog post introducing the show, I don’t make many public appearances. It has been over a year since my last talk

Wanderlust Europe now available on sale from Sidetracked
Looking to get hold of my new book, Wanderlust Europe, while also supporting one of the best adventure magazines in the UK? Good news — in an exclusive promotion with gestalten, the publisher, you can now get hold of the book for £30 (£5 off retail price) with free postage in

Introducing Wanderlust Europe: Europe’s best trails
Today I’m pleased to announce the publication of a new book, Wanderlust Europe, which I co-edited with gestalten. Over the last year, I’ve been working on something special with the team at German publisher gestalten. They approached me in September 2019 with a simple request: would I like
