In person

Come and say hello

I spend a fair chunk of the year behind a table covered in books, bunting and at least one thing that shouldn’t be there. Signed copies, stickers, and a genuinely pleased-to-see-you expression.

Upcoming

Times are confirmed closer to each date. “Add to calendar” drops it straight into Google Calendar.

  1. Geek Mart

    Uffculme Centre, Birmingham

    · Times TBC

  2. Manchester Lit Con

    Mercure Hotel, Manchester

    · Times TBC

  3. Northampton Comic Con

    Benham Sports Centre, Northampton

    · Times TBC

  4. Milton Keynes Indie Book Fair

    Milton Keynes · Venue TBC

    · Times TBC

  5. Lichfield Book Extravaganza

    The Guildhall, Lichfield

    · Times TBC

  6. Scribe Fest

    Sedgebrook Hall, Northampton

    · Times TBC

  7. Coventry Book Extravaganza

    Albany Theatre, Coventry

    · Times TBC

What’s on the table

  • Signed paperbacks of the Trussel & Gout series
  • Castle Blackwood, for anyone who likes their folklore with teeth
  • Card payments accepted, and cash if you’re old-fashioned about it
  • Personalised dedications, no extra charge

Say hello even if you’re not buying. Half the fun of these days is talking to people about books, and I have never once minded.

Author signing events 2026: Lichfield Book Extravaganza in the Guildhall, 17 October; Scribe Fest, Sedgebrook Hall, 8 November; Coventry Book Extravaganza in the Albany Theatre, 21 November.
The shareable version: save it, post it, or send it to a friend who lives suspiciously near one of these venues.
Coming to Kickstarter · early 2027

Trussel & Gout: Special Edition Vol. 1

The series, properly dressed up. An artefact-quality edition with hand-drawn chapter headings (a few of them are sitting right here), full-colour illustrations, and proper endpapers.

Sign up and you’ll hear the launch date, pricing and early-bird tiers before anyone else. No pledge, nothing to pay.

Chapter heading illustration: hands opening an old book to a page headed Hobgoblin, beside a foaming tankard Chapter heading illustration: a broad, bearded man in braces with his hands in his pockets Chapter heading illustration: the hanging sign of The Winking Duck
Chapter headings from Vol. 1, drawn by hand.
For organisers

Running an event?

I’m booking dates now: book fairs, comic cons, library events, school visits, and anything else where a man may reasonably sit behind a table and talk about goblins.

Everywhere I’ve signed recently is listed below, if you’d like to see the sort of events I do.