Ten years after the UK voted for Brexit, the country remains unclear on what it voted for. And as the former barrister Tom Gaisford argues, deception nullifies choice

PLUS, publishers to donate £2 from every direct sale to the Refugee Council (details below)

Thanks, visibility, and love in all its guises

by Tom Gaisford

My review for The Tablet

A short review

The 'UK's Most Notorious Detention Centre' provided inspiration for my debut novel SANCTUARY and remains, one fears, a stain on our collective moral conscience.

A review

Book reviews, interviews, stories, comment, musings on writing - that sort of thing.

A review

A talk by Nicola Kelly

Another stunning sketch by Magdalen Hashimi; another beautifully understated animation by Chris Keenan. The scene, from my debut novel, Sanctuary, depicts Alex’s night walk through London with Amy, a...

when I unwittingly became Chris Martin

Can novice refugee lawyer, Alex, prove himself worthy of the job and the woman he adores? In SANCTUARY, desperation reigns, art mirrors life and twisty thriller meets witty love story.

Collaboration, Part II (contains strong language)

A collaboration

A short review of The Accidental Immigrants by Jo McMillan

On writing my debut novel, Sanctuary

My interview with Rafael Quirós - June 2025, Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz

(Little Toller Books, 2025)

In Refugee Week, Lucy Popescu talks to two debut authors about the UK asylum system

Putting together our bracket to determine the best villain in literature brought up a lot of existential questions about villains: What makes a good one? Can a character be villainous without being…

Before she published “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Lee had written short stories in which she explored some of its themes and characters.