As of today (1st August 2025), Boundless - the successor company to Unbound, who published my novel East of England and who are sat on copies of the One In Five anthology that I'd contributed to - have ceased trading with immediate effect. That probably means that the paperbacks of One In Five for those folk who'd been good enough to finance the book will never reach their intended readers. 

I've received my contributor's copy of One in Five! I wasn't sure that I was going to get one, so there's copies of the book on their way to me also, but it's a small but always-pleasing aspect of publishing that you get a copy or so of the book you've written / contributed to. 

My contribution to One In Five, the forthcoming Unbound anthology on poverty in the UK gets a quick mention in the current Crime Cymru newsletter, so I thought I'd share. Can't find a web copy of the emailed newsletter, but if I get a link I'll add it to the post! The book's due to be published on 15th May 2025 (a change from the previously-advertised April 2025 release). 

As previously promised, here's the cover for the poverty-themed anthology One In Five. I've got a non-fiction piece in it called "Cash". The anthology is out in April 2025 and can be pre-ordered here. 

I'll keep this a little cagey, in part because I haven't yet seen an official cover reveal from the publisher (due in a week or so, I'm told), but by all means consider this a tease for 2025. I've contributed a chapter to an anthology of new writing on experiences of poverty in the UK. My piece is called Cash.