• Interview on 2SER Final Draft with Stephanie Coombes

    2SER Final Draft — this 9-minute interview with Stephanie Coombes is no longer available online, but you can listen to all new episodes here.

  • Carbon Nanotube Muscles Strong as Diamond, Flexible as Rubber

    A key element in humans being able to fly in When We Have Wings was engineered carbon fibre bones and muscles of greater explosive power. Seems like the science has caught up with me already.

  • Another post in my informal blog tour - On Writing the Land From the Sky - Fleur McDonald's Blog

    This is a very different blog post, looking at the influence of landscape seen from the air in When We Have Wings and on the divide between the City and RaRA-land.

  • 2SER Final Draft interview broadcast Mon Dec 19 7pm

    Recorded an interview with the lovely Stephanie Coombes at Radio 2SER yesterday. Interview will be broadcast on 2SER's FinalDraft program 7pm Monday Dec 19. Will link to podcast when available.

  • Mars Rover Launch only a few days away

    Just over a week until I attend the first ever CSIRO Tweetup as part of NASA's launch of the Mars Curiosity Rover. This is going to be so fascinating.

  • The Story of My Book - Readings Blog

    The fourth post in my blog tour is a post for the Readings Blog, which asks the question, would you give your child wings?