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Bring it on, rain!

Great to be HOME last night with the wonderful @MsEllenEJones discussing Raoul Peck's film about James Baldwin, I am Not Your Negro. I'm looking forward to next week's events on Baldwin and Britain: homemcr.org/event/james-ba…

I'm looking forward to talking with David Olusoga about James Baldwin on November 27th in Manchester Anthony Burgess Foundation . Free tickets can be booked here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-celebratio…

Glorious morning in Colden, Hebden Bridge. St Thomas the Apostle Church, near where Sylvia Plath is buried, is floating in the background.

I’m 100 pages into The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes by @wodworm, which is entrancing: a fresh look at Ted Hughes in beautifully hewn prose that makes the landscapes of the Calder Valley & Devon come alive. Stunning.

There’s something rather depressing about arriving in Brussels to be greeted by WH Smith.

Colden, Hebden Bridge this morning. A dry stone waller merges with the landscape.

In this month’s Byline Times, I write about James Baldwin & my father’s long battle with Alzheimer’s.

Join us at Waterstones Gower Street for an evening with writer and academic Douglas Field, who will be discussing his new book 'Walking in the dark: James Baldwin, my father, and me', with Mendez. 14/11 Tickets available now: waterstones.com/events/walking… #Waterstones #London #JamesBaldwin

Almost a month to the day since my father died, copies of Walking in the Dark: James Baldwin, My Father and Me arrived today courtesy of Manchester University Press. I’m looking forward to talking about the book soon with @wodworm, David Olusoga & at Waterstones Gower Street

Red sky on a Calderdale morning …

Publishing today! In his new book, Douglas Field unravels his lifelong fascination with #JamesBaldwin. Tracing Baldwin's footsteps, Field offers both an intimate look at Baldwin's life and influence, and a poignant account of coming to terms with his own father's Alzheimer's.

If the book is as great as the cover, then I’m in for a real treat.

“If Baldwin found peace with his stepfather after his death, then his early writing was an exorcism of sorts.” Douglas Field on James Baldwin and complex relationships with paternal figures. lithub.com/inside-james-b…

On Thursday 28th November, I'll be at the Stubbing Wharf pub, Hebden Bridge, at 6.30 pm talking with Horatio Clare about my new book, Walking in the Dark: James Baldwin, My Father, and Me: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526175175/ - no tickets required

I'm delighted to announce the details of a symposium on James Baldwin and Britain at Queen Mary, University of London on March 21 & 22 this year. Free tickets (and lunch) but booking is essential: eventbrite.co.uk/e/james-baldwi…

It was pleasure to talk to New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) about my recent book, Walking in the Dark: James Baldwin, My Father, and Me: newbooksnetwork.com/walking-in-the…