MIKE STOCKS - White Man Falling, Folly, Giuseppe Belli, Poetry, Sonnets, Anon

15/05/08
DOWN DEEP...

...is published on 22 May, and is available in various 3-for-2 style promotions in WHSmiths, Borders and Waterstones.

27/04/07
Paperback WHite Man Falling...

...is published today.

26/12/06
Books of the year 2006

Sarah Dunant nominates White Man Falling as one her choices for 2006 book of the year in the Independent's annual survey of prominent critics and authors.

23/10/06
2006 Goss first novel award

It was great fun to attend the presentation dinner of this award with the other shortlisted authors – and a real thrill to hear that my book was the winner. The £2500 award is part of the Guildford Book Festival, and the organisers put on a wonderfully well-run evening involving good food and wine and some excellent recitals from the shortlisted works by actors.

My thanks to everyone involved, especially the judges chaired by Sarah Dunant, who had to read 82 novels all told – a gruelling commitment.

08/06/08
POETRY AT THE GREAT GROG - Sun 6 June

I'll be reading with poets Kapka Kassabova, Eleanor Livingstone and Jim Carruth, part of the poetry reading series run by poet and blogger Rob A. Mackenzie
DETAILS
Free, 8p.m., The Great Grog, 43 Rose Stret, Edinburgh

16/02/08
brief is beautiful - Sat 16 Feb
short stories, short poems

Readings of flash fiction from novelist Gregory Norminton, readings of sonnets by me, and (concise) musings on the beauty of brevity...
DETAILS
Free, 6p.m., Word Power Bookshop, 43-45 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DB

24/01/08
gallenzi and stocks - Thu 24 Jan

Myself and Alessandro Gallenzi (founder of Oneworld Classics , author of A Modern Bestiary / Ars Poetastrica and new head of the legendary Calder Publications) read each other's poems and translations from Italian with the help of an actor from the Godot Company.
DETAILS
£6/£4, 7p.m., Calder Bookshop, 51 The Cut, London, SE1 8LF

25/10/07
READING IN FOYLES - Thurs 25 Oct

Modern Poetry In Translation launches its latest issues with short readings from poets including Oliver Reynolds, Mimi Khalvati, Jenny Joseph, Stephanie Norgate and myself.
Free, 6.30p.m., Foyles Bookshop, Charing Cross Road, London

12/10/07
READING IN PENRITH - Fri 12 Oct

A reading in the renowned Bluebell Bookshop: anecdotes of India, short readings from White Man Falling, and some of the lighter sonnets from Folly and Giuseppe Belli. South Indian nibbles are rumoured to be on the cards...
DETAILS
Free, 7.30p.m., Bluebell Bookshop, Angel Square, Penrith, Cumbria

28/05/07
london Book launch - Mon 28 May

Oneworld Classic launches Sonnets (original poems by Giuseppe Belli, English versions by me) and Alma Books launches the paperback of White Man Falling. There'll be an informal reading of entertaining snippets from both books, a question-and-answer session, and some refreshments.
DETAILS
Free, 7p.m., Calder Bookshop, 51 The Cut, London, SE1 8LF

12/05/07
radio 4 - Sat 18 May

Excess Baggage, Radio 4, 10.30a.m –
John McCarthy quizzes me on my British perspective on India and writer Iqbal Ahmed (A Journey Through Britain) on his Indian perspective on Britain.

18/03/07
100 poets gathering - Sun 18 March

I'll be among the 100 poets reading one poem each in Scotland's biggest poetry reading, the 100 Poets Gathering, organised by the Stanza Poetry Festival in St Andrews.

09/11/06
Book launch - Thurs 9 November

I'll be doing a reading from White Man Falling and Folly at 6.15p.m. on Thursday November 9th at Blackwell's Bookshop in Edinburgh (53-62 South Bridge).

The event is free but ticketed – please
e-mail james.anderson@blackwell.co.uk
or ring Blackwell's on 0131 622 8222 to reserve tickets. Afterwards everyone is welcome to come along to a nearby venue for a few drinks.