Author of \Even as We Grieved: Journal of a Plague Year\, \Love from Cork\ and \Santiago, Here I Come!\, likes Polly Harvey, Aldous Harding, The National, VEEP, Girls, Silicon Valley, Fleabag, TYT, DFW, The Unbelievable Truth, At Swim-Two-Birds, Hunter Thompson's letters, J.G. Farrell's empire trilogy, Jan Morris books, Hilary Mantel's Cromwellian trinity, hill-walking, meditative cycling, and, whenever possible, generous servings of the warm south. For more visit The Wordkern Archive (blog).