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The Times Cheltenham Science Festival runs from 9-13 June: I’ll be chairing The Times Debate, which asks, Is this the golden age of science writing? With panellists like Rebecca Skloot, Graham Farmelo and Ben Miller, how could the answer not be yes?

I’ll be appearing in conversation with Philip Pullman — among others — at the extremely splendid Shakespeare and Company literary festival in Paris, 18-20 June: all the events are free, so do come along!

I’ve added a playlist to the Norton paperback of Seizure. If you’re not in the US, or if you want a preview, click here…

“Seizure is terrific.” Philip Pullman

“Erica Wagner has written a book that is unique, that defies categorisation. She has managed to weave familiar old tales, legends, psychology, neurology, and topography, into a fresh, poetic tapestry, a celebration of the human imagination and the power of story. It’s a project that could have gone badly wrong. But it is a triumph because she has woven her words well. The composition is subtle, the language is superb. Nothing could be as poetic, as stunning, as magical, as the original stories that inspired this book. But Seizure comes close. It is a magnificent novel.” Eilis Ni Dhuibne, The Irish Times

There’s an interview with me in the latest issue of Acknowledged Land, the online literary magazine for Northumberland. You can see my “Top 10″ for the excellent fiction site pulp.net here. Top 10 what? Have a look. Read a mini-interview with me on the Waterstone’s website here.

Much to my amazement, I was interviewed by Charlie Rose for PBS: watch a clip if you want…

Or read a new story commissioned to celebrate 70 years of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich…

I’m currently reading…

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot — an extraordinary book, a story of science, politics, but mostly one of human beings

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