Books

My grandfather fled from Germany in the 1930s; eighty years later I made the return journey. Deutschstunden is a powerful account of Holocaust memory, Jewish identity, and modern Germany that considers family history against the backdrop of the Universe. Available in German translation by Zoë Beck from CulturBooks.

Published by Goldsmiths Press under the Gold SF imprint, this critically acclaimed book highlights the overlooked contributions of women in science through compelling narratives set in labs, observatories, and even outer space. Featuring characters like Lise Meitner and Anny Schrödinger, the stories challenge conventional portrayals of scientific discovery. Shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Awards 2024.

A poetic and philosophical essay exploring humanity’s relationship with outer space, blending astronomy, personal reflection, social history and cultural critique. Longlisted for Scotland’s National Book Awards 2024.

Uncanny Bodies is a multidisciplinary anthology that is inspired by Freud’s concept of the uncanny — where the familiar becomes disturbingly strange. It features short stories, poems, dialogues and academic essays that explore the uncanny and its emergence through illness, family tensions, altered landscapes, and human-like machines. The uncanny challenges our sense of identity and stability, revealing how what seems secure can slip away.

This anthology of short stories and essays was specially commissioned to mark the hundredth anniversary of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

These short stories explore the lives of iconic figures such as Einstein, Turing, and Oppenheimer, re-imagining their personal and professional struggles through surreal and speculative lenses. A student investigates the erotic possibilities of thought experiments, a computer scientist breaks the barrier between simulated and real worlds, and an astronomer uses a predicted meteorite strike to get revenge on her colleagues.

A nuanced portrait of a woman navigating the vastness of the universe and the complexities of her own psyche, offering readers a deeply human story set against the backdrop of astronomical discovery. Runner-up in the Dundee International Book Prize 2012, and longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2014