Paul Dowswell – Pictures and Conversations

Out of Nowhere by Paul Dowswell

You may remember that I posted an interview with Paul Dowswell the other week in which I mentioned his most recent book which has been…

I’ve known Paul Dowswell long enough to have forgotten exactly when we met. It was at an Edinburgh International Book Festival when I was chairing…

I've never troubled to hide my feelings about history. With very few exceptions, if it happened before 1800 I'm just not interested. I realise that…

I'm not quite sure where my desire to visit Berlin came from and I can't remember when the divided city was first something I was…

Paul Dowswell is one of the best writers I know of historical novels for young people. There's lots to like about his books but, for…

It all starts when Alasdair is on the train from Glasgow to Mallaig en route for Skye, the birthplace of the father he scarcely remembers.…

Following the highly successful Eleven Eleven, Paul Dowswell returns to the First World War with Wave, a novel set on the first day of the…

The other day I was clearing out all the books I’ve received from publishers this year. Don’t worry; they all went to good homes. I…