Claire North is the pen name for the Carnegie-nominated Catherine Webb, who also writes under the name Kate Griffin. Her latest book is the Pursuit of William Abbey. Catherine currently works as a live music lighting designer, teaches women’s self-defense, and is a fan of big cities, long walks, Thai food and graffiti-spotting. She lives in London.
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News from Claire North
Election Reform and Protests
In the coming few weeks, a couple of huge bills are going through Parliament which will have a significant impact on the democracy of the UK. The first of these is the Policing Bill. […]
An Anxious Start to 2022
Crack out the banging tunes and warm slippers, for January 2022 is here and it’s… a bit meh? I mean, way less meh than January 2021, which was a significant stinker of a start to […]
Gigs Coming and Going
In the last few months, gigs and theatre have very slowly, very cautiously returned. It’s been a mixed experience. Socially distanced gigs – bit weird, though still magic to have access to live music again. […]
A November 2021 Update
It has been a long time since I last wrote an update, so a) here one is and b) here’s why it’s been a while. 1. Work! There has been a lot of […]
Running Up That Hill
I have been training for the 2020 Hackney Half since autumn 2019, and in a few weeks it might actually happen on September 26th 2021. This means that I have been hitting pavements for two […]
The Parable Of The Flood
I am not a fan of using religious tropes and stories to communicate vital real-world issues. But I’m also being regularly reminded that sometimes the way I like to communicate (i.e. at great length and […]