Claire North Posts

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.  […]

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 […]

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.  […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The U.N. has released it’s latest damning report on the state of climate change in the world, and everyone is sad.  It’s grim, grim reading, and everyone is exhausted.   However.  Exhaustion and sadness are […]

Notes From the Burning Age is now out in the UK and US in hardback, ebook and audio!  Hurrah!   As a reminder, this one is a semi-sorta spy-thriller set in a future environmentalist’s utopia […]

Well, it’s been a bit of a time.   I’m writing this blog post from day 2 of self-isolation, after my NHS Covid App pinged me with a warning that I’d had contact with someone […]

We’re a little over a week from publication of Notes From the Burning Age (which is July 22nd in the UK and I think also the US… and probably also audio too?) – and just […]

This is a reminder/permenant post placeholder thing of some lovely things coming up imminently, hurrah!   On June 17th – that’s this Thursday – I’m chatting with the lovely GX Todd and Gillie Hatton as […]

This is a thing what I did with people who I love and admire, and it is pure fun.   I mean, it’s DnD, it should just be pure fun.  And it is!  As part […]