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Books

The Philosopher's Banquet, a collection of essays that I co-edited with Dr. Katerina Oikonompoulou, is now out! Published by Oxford University Press, it explores a fascinating dialogue called Table Talks by the ancient philosopher Plutarch. It describes a series of dinners Plutarch had with friends in which they chatted about things like how much you should have to drink at a dinner party and whether the chicken came first or the egg. All in the name of philosophy.

I’ve also been asked to write the chapter on Table Talk for the Blackwell Companion to Plutarch, an introduction to the philosopher’s work which is geared towards a general readership.

In 2008, I reviewed bars and restaurants for the Not For Tourists Guide to London (Not for Tourists Inc, 2008). I also wrote the area overview for Primrose Hill, a historic part of London where I lived at the time.

In 2007, I wrote 12 essays for Defining Moments in History (Cassell, 2007), a book about the significant people, disasters, innovations and cultural moments of the twentieth century. I covered apartheid, same sex unions, bulimia, the development of feminism and many other subjects. It was a lot of fun (editors' testimonial: "your submissions were some of the best we received").