About Me

I am a writer, broadcaster and academic. I teach at the University of Cambridge and I have a doctorate from the University of Oxford. My research focuses on Romantic literature and early celebrity culture. I'm particularly interested in fan mail, fan fiction and early forms of social networking. I regularly appear on BBC Radio as a New Generation Thinker and I'm the presenter of Literary Pursuits on BBC Radio 3. I am currently writing a novel about Mary Shelley.