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Walking Wiltshire’s Chalklands: Circular Walks in the Wiltshire Downlands – OUT NOW!
Sixteen walks. Countless stories. One extraordinary landscape. After completing the White Horse Trail and the Sarsen Way together, writer DavidClensy and his teenage son Charlie set out on a new adventure: to explore the rolling chalkdownlands that define the Wiltshire landscape. From the ancient earthworks of Barbury Castle, Scratchbury Hill and Oliver’s Castle to the…
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Frome me to you
Thanks so much to the incredible 130 people who came along to the Frome Assembly Rooms this afternoon to hear me talk about my books, particularly Walking the White Horses, Walking the Standing Stones and the forthcoming Walking Wiltshire’s Chalklands. My hand is aching from the book signing! It was wonderful to meet everyone and…
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Book talk in Frome
I am looking forward to speaking at the Frome Assembly Rooms on Saturday October 17th, as a guest of the Frome Society for Local Study. I’ll be talking about our adventures walking the White Horse Trail and the Sarsen Way. I appreciate the local newspaper, the Frome Times, running the below story in its latest…
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My favourite books set in Japan
Last week saw the launch of Calm Amid the Rage – the fifth and final novel in the Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventure series: action-packed, authentic historical adventures following twin brothers fighting with the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. For me, it was also my opportunity to write a novel…
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OUT NOW: Calm Amid the Rage
Out now – Calm Amid the Rage – the fifth book in the Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventure series: action-packed, authentic historical adventures following twin brothers fighting with the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. 1945. Is the war finally over for the Hutchinson brothers…? With the war in Europe coming…
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The Mighty Ocean audiobook out now!
Delighted to see the audiobook version of The Mighty Ocean out today – brilliantly narrated by Simon Watt. This is the third part of the series, in which Rom and Remmie face the Arctic convoys. Grab your Audible copy at an amazing early bird rate using this link: https://getbook.at/TheMightyOceanAudio
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Book signings: The awkward art of meeting your literary heroes
Novelist David Clensy reflects on what it is like to stand in the queue as a reader at a book signing Never meet your idols – it’s the classic piece of advice that gets regularly churned out. But when it comes to literary events, as readers, we find ourselves coming face to face with some…
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Kamikaze: Japan’s desperate air assault on Allied shipping in the Second World War
As the Second World War entered its final phase in the Pacific, the Japanese Empire faced an increasingly hopeless military situation. Its navy had suffered catastrophic losses, its air force was struggling to replace experienced pilots, and Allied forces were steadily advancing towards the Japanese home islands. Against this backdrop emerged one of the most…
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