Archive - the outlier

the outlier №245 - post-applause

what to do when the clapping stops?

Jun 26 •

the outlier №244 - gifts and magic

Jun 19 •

ben's summer gift bag 2025

grab something for the sunny weather ahead

Jun 17 •

the outlier №243 - summer parties

and becoming a high-performing letterman

Jun 13 •

the outlier №242 - writing and release

how rate of revelation is THE key storytelling skill

Jun 5 •

how annoying is Luke Bateman's book deal?

the unfairness (or otherwise) of the aussie booktok star's big news

Jun 3 •

May 2025

the outlier №241 - making hay and fantasy rugby

author interviews, hay festival outtakes and quick musings on Aussie bookman Luke Bateman's book deal

May 29 •

author Josh Silver talks his new book Traumaland

on YA fiction, emotional literacy, speculative futures and commodifying your feelings

May 28 •

and

1:02:05

on boys and books with teacher of the year Oli McVeigh

what works (and what doesn't) with boys in the classroom

May 24 •

and

1:05:31

the outlier №240 - all at once

things go slowly, then all at once + thinking shorts

May 22 •

books I read in may

a reading roundup of a mixed bookbag and an exciting author LIVE tonight!

May 20 •

the outlier №239 - decided

a walk remembered + boytalk

May 15 •

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