About Tom

Tom Cox writes novels, short stories and essays. His books include the novels Villager, 1983 and Everything Will Swallow You, and his newest is Curious Events Lately Occurring In This Neighbourhood.

He was born in Nottinghamshire and now lives in Devon with his wife, three cats and a crow.

For many years he wrote for national newspapers and magazines. In 2015 he stepped away from that to concentrate on books, and on the writing he most wanted to do, published directly for the readers who support it.

He believes in long, unhurried writing as an antidote to a noisy, distracted internet, and he stays off social media. These days his stories, essays and recommendations go out by email through Substack.