I'm Gary Dexter. I've published various books, both fiction and non-fiction. You can see reviews of them in the national press here, or look below to see more details. I've also worked as a cartoonist.
I am also the author, under the name Alex Quick, of the manual 102 Ways to Write a Novel, and I teach novel-writing and non-fiction-writing to individual students and groups. Reviews from students are here. Please contact me at [email protected] for more details.
I have appeared reciting poetry requests from memory on national radio and TV (Radio 4's Word of Mouth, Radio 2's Jeremy Vine programme, CBS TV, the Arte Channel and many other stations), and published a book of my experiences reciting poetry (The People's Favourite Poems, Old St 2018).
gary dexter's books and reviews
selected journalism
'Writers' Letters': a fortnightly cartoon strip in the Spectator, 2017-18
'Title Stories': a fortnightly cartoon strip in the Spectator, 2015-16
'Alternative Reading': a fortnightly column in the Spectator magazine 2005-2010, exploring the unknown writing careers of famous authors.
'Writers on Writers': a weekly column in the Guardian, 2005-2008: a compilation of backbiting quotes about writers, by fellow writers.
'Title Stories': a fortnightly cartoon strip in the Spectator, 2015-16
'Alternative Reading': a fortnightly column in the Spectator magazine 2005-2010, exploring the unknown writing careers of famous authors.
'Writers on Writers': a weekly column in the Guardian, 2005-2008: a compilation of backbiting quotes about writers, by fellow writers.