The new novel, 'Say Goodbye to Breakfast!' (Picador) coming soon!

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Ali Smith - 'James Hopkin is a writer of great grace and vitality'

James Hopkin's Georgian Trilogy on BBC Radio 4 - Three short stories about Georgia ('A Peacock in Sulphur', 'The Wurst Express from Kakheti' and 'The Soul is Missing Fairy-Tales!') will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on February 2nd,3rd, 4th at 3-30pm.

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James Hopkin on the island of Vis, Croatia - in Lonely Planet Magazine, coming in March.

"Sentence by sentence, image by image, there are few contemporary writers who understand words the way Hopkin does. In fact, I can think of no other. If you care about fine writing, read Winter Under Water.''

- M J Hyland, author of the Booker-shortlisted bestseller, Carry Me Down

Paperback out NOW! In all good bookshops, or on Amazon.

OUT NOW! 'Picador shot' (only £1.99!)- 2 short-stories: 'Even the Crows Say Krakow' (Winner of the First Norwich Prize for Literature, 2002) and 'Apple Vapours' - order here

'A seductive and irresistible read ...a delight in the infectious magic of words...the prose is littered with the sort of startling and poetic metaphors that continually persuade the reader to pause and savour in satisfaction...There are few first-time novelists who have an ability to conjure language to such magical effect...a winningly confident debut' (Independent on Sunday, full review )

'Impressively complex and lucid...constructed with a poetic subtlety...a modern European love story that refuses the formula of the romance...while examining the possibility of a European identity' (Times Literary Supplement, 23 Feb, 2007, for full review please see'links')

'A chilly and atmospheric first novel...Hopkin beautifully conveys the sense of being a stranger in a strange land, struggling to reach a true understanding' (The Times, 17 Feb, 2007)

'elegaic and satirical in the very same breath...Hopkin's treatment of place, culture and language has sensitivity and creative ardour...a romantic fascination without romanticising...his characters affirm that there is still a passionate seriousness abroad. (The Independent, 23 Feb, 2007)

'The narrative flits across time with liquid eloquence and an exuberance that reinforces Hopkin's fascination with the way darkness and light define people, places and relationships.' (The Observer, Feb 25, 2007)