Tim picks favourite novel line on Mr Hyde

From Shortlist's Mr Hyde site:

We asked five brilliant writers to tell us about the last thing they highlighted (electronically or otherwise) while reading a book

Tim Samuels

“Neil was the kind of coiled person who, when you met him, you had a hunch that something interesting could happen to, and you wanted to know him long enough to find out what it might be.” (From The Faithful Couple by AD Miller)

And there Miller lays the foundations for a taut, unnervingly incisive exploration of male friendship, moral ambiguity and betrayal that plays out across decades. The friendship between young men – where competition and power dynamics simmer – is one of the hardest emotions to capture, but Miller knocks it out of the park.
Tim is the author of Who Stole My Spear? How to be a Man in the 21st Century published by Century

http://e.mrhyde.com/25MP-4A1TS-0AKDBFTX64/cr.aspx

Marie Claire feature on Who Stole My Spear?

Marie Claire magazine has run a big feature by Tim Samuels on his book Who Stole My Spear? - looking at the pressures men face today. "While women are grappling with glass ceilings, for men it’s more like glass cages..."

Read more at: http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/health/552766/why-the-modern-man-is-having-an-identity-crisis.html#0lSRgfxROZvtl664.99
 

Irish Times reviews Who Stole My Spear?

The Irish Times have reviewed Who Stole My Spear? -  Tim Samuels "book about the uncertain state of masculinity takes in porn, fatherhood, mental health, violence and the trouble with monogamy". 

The review notes: "Samuels himself is a prime, or even primal, example of 20th-century man – a handsome Northerner from hard man Manchester who loves Morrissey and sleeps with a yoga mat next to his bed but still has a bit of Gallagher swagger...".

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/tim-samuels-men-lack-a-way-of-living-that-is-good-for-them-1.2652179

Dublin's TodayFM talks to Tim

Tim Samuels appeared on Anton Savage's show on TodayFM - talking about Tim's experiences working undercover for the BBC to expose racism in Belfast... and the five types of men in a relationship, as explored in his book Who Stole My Spear? Listen at:

http://www.todayfm.com/How-To-Be-A-Man-In-The-TwentyFirst-Century

Tim on Peston on Sunday

Tim Samuels appeared on the ITV show Peston on Sunday - talking about his book Who Stole My Spear? with Robert Peston, and MPs Liz Kendall and Jacob Rees-Mogg. @Peston calls the book "an absolutely cracking read". 

Watch interview at 39:45 - http://www.itv.com/hub/peston-on-sunday/2a4458a0002

 

Talking men and Man City with Hawksbee & Jacobs on talkSport

Tim Samuels joined talkSport legends Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs - to talk about Who Stole My Spear? and look ahead to Manchester City's next season.

Listen at 7:35 - http://talksport.com/hawksbee-and-jacobs-daily-friday-may-13-160513195812

Mr Porter: Are we in the middle of a full blown crisis?

Mr Porter have picked on Who Stole My Spear? to review it - and setting it against a wider crisis in masculinity. The review notes:

"The timely release of Who Stole My Spear?, a new book from journalist and documentary filmmaker Mr Tim Samuels. In the book, which covers everything from romance in the Tinder age to dealing with anxiety and depression (sounds heavy, is actually kind of funny), Mr Samuels seeks to investigate the current state of masculinity, outline some of the challenges it faces, and even offer up some helpful pointers of how we might fix it..."