— MY LATEST BOOK
Hello, welcome.
I write books, articles and poems. I also make podcasts and radio documentaries like this one:
My most recent book is all about the strange and contested concepts of mental health and illness. It was a Sunday Times Book of the Year and longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize. I’d love for you to read it.
Take a look around this site to find out more about me and my writing, and please feel free to get in touch.
‘A truly important book. Radically open-hearted and vitally open-minded. Read it, and share it, and talk about it.’
‘A compelling story of grief, madness and loss. Filer has an ear for the dark comedy of life, and Matthew is a charismatic lead character who draws you in even as his world falls apart’
Events I'll be at
Elsewhere Online
‘Tell me what happened, I won’t judge’: how AI helped me listen to myself
August 2025, The Guardian
