Dolan Cummings
author, Gehenna: a novel of Hell and Earth; associate fellow, Academy of Ideas; co-founder, Manifesto Club

Dolan Cummings is the author most recently of Gehenna: a novel of Hell and Earth (Lockdown Press 2020), which follows a Glasgow detective through Dante’s Hell. His previous book, That Existential Leap: a crime story (Zero Books 2017), is part bildungsroman and part novel of ideas.

Dolan is an associate fellow of the Academy of Ideas, and part of the committee that programmes the annual Battle of Ideas. He has a particular interest in religion and politics, especially in the USA and India. He is also one of the co-founders of the Manifesto Club, a campaign group for freedom in everyday life, and has written widely on related subjects. Professionally, Dolan works as a freelance copywriter, speechwriter and editor. An archive of his essays, reviews and other articles can be found at dolancummings.com.

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