James Bradley

Writer and Critic, Sydney, Australia

James Bradley is a writer and critic. His books include the novels Clade (2015), Ghost Species (2020) and Landfall (2025), and a work of non-fiction, Deep Water: The World in the Ocean (2024). He lives in Sydney, Australia.

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Bluesky

Written by James Bradley

Aerial photo of turquoise ocean with a sinuous sand-coloured formation running diagonally, creating a striking contrast.

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Oceans and water

An oceanic tempo

An appreciation of the immensity embedded in the ocean’s cycles offers a way to reimagine our relationship with time

James Bradley