Mark has been closely involved with three books that are coming out this autumn (2007):

GOING DUTCH IN BEIJING, the International Guide to Doing the Right Thing, published by Profile Books, is a light-hearted look at etiquette around the world, from greetings and gestures through to weddings and funerals. Mark’s interest in the subject grew after a series of embarrassing episodes in Zululand, Chile and Ireland made him wake up to the importance of ‘getting it right’ abroad. 

TRIBE, by Bruce Parry, published by Penguin Books. Mark has worked closely with TV presenter Bruce Parry on this frank and fascinating account of his visits to fifteen indigenous ‘tribes’ in remote parts of the world, from the Kombai of New Guinea Island to the Penan of Sarawaka. The premise of the TV series was that Bruce should not just visit and observe these remote peoples, but also live with them too. Tribe the book describes life behind the TV cameras and includes Bruce’s personal take on the traditional ways of life he gets to experience at first hand.

TOUJOURS TINGO by Adam Jacot de Boinod, published by Penguin Books. Mark has worked closely with Adam on his second collection of unusual foreign words, which include such gems as Tantenverfuhrer (German) ‘a young man with suspiciously good manners’ (literally, ‘aunt seducer’) and nitto-onna (Japanese) ‘a woman so dedicated to her career that she has no time to iron blouses and so resorts to dressing only in knitwear tops’. 
See the Books section for more on all these three.

Meanwhile, Mark continues to paint water colours and is happy  to send jpegs of current work for sale to any interested parties. For more on this, and examples of work, see Paintings section.