Luke is a writer and publisher from Cornwall. His books include the poetry collection Singing About Melon (Shearsman, 2020), the long essay Rhinoceros (Broken Sleep, 2020) and A Guillemot Guide to Very Small Press Publishing (Guillemot Press, 2022). He has edited several books on Cornwall and Cornish writers, including Treasures of Cornwall (Macmillan, 2023) and Selected Poetry of Jack Clemo (Enitharmon 2015). As well as books, Luke has produced text-generating poetry games, including a Phonetic Ouija Board and Psychic Test Cards.

Compelling ... central to the book is the notion that, in trying to understand other creatures, we reveal most about ourselves. The TelegraphJourneyed and lively ... a spirited and humorous tracing of our mostly imagined conversations with other animals, and what these reveal about the root of our desires for them to speak back to us. Caught by the RiverAn utter delight of a book - exuberant, witty and beautifully written. I look forward to discussing it with my cat. Wyl Menmuir, Booker Prize-listed author of The ManyA wry, intimate magpie of a narrator gathering eclectic histories, Thompson is a beguiling guide in a world enriched with the possibility of communicating with other species. Jen Hadfield, winner of the T.S. Eliot PrizeThompson's book is playful, provocative, at times surreal, at other times heartbreaking. He is a unique and compelling guide. Melanie Challenger, Vice President of the RSPCA and author of How to Be AnimalSparkling, clever, kind, playful and profound: an urgently important meditation on the accessibility of other minds and worlds. Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast and Cry of the Wild