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BIG by Matt Stoller
BIG by Matt Stoller
The history and politics of monopoly power.
Travel: NE Where
Travel: NE Where
By Narina Exelby
For – and often about – women who travel, and other curious people.

Narina is that rare thing among travel writers – one who can give you useful information and entertain you while she's about it.

- Mark Jones

Critical Conditions by Wayne Robins
Critical Conditions by Wayne Robins
Storytelling about rock pop music and culture through decades of interviews, reviews, and feature stories, shaken in a blender. Might be Steely Dan, Dylan, Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, boygenius. Might be Laura Nyro, Suzanne Vega, the Ramones.
Home & Place Writing
Home & Place Writing
By Yasmin Chopin
A publication for professionals who want to pivot and prioritise their writing to engage with nature, home, and place.
A.N. Wilson
A.N. Wilson
My personal Substack. If you have enjoyed my books or articles you will find stuff here which interests you. Recent posts include a lecture on Eliot given at Little Gidding, and memories of Iris Murdoch.
Nonfiction Storytelling with Jon Ronson
Nonfiction Storytelling with Jon Ronson
How to write narrative nonfiction books and podcasts, plus a place for all my work that won't be a book or a podcast.
Friendly Atheist
Friendly Atheist
By Hemant Mehta
Commentary about religion and politics, centered around atheism.
The Honest Broker
The Honest Broker
By Ted Gioia
A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia
British Beer Breaks
British Beer Breaks
We join the dots between beer and travel

What an interesting idea - observations about different adjectives of British life through the best lens there is - a pint glass.

- Mark Jones

Chris Arnade Walks the World
Chris Arnade Walks the World
Dispatches and photos from walks around the world
Tales of the Orient by Simon Ostheimer
Tales of the Orient by Simon Ostheimer
Original stories about Asia by a British Hongkonger
Talking Travel Writing
Talking Travel Writing
By Lottie & Steph
Demystifying the travel media
A Word to the Wise
A Word to the Wise
By George Pitcher
Wisdom from the Old World to the New
Movable Worlds
Movable Worlds
By Emily Ding
Trying to make sense of a changing world & our place in it—dispatched from Berlin, Kuala Lumpur, places in between.
The Travel Wire
The Travel Wire
By James Clark
A weekly newsletter of the best travel reads.

A really thoughtful selection from the latest travel blogs. It needed doing, and it's done very well.

- Mark Jones

Messages from an anxious place
Messages from an anxious place
By Mark Jones and Rhys Jones
A dialogue about living with anxiety and helping others to understand it
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