A veritable cornucopia of carryings on #pauldbrazill

Writing on writers - Nancy, Agatha, various Elizabeths and more. And on other things, from classical ballet to classic murder trials. Whatever interests me, and I hope you also.

essays, art, and inspiration from an American writer in Paris

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adventures with a British historian at large! a weekly update from historian and broadcaster Lucy Worsley

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Reflections on literature * Musings on everyday life * Book reviews * Experiments in creative nonfiction writing * Humour

Genre fiction writer

Become an insider for the most absorbing crime stories from the UK and beyond. Award-winning TV correspondent and crime-writer Robert Murphy writes about cases and interviews authors about the space where true crime and culture meet.

Secret lists of all the town's miseries (mayor's misuse of town internet, the marching band's blood feuds, tallies of who did and didn't blow their ass off with dynamite at Easter parade, and so on).

The world's most popular places are suffering from over tourism. And then there are places that are waiting to be uncovered and see. Here I write stories of travel, walks and exploring around the neighbourhood, city, state and the world.