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My great-great aunt was murdered – and this was my very own true crime investigation
Books

My great-great aunt was murdered – and this was my very own true crime investigation

I felt thoroughly British as a teen – until I put on a hijab and became visibly Muslim
Nadeine Asbali

I felt thoroughly British as a teen – until I put on a hijab and became visibly Muslim

Dogs might just be nicer than any human could hope to be
Books

Dogs might just be nicer than any human could hope to be

‘When you have nothing you have everything’: The fascinating story of two men who live outside
Books

‘When you have nothing you have everything’: The fascinating story of two men who live outside

Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure
Simon Price

Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure

Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream
Books

Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract
Society

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract

Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker 
Politics

Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker 

‘I wanted the game to feel unlike anything else’: How I invented hit board game League of Lexicon
Board games

‘I wanted the game to feel unlike anything else’: How I invented hit board game League of Lexicon

Have you ever wondered where mushrooms come from? This is the incredible secret life of fungi
Nature

Have you ever wondered where mushrooms come from? This is the incredible secret life of fungi

Machines made the modern world – if we’re not careful they could break it
machines

Machines made the modern world – if we’re not careful they could break it

How a life-long obsession with lighthouses led to a book of beauty and adventure
Books

How a life-long obsession with lighthouses led to a book of beauty and adventure

From Queer as Folk to Doctor Who: How Russell T Davies gave voice to a generation of queer people
TV

From Queer as Folk to Doctor Who: How Russell T Davies gave voice to a generation of queer people

Why we all need to fall back in love with rail travel
Rail journeys

Why we all need to fall back in love with rail travel

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going
Craftspeople

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going

Writing a modern novel: How to compete with the tyranny of the new
Literature

Writing a modern novel: How to compete with the tyranny of the new

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How Tolkien offers consolation in our dark times
Analysis

How Tolkien offers consolation in our dark times

How I enlisted The Archers in an environmental battle for the soul of our countryside
Environment

How I enlisted The Archers in an environmental battle for the soul of our countryside

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life… and inspired my book 
Expressive writing

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life… and inspired my book 

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past
Minority writing

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past