Blogs in March 2026

Murder on the Malta Express: Who killed Daphne Caruana Galizia? 10th March 2026

If we are judged by the nature of our enemies, then Daphne Caruana Galizia should be remembered as a hero of our time. She was Malta’s most fearless journalist until someone with money and power decided that she should...

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Lancashire: Exploring the Historic County that Made the Modern World 25th February 2026

Cotton, coal and canals. Trains, technology and television. Lancashire has shaped the modern world. Liverpool was once the world’s busiest port. Manchester powered the industrial revolution and became a symbol of global free trade. Blackpool invented the working-class seaside...

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The Solo Honeymoon 12th February 2026

The Honeymoon is not a book about grief. There is grief in it, a whole truckload of grief, but it will not offer advice. I’m twenty-eight, what do I know? Instead, it will be primarily the story of my...

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Three Years On Fire 26th January 2026

In this third volume of Andrey Kurkov’s war diaries, Ukraine’s greatest living writer chronicles the third year of the full-scale invasion from his home in Kyiv and from journeys all over the country – capturing moments of horror, resilience,...

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The Little Book of Sanuk: The Thai Secret to a More Joyful Life 27th December 2025

We all need a little more sanuk in our lives Sanuk is a Thai concept that can loosely be translated as meaning ‘fun’. Though sanuk is in fact much more than that; it’s about achieving pleasure and joy in...

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