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Diarist and writer Simon Rae wonders if he is frittering away his creative capital. Does writing a diary contribute to…
Living in a caravan inspired a lifetime’s poetry for Gerry Cambridge. Gerry Cambridge recalls the beautiful austerity of his early…
Playwright Clare Bayley finds a refugee story closer to home than she expected. When she began dramatising the stories of…
The writer Nicolette Jones finds herself in some surprising situations. Shanty-singing, bustle-wearing, wreath-laying, street parties, a campaign for lifeboats —…
Brambling, redwing, whooper swan: Jonathan Tulloch describes encounters with winter-visiting birds. Bird-lovers note the arrivals of the cuckoo and swallow,…
John Pilkington investigates the writerly practice of reimagining and reworking characters from other authors’ stories. Since Shakespeare delighted Elizabeth I…
Karin Altenberg sets off on her own Missouri River mission. For her latest novel, Karin Altenberg set out to experience…
As ‘the book that changed me’, Harry Ritchie’s nomination is very surprising. Thomson and Martinet’s classic manual of English grammar…
Lucy Jago travels to the Arctic Circle in search of the scientist who revealed the mystery of the Northern Lights.…
Novelist and devoted listener Katharine Grant rejoices in the audiobook. Audiobooks are for non-readers, thought Katharine Grant — before she…
Cynan Jones unpeels the lives of an ancient Welsh cottage. When he first saw the ruined cottage, as an eleven-year-old,…
Nick Holdstock, writer and professional destroyer of books, makes his confession. Where do books go to die? Writer and bibliophile…
