Christopher Nolan doesn't want to make films about his political interests:

“I’ve had conversations with friends of mine and they all ask about why I don’t make a film about the things I care about politically, and I always say, ‘Well, because it doesn’t work.’ You can’t use…

Who's excited for #TheakstonsCrime ?

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All of us love good a story, and many of my novels have been inspired by real-life events. In my view, one of the most important things when writing in any genre is to make readers believe your story could really happen. If you're a writer needing inspiration, there's no better…

This woman simply doesn’t see the kidnapped civilians as human beings. There are terms for that.

CALLING ALL LONDONERS!!
The majestic, handsome, debonair Mark Billingham and I will be in convo WaterstonesTCR on 9th May. There will be tears and laughter and alcohol probably. Come along and make this the best night of Mark's life.
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Who did this? 😂

Wow. Civil War is amazing. Plus we’ve debated the choices behind it and our differing interpretations for an hour afterwards. Best film I’ve seen in ages.

Fascinating visit today to Benjamin Franklin’s House in Craven Street, London where he lived (for most of the time) 1757-1775 while negotiating with the British government on behalf of the American colonies. Surprisingly, the only one of Franklin’s residences still in existence

this paper was sent out of anger to unsubscribe from a low-quality research journal's mailing list but ended up getting accepted

Here we go again. As in Plymouth: If you’re investigating whether a killer on a spree specifically targeted women, you’re investigating whether he was committing an “act of terror” against women

Misogyny is an “ideological motivation” we should challenge, not some kind of norm

A full page review in the Scotsman. V happy. Thanks to Allan Massie. ‘She has brought off a notable double, writing a serious novel about crime and punishment, Dostoevsky being quoted, while also creating a plot as outrageously improbably as anything Agatha Christie ever wrote’.

I won £46 on the National. My grandad would be proud!

Bert’s Books The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson . On a long train journey and the time is flying by.

“It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve... I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do.”

― Georgia O'Keefe

'The best lack all conviction,
while the worst are full of
passionate intensity.'

W.B.Yeats (1919)

But you used the private sector while a Labour government improved public services:

“Since I made that decision Labour built five new secondary schools in Hackney, one of them with some of the best GCSE results in the country. I wouldn’t have to make the same choice today.”

100% agree with Dan. You can disagree with him but to talk about his beloved mum as a way to criticise him is gross. See also Hilary & Tony Benn.

Join Laura Shepherd-Robinson along with Stacey Halls is away and Beezy Marsh for the next Historia – the HWA Historia Live event on 16th April. More information and tickets here buff.ly/4aOTF2m

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📚❤️It's nearly here!
An evening of historical fiction with three best-selling authors on 16 April!
Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Stacey Halls is away and Beezy Marsh, followed by book signing and a chance to meet them all. Chaired by AJ West. All for £5!
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