A Summer Holiday Miscellany
Whether you’re braving airport queues, seeking shade in the garden, or sheltering from a sudden…
Author Philip Cottam
The Siege by Ben MacIntyre
Just over 45 years ago, for six days in February 1980, the attention of the…
A Spymaster Begins: Karla’s Choice
Following in the footsteps of the master of any trade, let alone when that master…
Precipice by Robert Harris
Robert Harris has the knack of finding interesting historical individuals or events around which to…
Making the Weather: Six Politicians Who Changed Modern Britain
As the Labour government seeks to establish its credentials, it is still far too early…
My Russia, War or Peace?
Given how much has been written about Putin’s Russia and the background to the invasion…
A Tyrolean Tour in the Zillertal
Ex-army major and avid alpinist, Philip Cottam, offers an insider’s guide to one of the…
Christmas Gifting: A Biographical Miscellany
When it comes to gifts, books are a failsafe option, notably when the recipient is someone…
The English Soul: The Faith of a Nation
Peter Ackroyd is a prolific writer, having published over sixty-five books as poet, novelist, biographer…
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Peter Moore’s most recent book was not written with the United States election in mind…
Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin latest Rebus novel Midnight and Blue is as well written as any of…
Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley
Like, I suspect, most people, my knowledge of Agatha Christie has been limited to having…