Atmospheric Kampot is hosting the likes of Jung Chang and Madeleine Thien as it seeks to rebuild Cambodia’s literary scene and defend its freedom of speech
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The Manton Rempville Murders – Chapter 1
Detective Sergeant Rod Barnes surveyed the remains of Manton Rempville monastery with a certain amount of incredulity. He’d heard that 100,000 pounds had been spent on preserving the ruins and he couldn’t understand why anyone would do such a thing. Ruins were ruins for a reason and that reason was because the natural order ofContinue reading “The Manton Rempville Murders – Chapter 1”
The Goat Parva Murders – Chapter 1
The stalker trained his binoculars on the ground floor lounge window where Danica Baker-Clements could be seen in her underwear watching TV. Danica’s blonde hair tumbled over artificially brown shoulders and the rhododendron branches twitched as the binoculars moved slowly over her complete loveliness. An owl screeched in the trees behind the stalker – theContinue reading “The Goat Parva Murders – Chapter 1”
The Manton Rempville Mystery – start of Chapter 1
Detective Sergeant Rod Barnes surveyed the remains of Manton Rempville monastery with incredulity. He’d heard that a hundred thousand pounds had been spent on preserving the ruins and he couldn’t understand why anyone would do such a thing. Ruins were ruins for a reason. The natural order of things, in Barnes’ mind at least, wasContinue reading “The Manton Rempville Mystery – start of Chapter 1”
Steampunk festival in Lincoln – in pictures
The cathedral city plays host to the Asylum Steampunk festival, the largest and longest running event of its kind in the world
1984 – Stage Play
I went to see the stage version of 1984 on September 4th at the Playhouse Theatre. The production last 101 minutes and was an emotionally draining, but ultimately fascinating piece of theatre. As well as being an accurate condensation of the book, the play asked how much of the 1949 novel is true today andContinue reading “1984 – Stage Play”
Ten books that changed the world
From Euclid’s Elements to Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams, and from Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex to Shakespeare First Folio … 10 authors choose books ‘not of an age, but for all time’
Dracula’s birthplace: how Whitby is celebrating the count’s anniversary
Turfed out by his landlady, an Irish hack went roaming around Whitby – and turned what he saw into a horror classic. On the 125th anniversary of Dracula’s birth in the Yorkshire town, our writer retraces Bram Stoker’s trail of gore
‘Off with their heads!’ – the 10 greatest quotes from Alice in Wonderland
Celebrate Alice’s 150th birthday by reading our top 10 quotes from the nonsensical and magical world of Wonderland!
Reading American cities: books about Honolulu
The most un-American of all American cities is bathed in literary culture. This article investigates Hawaiian detective novels and alerts us to stories of Pearl Harbor, examines Hawaii’s oral tradition and sifts through the many writers who spent time on its sands – from marathon correspondent Hunter S Thompson to novice surfer Mark Twain
Julian Worker Travel - A few ideas for your next trip in every direction 