Notes from an author: Stephen Moss
In pursuit of a childhood obsession, Stephen Moss headed to a little-known mountain range in Tanzania, on a quest to find a very special little bird The post Notes from an author: Stephen Moss appeared...
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In the first work of non-fiction of his 50-year career, bestselling novelist Wilbur Smith shares how his experiences in Africa shaped his many novels The post Notes from an author: Wilbur Smith...
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Each year, a Colorado town throws a party to honour the corpse of a frozen grandpa — proof it’s not just us Brits with a talent for eccentric humour. The post View from the USA: Dead funny appeared...
View ArticleNotes from an author: Mark Rowe
A place of bleak, wild beauty, the islands off Scotland’s west coast are abuzz with tales of marauding water spirits, ghostly hamlets and psychic cows The post Notes from an author: Mark Rowe appeared...
View ArticleNotes from an author: Michelle Jana Chan
The isolated South American wilderness of Guyana is teeming with colourful — and noisy — creatures, people and landscapes that offer exotic inspiration The post Notes from an author: Michelle Jana Chan...
View ArticleNotes from an author: Sarah Franklin
The Forest of Dean's rural beauty has inspired storytellers for generations, but past the gnarled branches is a more poignant side to this English woodland The post Notes from an author: Sarah Franklin...
View ArticleAuthor series: Lydia Ruffles
On a trip to the Japanese city of Osaka, sights and sounds offer ideas for a second novel, but it’s personal truths that have the power to inspire The post Author series: Lydia Ruffles appeared first...
View ArticleAuthor series: Geoff Powter
With punishing conditions that can shut down a ski tour at a moment’s notice, it’s a wonder anyone ventures into the peaks above Peyto Lake. But those who do are richly rewarded… The post Author...
View ArticleAuthor series: Shaun Prescott
The Australian Outback conjures all manner of evocative images, but none more inspiring than Bathurst and New South Wales’ most screwball car race The post Author series: Shaun Prescott appeared first...
View ArticleAuthor series: Lydia Syson
The secluded Kermadec Islands has all the paradise promise of a castaway idyll. But sometimes, fantasy can be surprisingly close to reality The post Author series: Lydia Syson appeared first on...
View ArticleAuthor series: Nancy Campbell
A trip to Iceland to study Europe’s largest glacier serves as a reminder of the awesome beauty, power and vulnerability of ice The post Author series: Nancy Campbell appeared first on National...
View ArticleAuthor series: Julian Sayarer
After recessions and housing crises, the Greek capital has certainly suffered. But its creative locals and life lessons prove it can be a gentle, generous teacher The post Author series: Julian Sayarer...
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