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Book review: Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold
In Story of a Murder, Hallie Rubenhold once again shines a spotlight on the women often forgotten in a famous historic murder. In this case, it's Dr Crippen's murder of his wife, Belle.
May 16


Big tech is stealing books to train AI. Authors and publishers are fighting back.
Meta's the latest big tech company to be sued for stealing authors' work to train its AI. Here's why I think this is a very good thing (and it's not because I hate AI!)
May 6


Reading and watching The Miniaturist
I caught up on Jessie Burton's moody novel, set in 17th century Amsterdam. Did it live up to the hype? Did the screen version do it justice? And what did everyone wear? Find out!
Apr 16


Writing advice: Embracing the messiness of first drafts
Your first draft will be a terrible mess - and that's ok! Time to embrace the chaos of the first step of the writing process.
Nov 3, 2025


Watching My Lady Jane: Episode 8 recap
All's well that ends well, right?
Oct 16, 2025
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