Envious Casca by Georgette HeyerThis 1941 detective novel has been republished recently under the title A Christmas Party, part of what I think is an attempt to capitalise on the popularity of classic crime novels for the festive season. As Heyer expert Jennifer Kloester explains here, this was a phrase that Heyer...

The most popular link last time was this anti cosmetic surgery essay, with this piece about how to include kids at gatherin gs without centering them second. Rachel Cooke, a wonderful journalist who I got to edit occasionally when I worked at the New Statesman, died last week at the wildly young age of 56. This...

The most popular link last time was this side-by-side comparison of US vs UK book covers, with this podcast episode about the witch economy second. A magnificent 7,000-word essay about what on earth is going on with women and cosmetic surgery. "I firmly believe we will look back on the 'the filler and facelift era'...

My husband Guy Cuthbertson has a new book coming out next year, in May 2026:It tells the story of Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence over the last century, which I have very much enjoyed learning about over the past few years as he has been working on it. Here's the full blurb from Yale University Press:D. H....

The most popular link last time (all the way back in September!) was this abundance meme, with this confession from an AI hater second. This is a lovely piece of writing about childhood memories and standing stones:"People who were taken to ancient places as children often have fuzzy

My name is Caroline Crampton. I'm the author of two non-fiction books — The Way to the Sea (2019) and A Body Made of Glass (2024) — and the writer/host of the Shedunnit podcast (BBC Sounds, all other podcast places). I'

July is always a busy month for me, as I try to get ahead with work so I can take time off in August. I seem to have still done a lot of reading, though! One note of warning: I don't include plot spoilers in these reviews, but

I'm another step closer to being back up to doing real-time monthly reading updates. In June, I managed a lot more reading driven by pleasure and curiosity than last time, and I also varied my formats and genres a bit more, which is one of my overall reading

I'm still playing catch-up with the monthly reading updates. Thus, it is September and I'm still on May. Fingers crossed I meet myself in the present before the end of this year... This wasn't a month that particularly reflected my reading goals for 2025

Thirteen things this Thursday that I have read, watched, listened to or otherwise found noteworthy.

A few photos from August 2025.

Thirteen things this Thursday that I have read, watched, listened to or otherwise found noteworthy.