Helen McGinn is married with three children and lives in the New Forest with too many dogs and a needy cat. She is also hopeless with a hangover, a condition which inspired her creating The Knackered Mother’s Wine Club, an award-winning blog and best-selling wine book. What authority does she have to author such a title? […]
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Inside Story with Humphrey: Darina Allen
Darina is a passionate and committed teacher, and a tireless ambassador for Irish food both at home and abroad, holding a string of positions in leading food organizations. They include being on the Taste Council of Irish Food Board, the chair of Artisan Food Forum of Food Safety Authority of Ireland, a trustee of the […]
Read MoreBook of the Month with Humphrey: Candide by Voltaire
In Candide, Voltaire threw down an audacious challenge to the philosophical views of the Enlightenment to create one of the most glorious satires of the eighteenth century. His eponymous hero is an innocent young man whose tutor, Pangloss, has instilled in him the belief that ‘all is for the best’. But when his love for the […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Norman Musa
We will be discussing his highly-acclaimed book Amazing Malaysian, which opens the door to more than a 100 Malaysian dishes that can be cooked in your own home with ingredients available at any supermarket. These are healthy, vibrant recipes with dazzling flavours and textures. Try, for example, an authentic satay, an aromatic curry, a laksa, or […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Austin S Camacho
Hannibal Jones, a troubleshooter and fighter of evil, is an apt balance to English cosy crime where the dogged investigator finds himself up against lethal organised crime and city corruption, usually with the sick and most vulnerable held hostage to their greed. Austin straddles the world of security and the military, handling media relations for […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Namita Gokhale
Namita’s latest novel The Blind Matriarch is a family saga told from the viewpoint of a blind grandmother living on the top floor of a rambling house, shared with her large extended family. This timely novel explores the clamour and complexity of multi-generational households in India and is described as “a clear-eyed chronicle of the […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: K J Howe
Where would you find The Day of the Jackal’s Frederick Forsyth, Game of Thrones’ George R. R. Martin, Rambo’s David Morell, and Jack Reacher’s Lee Child chatting together under one roof with a glittering array of authors, agents and publishers. The place would be the International Thriller Writers’ annual conference in New York hosted by […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Peter Hughes
Why is it so easy to hate and difficult to love? When societies fracture into warring tribes, we demonise those who oppose us. We tear down our statues, forgetting that what begins with the destruction of statues, often leads to the killing of people. In A History of Love and Hate in 21 Statues, Dr. […]
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