This is the first in a series of posts that I will be publishing this academic year; I am writing them as I return to teaching following some time away due to other duties. The posts will be broadl…

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Here's a famous quote from Douglas Adams... I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by. I love deadlines too. But not for the reason he did. Deadlines are, in my view, one of the most powerful tools in the writer's arsenal, provided you use them wisely and don't kid yourself you're making progress when you're not.

We like to do things differently at Venice Noir. Yes, there are plenty of sessions discussing crime and thriller fiction with some top authors. But we also want to delve beneath the surface and investigate some of the things that set the world of dark fiction ticking in the first place. I’m lucky enough to be chairing (in a very light, hands-off way) two fascinating events in this area of the festival, so I thought I’d take time to tell you a little about them.

The leader of North East Lincolnshire Council says Reform UK's James Sawkins remains a councillor.

To conclude his WWI series, Norky reflects on the tactics employed in this terrible war, ending on a happier note in modern-day Poperinge