If you’re a writer, you’ve probably already discovered the delightful rabbit warrens that make up Substack. What’s not to like? You can fritter away those hours when your magnus opus has …

It is forty years exactly since my father died. Robert Felix Landor (geb. Landauer) would have been ninety-nine; that’s not an impossible age to imagine. Today my thoughts have been ranging over th…

I have a few copies of my memoir Stumbling Stones: The Holocaust, my family and me that I’m offering for sale at retail price, (hardback 19.99, paperback 9.99), free postage to UK addresses, while …

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Writing a newsletter feels like that conundrum of employment vs unemployment – you either have Money or Time; they are mutually exclusive. Blog writing is similar: when nothing much is happening in…

An important milestone  It came to me with a jolt that it’s almost a year since the publication of my memoir, Stumbling Stones: the Holocaust, my family and me. The timespan between start…

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In his Homily on Christmas Day, 25 December 2025, Pope Leo XIV said: “Dear brothers and sisters, since the Word was made flesh, humanity now speaks, crying out with God’s own desire to encoun…

Barbara Stevenson, a fellow Orkney author, interviewed me about my recently published memoir Stumbling Stones: the Holocaust, my family and me’. Barbara:  Your book focuses on your …

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Wherever you are in your writing career, it’s easy to assume that what you want is big advances, a high profile, major prizes, and festival appearances because that’s what every writer wants, right?

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Cumberland Council has set the wheels in motion for divestment from companies that either supply arms to Israel or support settlements in the Palestinian Territories

Or: why I have a blog now.

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I was delighted to be asked to join the book blog tour for Stephanie Butland’s latest novel, The second chance book club. I enjoyed reading two of her previous books, Found in a bookshop and Lost f…

5/5: Just finished reading this heartwarming book. Miriam Landor not only uncovers the fascinating story of her German Jewish ancestors, it’s also a look back on her own amazing life! I loved the book...

On 6th April 1320 the barons and freeholders of the Kingdom of Scotland wrote a letter to Pope John XXII. The letter asked the pope to recognise Scotland's independence and acknowledge Robert the Bruce as the country's lawful king. Written in Latin, it was sealed by eight earls and about 40 barons. It was authenticated by seals, as documents at that time were not signed.

10th annual event for writers to reach publishers and literary agents with a maximum 280 character pitch on Bluesky.