Thoughts of a Depressive Diplomatist

Another thing I didn't blog about during my little hiatus was the latest batch of medal auctions from the 'Big Four'.  On Monday...

A regular(ish) round-up of my book news. What I've bought this week... Doreen J Waugh, The Faces of Orkney: Stones, Skalds and Saint...

Last month I blogged about the Diagram Prize for the oddest book title of the year. I'm pleased to say that one of the books that I th...

Over at the Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor blog there's an interesting post on the royal attendees of the Pope Francis' inaugural...

I should have blogged about the Archbishop of Canterbury's enthronement on Thursday.  For one thing there's an interesting point to...

Apologies to those of you who come to this blog looking at things royalty-related (and I see from the visitor stats that this is is the ...

Thanks for those who got in touch with me with suggestions when I said the other day that I wasn't quite sure what to do with the st...

Kenny Ball (d. 7 Mar 2013) - Jazzman Daily Telegraph , 7 Mar 2013 Independent , 7 Mar 2013 Allan Calhamer (d. 25 Feb 2013)...

First an attack of Real World.  This might go some way to explaining why I've not been blogging so regularly over the last few months. ...

And let's talk about the one thing I haven't heard the pundits on yet.  No, not papal socks (Red or White anybody?): heraldry! ...

Trevor Grills (d. 11 Feb 2013) - singer of sea shanties. BBC 12 Feb 2013 Guardian 13 Feb 2013 Independent 14 Feb 2013 Reg T...

Just a note about two very different literary prizes. The shortlist for the Nebula Awards 2012 has been announced.  The Nebulas are one o...

The great and understated blog Dreams of Space celebrated its fourth birthday yesterday. The subject matter is nicely summed-up in its...

Just listening to the surprising news that Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of this month. Although commentators will be very quic...

Thanks to Victoria's Boys in Red , I've come across the Pulp-O-Mizer - a very cool tool for making your own pulp magazine covers. ...

Christie's most worrying book? Lovely story on Daily Telegraph website about the security services being worried that Agatha Christ...

As regular readers will know, I have been following the saga of the excavation in Leicester of what might be Richard III's remains...

A [supposedly] weekly round-up of my book news. What I've been reading.... Carried on with The Kingdom Beyond the Waves . Wha...

I'm sorry I haven't really blogged this week.  That's partly down the the fact that I was away for a few days last weekend an...

A weekly round-up of my book news. What I've read... Carried on with Barbarian Eye . Finished Life Class , read Nevil Shute, Ruin...