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The Chapel in the Wood by Dolores Gordon-Smith (cosy mystery)

One of Dolores Gordon-Smith's latest addition to her series of 1920s cosy mysteries, this is a very atmospheric story with a great (if small) cast of characters.

“Anders als die Andern” (Different from the Others) – Expressing Queerness on Screen in 1919 Germany

Thought lost to the hate of the Nazis for decades, Anders als die Andern, the first film that portrayed a realistic queer relationship, resurfaced in the 1970s

Murder on the Golden Arrow by Magda Alexander (cosy mystery)

A delightful cosy mystery set in 1920s London, with a spunky protagonist and a mysterious inspector. Aboard a train like the Orient Express.

Miracles (Roald Dahl)

"Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them." - Roald Dahl (quote)

A Quite Deadly Affair by Anthony Slayton (cosy mystery)

Writing mysteries is one of the hardest literary endeavours, in my opinion, because it requires skilful planning and a reasonably large cast of characters. But writing short mysteries is even more difficult because you need to work with a smaller amount of words – and endeavour of its own. Anthony Slayton succeeds in doing it […]

Writing Mysteries Like a Real Golden Age Author – An Author Interview with Anthony Slayton

Writing Mysteries Like a Real Golden Age Author - An author Interview with Anthony Slayton

A Most Efficient Murder by Anthony Slayton (historical novel)

First instalment in Anthony Slayton's cosy mystery series. An introduction to the life of the English upper class seen by a keen-eyed WWI veteran.

Zest (Enter the New Woman #AtoZChallenge 2022)

They called her vampire. They called her ugly, unattractive, unfit to vote. They called her destroyer of family and society. Nothing deterred the New Woman.

Youth Culture (Enter the New Woman #AtoZChallenge 2022)

In the 1920s, a new youth culture emerged. Not simply a marker of age anymore, youth became a state of mind, the adherence to a separate culture with its own values and attitudes. 

XX Century Women Around the World (Enter the New Woman #AtoZChallenge 2022)

The New Woman was certainly born in the U.S., but manifestations of her appeared worldwide. And everywhere, she was a harbinger of modernity.