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City Hall Park is one of those rare quarters of New York – a green space that has remained green since it was first laid down by the city planners. You can see quite clearly from the four [...]

I’ve become a bit obsessed with New York’s Trinity Church over the last few years. It’s hard not to, when you’re writing historical fiction based around Wall Street. If [...]

You may not believe this, but we are in the midst of an independent bookstore boom. This week, the new York bookstore Shakespeare & Co. announced that it will open three new stores, two of [...]

Some good reads in Barry Forshaw’s latest review column. The Kremlin’s Candidate by Jason Matthews, The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indriðason, Exhibit Alexandra by Natasha Bell, The Smiling [...]

I just discovered Jack Reacher coffee. I love the blurb: “Robust. Full-bodied. Battle-tested.” Marketing hyperbole aside, it sounds like it ticks the box for Reacher’s taste. [...]