Jan Morris by Sara Wheeler review – masterly account of a flawed figure The journalistic adventurer and trans trailblazer is revealed as brilliant, prolific and deeply selfish The Guardian - UK · Apr 6
Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours The courts are a clumsy means to negotiate social relationships. Let organisations make up their own minds about inclusion, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
A place at the farmer’s table on a foodie trip to Trieste On the border with Slovenia, the Italian region of Friuli–Venezia Giulia continues a centuries-old tradition of farms opening their doors and serving up a feast to the public The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2025
Best memoirs of all time Delve into fascinating, gut-wrenching and healing snippets of life Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2024
Trip of the week: the glories of Trieste – then and now As the great seaport of the Habsburg empire, Trieste was a “thriving ethnic, financial and cultural crossroads”, dubbed “Europiccola” (Europe in miniature) by James Joyce. Then came the First World War, and the grand geopolitical shifts of the 20th century, which left it ever more isolated – hemmed in on… The Week · Apr 17, 2023
The best books to give as presents this Christmas Authors and Observer critics choose the books they will be giving as gifts this year – and the one they’d like to find in their own stocking The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022
Jan Morris: Life from Both Sides by Paul Clements review – explorer, author… enigma The great travel writer and transgender pioneer was a mystery to many people, including her biographer, who knew her for 30 years The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022
Jan Morris: Life from Both Sides review – flights of fancy Paul Clements tracks Morris’s pinballing writing career from Everest to empire and beyond in this engaging biography The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022
Send a tip on your most fascinating city for the chance to win a £200 holiday voucher For Jan Morris it was not-quite Italian Trieste, but which city or town gets your senses buzzing? The best tip wins £200 towards a Sawday’s stay The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022