It's that time of year again! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Radio 3's Train Tracks, celebrating 200 years of locomotives, has been a joy, a lesson in what broadcasting can be.

Taking life beckwards. chrisnickson.co.uk/2025/09/24/t...

Radio Tarifa return with a new take on their Andaulsian fusions on 'La Noche' (Buda). Chris Nickson reviews. @chrisnickson2.bsky.social @rootsworld.bsky.social www.rootsworld.com/reviews/tari...

For the morning/afternoon crew chrisnickson.co.uk/2025/09/24/t...

Saddened to read that bassist Danny Thompson (Pentangle, John Martyn, so many others) has died.

Does Farage's inexplicably rich house-owning gf have leave to remain?

I have been to Sheepscar and Beck...come with me and step into history. chrisnickson.co.uk/2025/09/24/t...

The weight of praise and superlatives can only cover the rot and the lies for so long.

What else can I say? "vividly evokes the atmosphere of nineteenth-century Leeds and keeps the plot tense and twisty throughout." Booklist "A first-rate, complex mystery that delves deeply into the many social injustices of the time.” Kirkus Reviews Pre-order it here: shorturl.at/OvcGc - out Oct 7

It's 7.46 am and I haven't seen any people floating up to the skies. Maybe Leeds is so wicked we're all getting left behind? If true, we should be odds on the win the Premier this season. And rule the world. Time for more tea, probably.

Farage spouting overtly racist shit that could never legally happen just to keep himself in front of the public. A racist with someone else's money is still a racist. A conman with his hand in your pocket is still a conman. A liar speaking is still going to be telling lies.

Ye older unboxing video. Just take a look at this handsome devil.

A few things the US trade magazines have said about my books: "superb...stellar" "in the front rank of historical mystery writers" "historical mysteries don't get much better than this" "superlative" Read A Rage Of Souls and find out what the fuss is about. Pre-order here: shorturl.at/xrpag

Well, look at me...I've submitted my self-assessment tax return.

For the afternoon/morning crowd chrisnickson.co.uk/2025/09/17/l...

Allow me to pique your interest for a couple of minutes... chrisnickson.co.uk/2025/09/17/l...

It's out next month. You can pre-order at shorturl.at/nd27K

On Trump's state visit, they should let Andrew meet him. After all, they have mutual friends

If Farage's partner bought a house in Clacton with her own money, why is *he* consulting a tax accountant if it's nothing to do with him?

Come and spend a few minutes with me in Green Dragon Yard...I want to tell you a story about some raging souls... chrisnickson.co.uk/2025/09/10/a...

Funny how Farage is suddenly silent for once when questions he needs to answer suddenly appear? Is he formulating his lies?

Deeper, darker, the final Smon Westow novel pulls you into the shadows and doesn't let you go. It's what you need as the nights turn darker. Trust me. Pre-order here: shorturl.at/j735d ot the cpeast hardback price, free UK shipping: shorturl.at/7Qzq2

You know, since Farage seems to have his party - sorry, his company - copy everything Trump proposes, it makes you wonder how much he follows his hero...maybe there are files he'd rather never saw the light of day, too...

Plum and apple crumble. Piece removed for testing.

Remember, your gallons of milkshakes bring Farage to the humiliation yard.

Mad Nads abandons her true love, Boris. Only problem? She's irrelevant in the world and seeking publicity.

Early morning allotment haul; a couple of courgettes (of course), blackberries, autumn raspberries, a couple of kilos of plums, several kilos of apples. A fine way to start the day.

Farage feels the UK is like N Korea when it comes to free speech, does he? Perhaps we should send him there to check. We don't have to let him come back.

Come and enter the darkness. Pre-order here: shorturl.at/3olF5

September 3, 1939. Remember and fight fascism.

Coming next month and it's going to be big....why not pre-oder it now and jump to the head of the queue? shorturl.at/Eg6Jt

Rain, lovely rain

I don't want to see Labour placate the right-wing zealots, even during silly season. I'd like to see them stand up and oppose the Tories and Reform, to state their case loudly, proudly, and thump their opponnents into oblivion.

Want to read the very last Simon Westow mystery before it's published? If you're on NetGalley you can download it for free - just leave a review when you've finished. www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

A Rage Of Souls. Booklist says it "vividly evokes the atmosphere of nineteenth-century Leeds and keeps the plot tense and twisty throughout." Kirkus: "A first-rate, complex mystery that delves deeply into the many social injustices of the time." You can pre-order now : tinyurl.com/2x2yn5w3

Unbefukinglievable

Do I have this right? Farage wants to deport every Reform voter to Ascencion Island so they can start a new society which isn't subject to the ECHR?

I see Farage is desperate to exploit the immigration non-crisis he manufactured so he can get the racist vote.

The IDF is investigating two strikes on a Gaza hospital to discover why they only killed 20 people, including 5 journalists.

Carnival 2025

Well, I now seem to have most of next year's allotment seeds. And onions and potatoes ordered. For once, I'm on top of things.

There's "A New Eve Rising" with The New Eves. Part modern punk meets modern hippie, with plenty of wild energy and abandon, everything done with absolute intensity and commitment. Chris Nickson @chrisnickson2.bsky.social reviews in RootsWorld @rootsworld.bsky.social @transgressive.bsky.social

Some of the colours of Harlow Carr this morning.

No mutiny, all bounty.

Highly recommended! Chris does it again, breaks my heart with a beautiful final entry in a great series. 💙📚 #mysteries #historicalfiction

If you're on NetGalley, the final Simon Westow book, A Rage of Souls is now available to read ...out October 5. Please, though, leave a review! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

The first allotment ear of corn for 2025

Leeds market 9 am Monday