After eight happy years of column writing, I think I’ll take that sabbatical
During lockdown writing this column was a refuge. Coming out the other end, it's time to try to make something new.
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Tracey Thorn writes the fortnightly “Off the Record” column for the New Statesman.
During lockdown writing this column was a refuge. Coming out the other end, it's time to try to make something new.
By Tracey ThornA lot of birdwatching seems to be quite disappointing, but as I stare through my binoculars at the sky…
By Tracey ThornIt makes me feel 100 years old to be complaining about the season’s over-commercialisation, but isn’t it really about…
By Tracey ThornAt last, I’m shaking my post-Covid state of mind.
By Tracey ThornIn a documentary on the Air studio, there is an absence of that ineffable vibe that turns some into…
By Tracey ThornThough the house seems to me, at my age and level of sensitivity, utterly repugnant, I can see that…
By Tracey ThornMy first meeting with Ben is mentioned only fleetingly. We went back to his room and listened to the…
By Tracey ThornOn a trip to Kent, I discover plenty of literary references – and a new zest for life.
By Tracey ThornHalfway through my interview at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, I have an awful moment when I seem to…
By Tracey Thorn