PinnedInIberosphericalbyMatthew Clapham·Jun 22Book Launch News: From Benidorm to MadridThe non-fiction book which began as a series of articles in this publication is now a physical realityA response icon6A response icon6
PinnedMatthew Clapham·Mar 11The League of Eponymous JellyfishChapter 1 of a silly, satirical, speculative novel with a somewhat serious messageA response icon13A response icon13
PinnedInA-CulturatedbyMatthew Clapham·Dec 6, 2024“I Drink Coffee, Don’t Take Tea, My Dear”I’m an Englishman in new shoes, that now fit like old slippers. Have I gone native?A response icon36A response icon36
PinnedInIberosphericalbyMatthew Clapham·Jun 1, 2024Must Tourism Always Kill the Goose That Lays the Golden Egg?Even in towns off the beaten track, it doesn’t take much to disrupt the appeal of the local way of lifeA response icon59A response icon59
PinnedInA-CulturatedbyMatthew Clapham·May 14, 2024The Hardest Phrase in the World to Translate: ‘A Nice Cup of Tea’There is far more cultural content in that ceramic vessel than just a hot beverageA response icon148A response icon148
InThe PubbyMatthew Clapham·May 19How I Got a Publishing Contract for My Non-Fiction Book‘Start at the bottom, and stay there.’ An unambitious but successful gambit?A response icon16A response icon16
InIberosphericalbyMatthew Clapham·May 15Andalucían? There Is No Such Thing!The inconsistencies and pitfalls of Spanish and other foreign placenames in EnglishA response icon5A response icon5
InThe PubbyMatthew Clapham·May 12Some Awkward Questions for Literary AgentsI expect a reply in two to three months. Or not at all. That’s how it works, right?A response icon10A response icon10
InThe PubbyMatthew Clapham·May 3How I Promoted My Self-Published NovelA bunch of half-hearted failures, and maybe some prospects of successA response icon55A response icon55
InIberosphericalbyMatthew Clapham·May 1A Tale of Two MGs: Cars, Heritage and a Changing WorldHow a single badge on an SUV in Spain reflects centuries of shifting dynamicsA response icon10A response icon10
