It has been a lively run in the press and on air for Cull & Co authors, with political history, spycraft and sharp cultural commentary all jostling for attention.
We start with Seth Thevoz, whose work continues to rattle the crockery in Westminster. An archived extract doing the rounds captures his characteristic mix of archival ferreting and wry prose, reminding readers why his investigations travel so well beyond the committee room read it here.
Michael Robb’s Shelf Life keeps prompting conversations about the past, present and future of bookselling. The notices have been steady and enthusiastic, and the author has been out and about discussing the trade with the sort of good humour that only a lifetime at the coalface can produce. The TLS reviewed his book to cap off a wonderful publication period.
Over in the culture wars corner, Nigel Winter sharpened the quill for Country Squire, delivering “Vive la Goddess!” – a spirited, mischievous meditation on our current taste for idols and iconoclasm alike. It is a lively read, and very Nigel. Dive in.
On geopolitics, Joe Luc Barnes has been charting the EU’s renewed attention to Central Asia. His recent video explainer lays out the energy, security and trade stakes with clarity, the sort of briefing you can watch over a coffee and come away feeling properly briefed. Watch here. His debut book Farewell to Russia – A Journey Through the Former USSR, will be published in March 2026.
Tom Gaisford’s debut novel Sanctuary has opened doors well beyond the book pages. In The Times he described writing as an alternative form of advocacy, reframing legal experience as narrative muscle archived link. The Channel Islands press also took notice, with Bailiwick Express praising the lawyer-turned-author’s asylum thriller for its moral clarity and pace review.
In music and mythmaking, Sean Egan’s Decade of Dissent has drawn nods from both niche and mainstream outlets. All About The Rock spotlighted the book’s case that 1960s Dylan changed more than just chord progressions review, while SPIN zoomed out to the wider cultural shockwaves of the period feature.
From Wall Street to Washington, Jake Donoghue unpacked the uneasy courtship between Trumpworld and crypto for The Spectator – a cool-headed piece arguing for scepticism amid the laser-eyes and conference razzmatazz read.
And then there is Tim Willasey-Wilsey, everywhere at once. Reviews have been generous, from The Telegraph’s take on The Spy and the Devil review to Gill Bennett’s thoughtful assessment at Engelsberg Ideas review, KCSi’s write-up from Andrew Boyd review, and an international angle from The Wire in India feature. The Times ran two historical pieces tied to the book’s themes – one on the British charm that opened doors in Hitler’s inner circle read, another asking whether a British spy helped topple Labour’s first government read. Alan Judd weighed in at The Spectator on how much we really knew in the early 1930s column, while The Scotsman revisited the enduring relevance of a 1938 MI6 warning column. For contemporary policy, RUSI carried his argument that America, in the Trump era, cannot be taken on trust and asks what the UK should do next commentary.
Broadcast has matched print. Tim joined BBC Radio 4’s Today for a brisk five-minute segment that distilled the book’s core question of risk and deception listen, sparred amiably with Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio watch, and spoke at length to Giles Brown on Talk Radio Europe for a thoughtful twenty-two minute conversation listen.
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