Gregory Stout never set out to become a crime writer. His path wound through railroads, classrooms and corporate boardrooms before it led him into the world of private eyes and noir. Today, the Shamus Award-winning American author is best known for his Jackson Gamble series, a set of novels that combine sharp plotting with emotional weight and a distinctly old-school sensibility. Stout’s journey began in an unlikely place — the daily commuter train into Chicago in the 1980s. “Riding the train downtown in the morning, I read the newspaper. Coming home, I read books, mostly mysteries, a lot of PI…
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Building Resilience Through Play: How Tradie Roo Aims to Inspire the Next Generation When former child psychotherapist Lynne Jackson first imagined Tradie Roo, she wasn’t just thinking about books or toys. She was building something much bigger — a world where children can explore emotional resilience, life skills, and confidence through play. Today, that vision is becoming reality, with Tradie Roo expanding into a growing ecosystem of stories, characters, and even a forthcoming educational app. Lynne’s path to this moment wasn’t straightforward. She grew up in Liverpool, in the north of England, raised by her mother as an only child.…
For business strategist Glenis Gassmann, the biggest barrier to growth isn’t lack of knowledge. It’s lack of consistent action. Her new book, Why Knowing Isn’t Enough: The No-Fluff Guide to Building a Business That Finally Turns Actions Into Profits, speaks directly to business owners who feel like they should be further ahead by now. The ones who plan, visualise, strategise — but rarely follow through. “This is your no-fluff guide to closing the gap between ambition and execution,” the book promises. “You don’t need another strategy. You need momentum.” Gassmann has spent more than 35 years in business — building…
Romance, as we know it, has always been a story people tell themselves. But what happens when those stories no longer fit the world we live in? Author Khel Kalyan is raising that question with his new book Make Love Not Marriage, a bold and provocative exploration of the expectations, ideals, and cultural baggage surrounding modern relationships. Kalyan’s project is not a rejection of love, intimacy, or partnership. Instead, it is a direct challenge to the idea that marriage — or any single structure — should be treated as the ultimate proof of connection. By laying bare the contradictions between…
Over the past fifteen years, the founder of Viral Creator Pro has become a fixture in the creator economy, building an audience of more than 17 million followers and generating an astonishing 5 billion organic video views across platforms. In the last half decade, his expertise in the industry has generated more than half a million dollars in income. His work has led to high profile brand collaborations, partnerships and affiliations with household names like Taco Bell, Amazon Prime Video, and singer Jay Sean. Now, Watts is turning his own playbook into a system for others. His course, Viral Creator…
London-based couple Jake and Max have built a following of more than 100,000 across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube by doing something deceptively simple: sharing their relationship as it really is. Their mix of humour, lifestyle content, and candid conversations has landed them coverage in Metro, The Mirror, and Gay London Life — and now they’re preparing to launch a new series focused on queer-owned businesses and safe spaces. From TikTok to the Newsroom In May, Metro readers met the couple in its What I Rent series, where they described paying £1,500 for their one-bedroom South London flat and their hopes…
In parts of rural Eastern and Northern Uganda, children still gather under trees for lessons. Classrooms, if they exist at all, are often overcrowded or in crumbling buildings. In many communities, there is simply no safe place to learn. NEXIM International Development Organization (NIDO) was created to change that. An international social enterprise, NIDO works with local communities to build and furnish schools in under-resourced areas, starting with projects at Cambridge Secondary School in Uganda. The organisation began its non-profit building work in partnership with Cambridge Secondary School, where it has constructed a library, a computer lab, and a boys’…
London audiences have long embraced musicians whose work transcends language, relying on melody and mood to convey emotion. Texas-based pianist and composer Thomas Cunningham belongs to that rare group. His original piano works — rich with feeling, shaped by lived experience — have found a growing audience far beyond his home state, including listeners across the UK. Cunningham’s musical identity cannot be separated from his other calling. Away from the keys, he works as a pediatric echocardiographic sonographer in Houston, part of a specialist medical team that diagnoses and helps treat some of the most complex congenital heart conditions in…
With decades of experience across TV, film, and literature — including the veterinary-inspired drama Wolf Doctor — MJ Politis is opening select upcoming projects to international co-production opportunities. Canadian-born filmmaker, author, and academic MJ Politis has always moved between disciplines with unusual fluency. His career spans decades in science, medicine, television, and writing — and now he is positioning his latest film projects for the global stage, with an open invitation to UK-based producers and partners to join him in bringing distinctive stories to life. “I’ve never been interested in formula,” Politis says. “If I wanted to repeat what’s already…
London is a city that never takes its foot off the accelerator. It’s a place where ambition hums in the streets, where success is measured in deadlines met, deals closed, and targets exceeded. But for those living at that pace, the shine can start to dull. Wendy Paquette knows this world well. She works with the high-performing humans who others assume have it all figured out — the elite, the ones whose successes seem nearly impossible to most, and yet make it look effortless. But behind the scenes, even the strongest leaders secretly battle the little monkey on their back…