Reading Lamp Press
Journal
Every novel starts with something real. Here we write about it: the facts, the history and the people behind the stories. With sources, and without spoilers.
Work & family
The women who look after Europe’s parents
Live-in carers from Eastern Europe keep hundreds of thousands of elderly people at home. What their lives are like, and what they leave behind.
Online life
“Good morning, my dear”: how romance scams find lonely people
Who is really writing those messages, why the scripts work so well, and the warning signs worth knowing.
Technology
Talking to the machine at 3 a.m.
Loneliness, late nights and AI companions: what we know so far about the voices people turn to when no one else is awake.