Michael Haag

A postcard from a friend.  Hope the voyage is a long one. As you set out for Ithaka hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, ...

This is the cover artwork for The Durrells of Corfu .  From left to right are Larry, Leslie, Gerry, Louisa (Mother) an...

Man with a bow tie. I recently received this postcard of a man wearing a bow tie.  Thank you.  You know who you are.

The Taygetus range in spring rising like a wall above Sparta. Over the years I have spent quite a bit of time in the Mani, that ...

Q: What surprised you most along the way of researching Mary Magdalene and writing this book? A: I suppose what surprised me most was ho...

Aphrodite by Clea Badaro. Gulf News reports an exhibition at the Sharjah Art Museum in the United Arab Emirates which is unusual, poss...

The Venetian Harbour at Rethymnon. The most recent Lawrence Durrell conference was held at the Rethymnon campus of the University of Cr...

Booking now for a world cruise. A thoughtful friend has drawn my attention to the Second Coming of Noah's Ark.  Possibly the last ...

The hope of Europe. This Greek newspaper headline of some days ago reads 'Europe now hopes for a miracle'.  I am not sure what m...

Harvard professor Karen King has now conceded that the papyrus she named The Gospel of Jesus' Wife is probably a fake . Actually ...

Zahar publishers of Rio de Janeiro have acquired the exclusive Portuguese rights in Brazil to The Quest for Mary Magdalene . ‘We very mu...

I have only just come upon this mention of An Alexandria Anthology in Aramco World magazine.  You can read the original by clicking her...

The Lawrennce Durrell conference will be held at Rethymnon in Crete this June. At the end of June I will be at Rethymnon in Crete where ...

The 24 bus sets out from South End Green near Hampstead Heath. After my journey to the end of the Metropolitan Line at Chesham , I thoug...