Features

Voices of the Windrush Generation

On the 75th Anniversary of The Windrush migration, author Alexis Keir, examines the emotional toll of this experience in his book, Windward Family.

LGBTQ+ advice from online Agony Uncles, Matthew & Ryan

The Stable Boy of Auschwitz Exclusive Extract

An exclusive extract of The Stable Boy of Auschwitz by Henry Oster and Dexter Ford.

What Can Two Gay Dads Teach Fathers About Parenting?

‘Everything had been a lie’

Hiking the stunning Tour Du Mont Blanc trail

How Sally Urwin Escaped From The Corporate Treadmill

Windward Family Exclusive Extract

An Exclusive Extract of Windward Family by Alexis Keir.

A childhood of lies

Trekking the West Highland Way

How Sally Urwin Found her Farming Feet

A Decade of Grief and Denial

Farm Forced to Host Weddings to Survive

I travelled to Palestine to trace my family’s roots

Munchausen’s and Me: ‘It Was Her Favourite Topic’

MY SON TOOK HIS LIFE WHEN HE WAS 17

A blind date that changed my life forever

THE BEST HIKING BACKPACK FOR THE TRAILS

‘I felt completely numb’

‘I really believed that America had cured her’

Moving to America: An Immigrant’s Story

7 Tips For Staying in Hostels

Life as the Only Black Girl in School

I WROTE A BOOK – THIS IS WHAT I FOUND HARD

Writing a book isn’t easy. Gail Muller describes the process, what she learnt, and what she found hard about it.

The joys of being a single mum

The Money Problem and Farming

How to approach ageing like a boss

‘My mum lied about everything’

Memories of Jerusalem

How to Stay Safe When Solo Hiking

The Soviet Union, America and Me

World Mental Health Day: Kerry Fisher and Pat Showa share their story

The Farmed

An exclusive from Florence Ọlájídé.

Exclusive Reveal: Windward Family by Alexis Keir

What Is It Like to Live on a Farm?

The Appalachian Trail vs The South West Coast Path

Gail Muller takes us behind the scenes on her journey through the wild outdoors.

#PitchThread

We’re super excited to be launching our first-ever Twitter event where non-fiction writers can pitch their ideas directly to the Thread editorial team.

Coconut Exclusive Extract

An Exclusive Extract of Coconut by Florence Ọlájídé. Read the first four chapters for free.

Objects that speak a thousand words

‘Why am I not white?’ Nan came and sat on the edge of my bed. A tender finger brushed against my cheek. ‘Everyone in this house is white. Why am I Black?’

My Memories of Movement by Florence Ọlájídé

As the Nigerian civil war drew to a close, my parents stopped home-schooling me and sent me to the local primary school…

Mama Yaba by Florence Ọlájídém

It was time to pay another visit to my neurotic great aunt, Mama Yaba, and for some unfathomable reason, Mum wanted me to take my youngest sister, Idowu with me…

Adventures on the Road

School holidays created an opportunity to travel to my dad’s home-town Ijebu-ode, the capital of Ijebu land, an area north east of Lagos.

An Ode To Fathers

In celebration of the incredible role that fathers play, we wanted to share an excerpt from Everything I’ve Learned About Motherhood (From My Single-Parent Dad) from our author Zeena Moolla.

Eight gift ideas way more meaningful than bath salts to give a mum on Mother’s Day

Want to show a mum some love? Well, step away from that last- in-the-bucket bouquet and hastily bought box of Black Magic…

Hi! I’m Zeena

In the previous blog post, I introduced you to my amazing Dad.  Now I’m introducing myself.

Meet My Dad by Zeena Moolla

Hi there, I’m Zeena Moolla, author of Everything I’ve Learned About Motherhood (From My Single-Parent Dad) and in this blog post I wanted to introduce you to my amazing Dad.