Andrew Martin is an English journalist, rail historian, crime novelist, and writer of fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of more than 30 books, many about railways. He is also a broadcaster, and writes a Substack, Reading on Trains.
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2026
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From the storyThe night before my brother’s second wedding, he held a rehearsal dinner that was, per contemporary tradition, a rehearsal only for the pained social interactions that were to follow the next day. I was one of the guests of honor at an overpriced restaurant in the New Jersey town where we’d grown up, and my gift for diplomacy rendered me essential to my brother’s hopes for a successful weekend. But who tells stories about successful weekends?
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Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine August 2024 · Aug 1, 2024
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Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in New York City in June 1850, it is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States. Harper's Magazine has won 22 National Magazine Awards.
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