Matt Blake
@mattblakeUK
Author/Journalist | My book HEARTH OF DARKNESS (@eandtbooks) out 30 OCT 2025 | Agent: Dotti Irving @greyhoundlitag
1/3 I’m happy to announce that, a year after signing with @eandtbooks, my book is coming out on 30 OCTOBER 2025 HEARTH OF DARKNESS is a true story about the secrets houses keep, and how little we know about their mysteries. Pre-order @Waterstones: bit.ly/4nU6nEf
4. “Lying at the intersection of real estate, horror, and murder mystery is this gripping essay by Matt Blake. Have you ever considered your house’s past?” —@wells_ca spotlights this fascinating @guardian story on the history of @mattblakeUK’s house: theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…
If your home had a dark past... would you want to know? #HearthOfDarkness by @mattblakeuk is a true story of how it feels to find out that your house was once the home of an evil killer - the #E17 Night Stalker. Out 30 October. Pre-order @Waterstones: bit.ly/4nU6nEf
Writing a book is just like reading a book except the book hates you
Poetry is often in thrall to innovation and complexity. So I have been trying to write something incredibly simple about a really commonplace experience...
'Progenitor and flunky, / the maker made to wait, / I tut, and twirl the house-keys, / reminding you you’re late.' 'Ready or Not' by Graeme Richardson the-tls.co.uk/articles/ready…
This is just… a devastatingly beautiful work by @morwennastar. So painful, so honest, so touching. READ IT
In today’s @GdnSaturday - this is the story of the first year of Ivan’s life which was also the last year of my mother’s. Caring for them both was magical and utterly unbearable at the same time. It’s also the story of having a bf like @oscarrickettnow theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
Today's history article pick courtesy of the free monthly Damn History newsletter for readers & writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer @mattblakeuk and @guardian! Like history? Check out Damn History: tinyletter.com/jelhai theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…
Les dimanches sont faits pour ce genre de lectures : comment réagit-on quand on emménage dans une maison où a vécu un criminel ? Par @mattblakeUK : theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…
"All houses have histories. But how much thought do we give to what happened in them before we moved in?" #longreads @mattblakeUK @guardian theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…?
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I wrote about what happens when you find out your house has a dark past. Because it happened to me | via @guardian theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…
I wrote about what happens when you find out your house has a dark past. Because it happened to me | via @guardian theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…
Fortnightly 79: #CoReadingVirus Nan Shepherd's 'The Living Mountain' with @RobGMacfarlane | Thinking about 'Hamlet' | Funny stories via @MartinDoyleIT | Tayto crisps & @rosielanners | Bedtime stories with @mattblakeUK | Steinbeck with @kennypieper | mailchi.mp/3cadae10e0bc/n…
‘Reading to children has magical powers.’ Separated from his daughter by the lockdown, @mattblakeUK was forced to figure out a new way to read to her, from afar. Read his touching essay in full here. bit.ly/ReadingBedtime…
So, I did a bit on reading stories to The Kid while we're separated by coronavirus, and the magical powers of children's books. Also, Burglar Bill is a vital morality tale and the best picture book ever written, imho! | via @PenguinUKBooks penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/…
Next up I want Kate Winslet’s advice on surviving a shipwreck and erasing all your memories after a bad relationship
Kate Winslet starred in the film Contagion about a hypothetical virus outbreak and gives tips on how to keep safe during the #coronavirus pandemic. Get the latest #COVID19 news here: trib.al/8wQG3tb
🙏🏻It’s down to youth #YouthCan thanks @DDoubleE7 👀 #vote
Pretty sure that's Southwark Bridge @IrishTimesWorld
London Bridge closed after reports of gunfire irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/… via @IrishTimesWorld
It's not just the mistress of madness and baby-turtle guidance system. The moon also destroyed my entire bedtime parenting strategy... penguin.co.uk/articles/child…