Recently, Tunzelmann has begun writing a weekly column for "The Guardian" entitled "Reel history", in which she discusses and rates popular films for their historical accuracy. She has also written for "The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, Conde Nast Traveller, BBC Lonely Planet Magazine", and "The Daily Beast". She published "Blood and Sand" about the Suez Crisis of 1956 in 2016.