18 June, 2013
Category: Literature
10 June, 2013
Neutralising Orwell
The prize which bears George Orwell's name pays no homage to the polemical principles which charged his work.
The Creations of Edward Thomas
Despite problems of retrospect, this novel about the making of the poet is a valuable contribution as interest in Thomas grows.
Novel Conceits
Hamid's experiments with genre and form are a singular achievement, not an agenda for the fiction of globalisation.
27 May, 2013
The Negative of Love
Revisiting Julian Barnes's latest book, Luke Brunning charts a journey towards the moral space of grief.
Naming the Rose
The aim is laudable but the results are disappointing in this new approach to Romantic culture through botany.
Harder Than You Think
To read popular music as social discourse first we must hear it on its own terms, says Matthew Western (feat. Public Enemy).
