
Art in Fiction: Autumn by Ali Smith and The Muse by Jessie Burton
When fiction attempts to incorporate art and artists, it can often end badly. Descriptions of the act of creating can read like bad...

Watership Down by Richard Adams
Illustration by Anna Seibæk Torp-Pedersen With the recent passing of Richard Adams, an author, father and service man, I wanted to bring...

In Praise of the Baileys Prize on International Women’s Day
Firstly, happy International Women’s Day! Secondly, before you ask, International Men’s Day in on the 19th of November. Today is also the...


Dublin: City of Books
Book of Knell, Illustration by Emily Knapp From the grand libraries that are full of wonder, to the small second-hand books stalls and...

Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg - Catalogue Review You can purchase Robert Rauschenberg from Museum Bookstore for the discounted price of £32.95...


The Nose by Nikolai Gogol
Enter Nikolai Gogol’s The Nose, a work of wild surrealism that is just the thing to reset your mind and lift your spirits. Although Gogol...


Eyes on the Prizes
Should you care about literary prizes? Autumn is the most exciting time of year for books. Hundreds of long-awaited titles are released...
On R. A. Villanueva’s These Bodies Lacking Parts
Term has ended and I finally feel comfortable reading books that are available beyond the vaults of the Courtauld Library. Recently, I...


Review: ‘The Elephant’s Journey’ by José Saramago
Illustration: Tomiris The Elephant’s Journey was first published as A Viagem do Elefante in 2008, translated and published in English in...
Insight of “A” Critic; Book Review on ‘A is a Critic’ writings from The Spectator by Andrew Lambirth
“I have never invented anything. I have only, perhaps more than others, shown or brought forward that which is already there.” Anselm...