June 8, 2021 Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal Translated by Jessica Moore Reviewed by Annabel Maylis de Kerangal is a novelist whose primary focus is not the characters that people her books,…
February 4, 2021 The Death of Francis Bacon by Max Porter Reviewed by Annabel Max Porter emerged on the British literary scene in the mid-2010s as an author to be watched. His debut 2015 novella…
January 28, 2020 Art Essentials: Impressionism by Ralph Skea Review by Liz Dexter Another volume in the excellently done Art Essentials series, this volume on Impressionism is written by Ralph Skea, an artist…
October 8, 2019 Art Essentials: Street Art by Simon Armstrong Review by Liz Dexter The Art Essentials series aims to be engaging, accessible, authoritative, richly illustrated and expertly written and conceived, and with a…
May 7, 2019 So Much Longing in So Little Space: The Art of Edvard Munch by Karl Ove Knausgaard Translated by Ingvild Burkey Reviewed by Jean Morris This is a book for fans of Karl Ove Knausgaard who also love the work of…
October 27, 2015 Rembrandt’s Mirror by Kim Devereux Reviewed by Victoria The first thing – inescapable – that you notice about this book is what a beautiful object it is. With gilt-tipped…
October 8, 2014 How to be Both by Ali Smith Reviewed by Harriet Devine I’m not one of those people who rush out and buy all the Booker longlisted books on principle, or even…
July 8, 2014 The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Review by Harriet Have you ever had the experience of finishing a book and feeling as if you will never find another one that…
