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The Silver Book – Olivia Laing

Published By: Hamish HamiltonPages: 288Released On: 06/11/2025 It is September 1974. Two men meet by chance in Venice. One is a young English artist, in panicked flight from London. The other is Danilo Donati, the magician of Italian cinema, the designer responsible for realising the spectacular visions of Fellini and Pasolini. Donati is in VeniceContinue reading “The Silver Book – Olivia Laing”

Dead and Alive – Zadie Smith

Published By: Hamish HamiltonPages: 336Released On: 30/10/2025 In this keenly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects which have captured her attention in recent years. She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invitesContinue reading “Dead and Alive – Zadie Smith”

Cursed Bread – Sophie Mackintosh

Published By: Hamish HamiltonPages: 192Released On: 02/03/2023 Elodie is the baker’s wife. A plain, unremarkable woman, ignored by her husband and underestimated by her neighbours, she burns with the secret desire to be extraordinary. One day a charismatic new couple appear in town – the ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet – and Elodie quicklyContinue reading “Cursed Bread – Sophie Mackintosh”