Meditating on Yoga
Lucy Kenningham
“My only real problem,” states Emmanuel Carrère in the first few pages of his newly-translated 2019 book Yoga,...
Meditating on Yoga
Lucy Kenningham
“My only real problem,” states Emmanuel Carrère in the first few pages of his newly-translated 2019 book Yoga,...
In Review: The Order of Time
Sam Griffin
In many ways, the title of this book is paradoxical. After the first few chapters, the notion that...
Who Reads Cynthia Ozick?
Toby Lloyd
Among writers, Cynthia Ozick’s reputation could make titans jealous. Beloved by anthologists and prize-givers alike, her trophy cabinet...
What Do Men Want?
Oliver Lewis
Here’s a problem for bright minds to solve: a well-mannered, highly respected, and commonsensical feminist thinker is forced...
Analysing Mark Fisher's Last Crumbs
Isis Menteth Wheelwright
It’s difficult to review a work that was never finished, or intended to be published. Postcapitalist Desire: The...
Sex Robots & Vegan Meat - Reviewed
Alisdair Grice
Warning: pay close attention to punctuation, readers. I erroneously read the title of journalist Jenny Kleeman’s book as...
The Case for Degrowth
Oliver Danger Lewis
The Case for Degrowth has a very simple basis: compound economic growth is both unsustainable and undesirable. When...
Apologies for the Convenience
Saanya Gulati
Imagine if your job was so intrinsically linked to your identity that to be without it would cause...
Hurricane Season Reviewed
Sean McDonagh
Relentlessly dragging the reader on the trail of a mysterious murder, Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season, expertly translated by...
Nightwood in the 21st Century
Cal Bakaya
Reading Djuna Barnes’ Nightwood is like watching an Olympic gymnastics routine. You find yourself enthralled by Barnes’ contortion...
Dream House as Review
Lucy Mordaunt
The disappearance of Lauren Spierer, a 20 year old who went missing from Bloomington, Indiana in 2011, appears...
Hamnet: No Escape From Reality
Flora Medford
Despite sharing both origin and eponym, Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel Hamnet and the infamous play Hamlet are two...