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Reviews: Culture

Reviews about art and culture (including writing technique).

Book review: ‘The Bookseller’s Tale’ by Martin Latham

‘The Bookseller’s Tale’ by Martin Latham

The story of our love affair with books.

Published 07-Jan-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture Tags: reviews, Stense

Book review: ‘W.G. Sebald’ by Uwe Schütte

‘W.G. Sebald’ by Uwe Schütte

The writer and his work.

Published 07-Dec-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, People Tags: reviews, W.G. Sebald

Book review: ‘Renegade’ by Mark E. Smith

‘Renegade’ by Mark E Smith

The lives and tales of Mark E. Smith.

Published 04-Nov-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, People Tags: Mark E Smith, reviews, The Fall (band)

Book review: ‘The Secret Life of Books’ by Tom Mole

‘The Secret History of Books’ by Tom Mole

Why they mean more than words.

Published 14-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture Tags: reviews, Tom Mole

Book review: ‘The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction’ by Sally Cline & Midge Gillies

‘The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction’ by Cline & Gillies

Writing about Travel, Nature, Food, Feminism, History, Science, Death, Friendship and Sexuality.

Published 03-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, Essays Tags: on writing, reviews

Book review: ‘First You Write a Sentence’ by Joe Moran

‘First You Write a Sentence’ by Joe Moran

The elements of reading, writing… and life.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, Essays Tags: on writing, reviews

Book review: ‘Draft No. 4’ by John McPhee

Draft No. 4

Essays on factual writing.

Published 01-Nov-2018
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, Essays Tags: John McPhee

Book review: ‘Unnatural Selection’ by Katrina van Grouw

Unnatural Selection

Art meets science in this stunningly illustrated book.

Published 25-Jul-2018
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, Science Tags: books, reviews

Book review: ‘Ravilious & Co.’ by Andy Friend

Ravilious & Co.

The Pattern of Friendship.

Published 09-Jan-2018
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, People Tags: art, books, reviews

Book review: ‘Selected Letters of Philip Larkin’ (Anthony Thwaite, ed.)

Larkin letters

Hugely entertaining correspondence from one of Britain’s most popular poets.

Published 05-Apr-2017
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, People Tags: books, correspondence, Philip Larkin, poetry

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