Culture
Reviews about art and culture (including writing technique).
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Book review: ‘Orwell’s Roses‘ by Rebecca Solnit
Pleasure, truth, and roses.
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Book review: ‘The Emergence of Memory’ by Lynne Sharon Schwartz (ed.)
Interviews with, and essays about, the late W.G. Sebald.
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Book review: ‘Reality Hunger’ by David Shields
A manifesto.
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Book review: ‘84, Charing Cross Road‘ by Helene Hanff
A book-lovers’ classic.
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Book review: ‘Slouching Towards Bethlehem‘ by Joan Didion
Counter-cultural journalism from the Swinging Sixties.
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Book review: ‘Newsletter Ninja’ by Tammi LaBrecque
How to become an author mailing list expert.
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Book review: ‘How to Write a Lot’ by Paul J. Silvia
A practical guide to productive academic writing.
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Book review: ‘Border’ by Kapka Kassabova
A journey to the edge of Europe.
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Book review: ‘The Journal of a Disappointed Man’ by W.N.P. Barbellion
A deliberately self-inflated masterpiece.
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Book review: ‘Albert & the Whale’ by Philip Hoare
An eclectic biography.
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Book review: ‘Writing to Learn’ by William Zinsser
The best way to find out if you understand something is to write about it.
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Book review: ‘The Art of Creative Nonfiction’ by Lee Gutkind
Writing and selling the literature of reality.