Discussion episode looking at the literary texts that were produced in response to the 1926 general strike, both from established authors of the middle/upper classes and emerging working-class writers. In…
Kendra Gaylord demystifies complex architectural terminology by drawing definitions from various vintage reference books. This educational exploration clarifies common yet puzzling building terms, helping enthusiasts better understand and identify distinctive…
spooky rivers
In a lot of memoirs, it feels safe to assume that the author really knows what they're writing about. But here's an exception: Molly Brodak's new memoir is about her…
Dame Eileen Rosemary Mayo DBE (11 September 1906 – 4 January 1994) was a British artist and designer who worked in England, Australia and New Zealand in almost every available…
“what becomes possible when writers directly impacted by incarceration are treated not as subjects or symbols, but as serious literary thinkers—with the taste, judgment, and vision to help decide what…
“I’d like readers to think of the canon less as a monument and more as a conversation.” “Does this book complicate or enrich the story we think we know about…
The Silistra Quartet began with Janet’s first novel, High Couch of Silistra, which appeared in paperback from Bantam Books in 1977 with a classic cover by Boris (above left). Although…
and the order to read them
In the new memoir, Tastes Like War, Cho chronicles her efforts to reconnect with her mother as an adult. She details the hardships Koonja faced as a child both during…