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Essay | Why Magazines Fail by Tristram Fane Saunders

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‘There’s big trouble in the world of little magazines. In the last two years, an alarming number have vanished into that second-hand bookshop in the sky. Each leaves the world a little quieter, a little poorer.’

Tristram Fane Saunders on ‘little magazines’.

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With the new issue and tote bag bundle, save 20% on the cost of our Octobre/ November 2025 issue and the bespoke TLM tote. The latest issue includes short fiction by Booker Prize winner Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, an essay by Tristram Fane Saunders on why magazines fail, an oral history piece on London’s live music and poetry scene and, as always,…

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Podcast | Ann Goldstein

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Ann Goldstein discusses the oxymoron of the ‘celebrated translator’, her early encounters with Italian through Dante and the story of how she became Ferrante’s translator. Goldstein reflects on Ferrante’s unique syntax and style, as well as the broader challenges of Italian–English translation.

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Podcast | Gurnaik Johal

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‘This is where I say to any budding writers out there: write historical fiction!’

Gurnaik Johal on The London Magazine Podcast.

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Podcast | Leo Robson

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‘One of the things that the novel is about is different forms of chronology that we mark things by.’

Leo Robson on The London Magazine Podcast.

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