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Fiction | Here it Was, the Start of Life by Harriet Armstrong

‘I wanted to learn something that would shock me, something that came from someplace very far outside of myself. I was tired of learning things I could have pulled out of my own mind very easily and passively.’

New fiction by Harriet Armstrong.

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Poetry | Aspiration by Kevin Graham

‘We talk lightly as if we know the outcome / of things, the floor of knowledge // an oily ghost that leaves me when they shift / gears into medical jargon.’

Winning poem from The London Magazine Poetry Prize 2025.

New Issue and Tote Bag Bundle

With the new issue and tote bag bundle, save 20% on the cost of our June / July 2025 issue and the bespoke TLM tote. The latest issue includes the three winning poems from The London Magazine Poetry Prize 2025, new fiction by Faber-novelist Michael Amherst, an interview with Pulitzer prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyên, an exclusive extract from Francesca…

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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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Podcast | Mark Bowles

Podcast

‘To exaggerate something is like putting a magnifying glass on it. You exaggerate your rage, you exaggerate your love, and you can see it more clearly.’

Mark Bowles on corporate jargon, his love of espresso and whether or not his book can be called an anti-English novel.

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