Extract | The Leaflets by Ferdous Sadat
The following poem is taken from the anthology Tales of Two Londons: Stories from a Fractured City, ed. Claire Armitstead,…
Review | My Enemy’s Cherry Tree by Wang Ting-Kuo
We don’t have to start if you’re not ready.’The epigraph on the first page of Wang Ting-Huo’s award-winning novel invites…
Fiction | Jane Campbell — Schopenhauer and I
Robots could help solve social care crisis, say academics
In the UK alone, 15,000 people are over 100 years of age and this figure will only increase. The robots will offer support with everyday tasks, like taking tablets, as well as offering companionship.
— BBC News, 30th January 2017
Review | Mnemic Symbols by Andrew Hodgson
It’s a familiar, yet uncanny feeling we all know; like waking up in a hotel you’re sure you’ve never stayed…
Essay | Heaney At Home by Simon Tait
Simon Tait Heaney At Home Seamus Heaney’s brother Hugh sums him up better than anyone. “Seamus’s feet never left the…
Review | We’ll Never Have Paris ed. Andrew Gallix
“The failure of the English revolution… is all around us: in the Westminster constitution, in Ireland, and poisoning English attitudes…
Review | Billy Budd at Royal Opera House
For the first time in almost twenty years, Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd returns home to the Royal Opera House in…
Interview | Kate Mosse: Secrets of Storytelling
Kate Mosse is a multi-million, number one bestselling author who writes historical fiction combined with crime, adventure, mystery, conflict and…
Poetry | Trapeze by Layla Benitez-James
Layla Benitez-James Trapeze A rabbit might be taken away from a butcher by two different people and prepared separately; I…
Saudi’s New Ministry of Culture a Surprise at the 58th Biennale
Steven O’Brien Saudi’s New Ministry of Culture a Surprise at the 58th Biennale It becomes harder for me to say…
Review | Henry Moore: Influences and Influenced at Connaught Brown
Henry Moore has had an insurmountable influence on contemporary art. A new exhibition at Mayfair gallery Connaught Brown — Henry…
Extract | Rosalind by Arifa Akbar
“Rosalind” by Arifa Akbar, extract taken from Tales of Two Londons: Stories from a Fractured City, ed. Claire Armitstead, Arcadia…
Extract | Mnemic Symbols by Andrew Hodgson
The following is an extract from Andrew Hodgson’s novel Mnemic Symbols (Dostoyevsky Wannabe, 2019). For more information, visit Dostoyevsky…
Fiction | The Interpreter of Dreams and Maladies by Mark Budman
Mark Budman The Interpreter of Dreams and Maladies I. Stick Figures in Paradise The interpreter of dreams and maladies draws…
News | The London Magazine & Collyer Bristow Prize 2019
Submissions are now closed for The London Magazine & Collyer Bristow Prize 2019. Thank you to all publishers who entered…
Interview | Johnnie Cooper | throe on throe
A new exhibition at Saatchi Gallery sees a major survey by the acclaimed British artist Johnnie Cooper. Spanning two galleries, throe…
Fiction | The Bone Mole by Ed Cottrell
Ed Cottrell The Bone Mole ———There was a little bone mole for sale, a carving of a mole made of…
Poetry | Coot by Iain Twiddy
Iain Twiddy Coot It didn’t need to be a big ripple nudging its reed-nest for the overstep to plop into…
Interview | Ilana Manolson | Chance Encounters
Inspired by the fluidity and evolution of nature, the acclaimed Canadian American artist Ilana Manolson expresses both a personal and…
Extract | Flogging a Dead Clothes Horse by Thom Cuell
The following is an extract from We’ll Never Have Paris edited by Andrew Gallix (3:AM Magazine) — a new collection…
Review | Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides & Days of Awe by A. M. Homes
Jeffrey Eugenides’s latest short story collection is packed full of literary treats in case you haven’t read them when they…
Poetry | Ants on City Walls by Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee Ants on City Walls . Think Neither fear nor courage saves us. Unnatural vices Are fathered by…
Review | Out of the Woods by Luke Turner
Out of the Woods, the first book by Luke Turner, begins with the breakdown of a five year relationship with…
Review | Phyllida Barlow at Royal Academy
I’ve collected driftwood from beaches for years. A particularly large piece hangs by the door to my house. Every time…
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