Room by Emma Donoghue
On the back cover of Room by Emma Donoghue, I read: ‘To five-year-old Jack, Room is the world…’ Far from…
Khuda by Manash Bhattacharjee
Many times I passed by your house On my way to see my grandmother I paused before the large iron…
The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry
Sebastian Barry unfailingly gives us novels that display great craft and depth such as The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, Annie…
Gay Taylor. ‘A Prison, A Paradise’ by Elisabeth Russell Taylor
I cannot account for what it was that induced me to stop at a stall in the Farringdon Road and…
Phantom-Erotica by Vanessa Austin Locke
Erotica has enjoyed a lusty renaissance over the past twenty-four months. Or so we’re told. Ever since that book turned…
The Man Who Unravelled Solitude by Manash Bhattacharjee
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a beautiful name. It resonates with such a feeling more so because the name immediately reminds…
An interview with the editor of The London Magazine, Steven O’Brien
The London Magazine interviews Steven O’Brien, editor of The London Magazine ahead of their first general poetry competition. The…
An interview with the editor of The London Magazine, Steven O’Brien
The London Magazine interviews Steven O’Brien, editor of The London Magazine ahead of their first general poetry competition. The London…
Nyx and Oneiroi: The Depiction of Dreams in Renaissance Art by Erik Martiny
La Renaissance et le rêve, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, 9 October 2013 – 26 January 2014 La Renaissance et…
Calcutta by Amit Chaudhuri
Calcutta: Two Years in the City, Amit Chaudhuri, Union Books, 2013, 320pp, £16.99, (Hardback) The modern megacity is characterised…
Last Heron by Stella Davis
Last Heron As the last heron goes, rooks fall from the sky like old black rags to carpet the new-laid…
London’s Forgotten Genius
Tucked away on the wall of 128 Kensington Church Street is a blue plaque marking the one-time home of Muzio…
A Glamorous Life by Karl Manders
IN THE SUMMER, while their shells are still a pale colour, you may eat the white kernels of unripe hazel…
A Glamorous Life by Karl Manders
IN THE SUMMER, while their shells are still a pale colour, you may eat the white kernels of unripe hazel…
A Discrete Disclosure by Desmond King
Frank’s Englishness was all about him for he dressed in country wear: tweed sports jackets, check shirts, Burberry rain macs,…
A Discrete Disclosure by Desmond King
Frank’s Englishness was all about him for he dressed in country wear: tweed sports jackets, check shirts, Burberry rain macs,…
The London Magazine Short Story 2013 Winners Announcement
The London Magazine is delighted to announce the winners of our 2013 Short Story Competition! The winners are: 1st…
Smoothly from Harrow, but a Bit Late by Chris Moss
Chris Moss traces the literary journey of the commuter and celebrates his arrival as a 21st century Everyman “Man is…
The London Magazine Short Story Competition Shortlist
Thank you to everyone who entered The London Magazine’s Short Story Competition. The entries have been fantastic and we are…
Coriolanus at the Donmar
‘Tom Hiddleston is no stranger to Shakespearean leads, and his performance as Coriolanus captures the multifaceted character of the warrior: his weakness and his strength.’
Heather Wells reviews Coriolanus.
A Love Letter to London and Ideas Becoming Reality, An Interview with Martin Roth
I’m wondering what you think of London’s cultural significance in 2013. If you make this interview just about London, it…
Whistler by River and Sea by Marina Vaizey
An American in London: Whistler and the Thames Dulwich Picture Gallery 16 October 2013 – 12 January 2014 The charming,…
Poems on the Underground
If for some reason you ever find yourself playing ‘Tube Bingo’ there a few things that you are guaranteed to…
The Teacher by Manash Bhattacharjee
To Upal Deb He wasn’t a blackboard Framing flightless birds Not a classroom figure Offering the curriculum To rows of…
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