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Andrew O’Hagan: “it’s just not natural to me to be morose”
Rachel Rees speaks to the Scottish writer about his new novel Caledonian Road, his career at the LRB, and his favourite works.
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Peak Goop
Elizabeth Murphy and Troy Fielder speak to James Riley about his new book Well Beings, a cultural history of wellness from the 1970s to modern-day Goop-mania.
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George the Poet: “this feels like a time where we need to be talking more about the world than ourselves, as poets”
Troy Fielder speaks to the poet and performer about his memoir Track Record, his time at Cambridge University, and the importance of music.
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Flicker, flutter
Matilda Sykes speaks to the artist Tom Fairlamb about his work, humans and technology, and stolen artworks.
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In the Studio with John Tordoff
Troy Fielder visits the studio of Cambridge-based artist John Tordoff and speaks about routine, gardening, and creating art.
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Siobhán McSweeney: “I’ve ended up doing a lot of comedy, and not because I’m a trivial person”
Rachel Rees speaks to the Bafta-winning Irish actress about confronting industry sexism and classism, and what she has taken from Derry Girls.
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Stirrings of hope: In Conversation with Jacqueline Rose
Sarah Jean Abernethy speaks to writer and critic Jacqueline Rose about The Plague, complexity as resistance, and fostering hope.
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By dint of geology: In Conversation with Andrew McMillan
Troy Fielder speaks to Andrew McMillan, award-winning poet and author, about his debut novel, Pity.
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Thirsting Byronites
On the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron’s death, Iris Bowdler explores the infamous poet’s continued cult following.
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Revolution, flames, and tortured bodies
Iris Bowdler and Rachel Rees review William Blake’s Universe at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
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History as story, story as history
Elizabeth Murphy and Rachel Rees speak to Professor Clair Wills about her memoir Missing Persons, reframing illegitimacy, and the intertwining of familial and national secrets in 20th century Ireland.
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“Cosmic. Generous. Experimental.”
As Making New Worlds comes to an end at Kettle’s Yard, Rachel Rees speaks to one of the co-curators about friendship as artistic practice, art in the North, and the exhibition’s future.