Author: Rachel Rees
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“Collective tissue”
Rachel Rees speaks to Helen Charman about her new book Mother State, and ideas of motherhood through Thatcher, austerity — and tradwives.
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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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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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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.
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