Review | The Dante Project: Trailblazing a Path to Paradise
Trailblazing a Path to Paradise
The Dante Project, The Royal Opera House, 14-30 October 2021
Wayne McGregor has never been shy in taking on literary greats....
Review | Dispatches from the Cathode Ray by William Brady
William BradyDispatches from the Cathode Ray
The Disconnect, Roisin Kiberd, Serpent’s Tail, 2021, 283pp, £12.99 (paperback)
The insidious workings of Big Tech have inspired a profusion...
Fiction | Jennifer by Luke Lewin Davies
Luke Lewin DaviesJennifer
Jennifer watched the ending of the film, with the man we had been told to hate surprising everyone by saving the child....
Interview | ‘Letting Go of My Mother Tongue’: Vanessa Onwuemezi
Tom Conaghan'Let Go of Your Mother Tongue': An Interview with Vanessa Onwuemezi
Is it possible to describe your creative process as you write such innovative...
Interview | Acoris Andipa on Banksy
Eric BlockAcoris Andipa on Banksy
The Andipa family have been recognised in the art world since 1593 but their venerability does not necessarily mean their...
Interview | Jolyon Fenwick and Liza Campbell on ‘Life is Too...
Jolyon Fenwick and Liza Campbell on 'Life is Too Short to Live in Black and White'
On the 25th of October, artist Jolyon Fenwick and...
Fiction | White Rabbits at Midnight by Mersiha Bruncevic
Mersiha BruncevicWhite Rabbits at Midnight
Place des Victoires was deserted, all empty and quiet in the dry winter sun. I was not sure which way...
Poetry | The Proof by Rosamund Taylor
The following piece was published in our February/March 2021 issue of the magazine.
Rosamund TaylorThe ProofTasting her still, I'd walk home
in smog, frost, past burnt-out...
Interview | Marika Doux on ‘A Message of Consolation’ by Erik...
Erik MartinyMarika Doux on 'A Message of Consolation'
A Message of Consolation, Marika Doux’s third novel is the latest instalment in an emerging series of...
Poetry | Girl, Hotel Mirror by Laurie Bolger
Laurie BolgerGirl, Hotel Mirror
In a hotel mirror, a woman
is snogging her own face.
News reporters gather,
shout things like: what about other peoples faces?
Without looking away
she...
Fiction | Habitual Behaviour by Francesca Reece
The following is a published piece from our August/September 2o21 issue.
Francesca ReeceHabitual Behaviour
My friend Leo, who was, in a past life, a bicycle messenger,...
Interview | Anders Edström’s on Shiotani’
Eric BlockAnders Edström’s on 'Shiotani'
Swedish Anders Edström’s latest project, Shiotani, was 23 years in the making. Running to over 700 pages, this photography book-cum-family...
Interview | Anton Smit on Sculptures by Eric Block
Eric BlockAnton Smit on Sculptures
After a ten-year closure, Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens have finally reopened and, in addition to the beautifully restored Grade 1...
Interview | Madeleine Bunting on Ceremony of Innocence
The London MagazineMadeleine Bunting on Ceremony of InnocenceWhat was the inspiration for the novel?
I studied the end of empire at Cambridge in 1985, in particular...
Interview | Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on The Turning Point: A Year That...
James RidingRobert Douglas-Fairhurst on The Turning Point: A Year That Changed Dickens and the World
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is Professor of English Literature at the University...
Interview | Sarah Staton on ‘Alphonso’
Eric Block Sarah Staton on 'Alphonso'
On the 18 September a striking new sculpture by artist Sarah Staton will be unveiled in Newton Leys. The most...
Interview | AnnaLeaClelia Tunesi on ‘Archaeology Goes Pop’
Eric Block AnnaLeaClelia Tunesi on 'Archaeology Goes Pop'
In her latest exhibition ‘Archaeology Goes Pop’, Italian ceramicist AnnaLeaClelia Tunesi’s vivid pots stand out for the way...
Interview | Kwame Asafo-Adjei on Developing Movement
Lucy MorrisKwame Asafo-Adjei on Developing Movement
Kwame Asafo-Adjei is a dancer and choreographer who fuses hip-hop with his personal experiences and background. Kwame is also...
Poetry | You are my Winter by Claire Wong
The following piece is published as part of our TLM Young Writers series, a dedicated section of The London Magazine's website which showcases the...
Fiction | Dreamtime by Venetia Welby [Extract]
The following extract is from Dreamtime by Venetia Welby. The world may be on a precipice but Sol, fresh from Tucson-desert rehab, finally has...
Essay | Autobiographies of Friends: A Unique Genre by Jeffrey Meyers
Jeffrey MeyersAutobiographies of Friends: A Unique Genre
I’ve taken special delight in holding the copies given to me and reading the autobiographies of my two...
Essay | Tomorrow is Too Late by Nasratullah Elham [Extract]
The following extract is an essay from the collection Tomorrow is Too Late ed. by Grace Maddrell. Grace has collected testimonies of activism and hope...
Essay | Closing the Door to the Continent by Will Stone
Will StoneClosing the Door to the ContinentThere is more than ample evidence, both currently and historically, that there exists a strange and unexplained resistance...
Review | Andrew Gallix reviews A Lonely Man by Chris Power...
Andrew GallixA Lonely Man by Chris Power &
Ghosted: A Love Story by Jenn Ashworth
A Lonely Man, Chris Power, Faber & Faber, 2021, 320pp, £14.99 (hardback)
Ghosted:...