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A tender, warm biography of Dottie Wellesley by her granddaughter charts the tangled love affairs and waspish literary feuds that peppered the life of one of Edwardian England’s most intriguing society figures, writes historian Katie Hickman

Clare Bucknell looks at ways in which poetry and literature have become medicalised in recent years. Books can be...

A publication that has its eye out for new artists is a crucial element in the art world.

Authors Note: This essay was originally presented as a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution. Many thanks to Atom Atkinson and the organizers of the Chautauqua Literary Arts Program. In the weeks in the run-up to Easter, my nana, Pastora Mendoza, teases for breakfast the raw egg from the pinhole she’s carefully punctured in order to keep the eggshell whole and unbroken. After she has washed and dried it, she’ll save the shell safely back in its carton. With four or five dozen collected, she...