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'Mr Portney': A short story by David Hayden

'Mr Portney': A short story by David Hayden
‘When I write about the past, I get ideas about the present’: A Q&A with Dana Spiotta

‘When I write about the past, I get ideas about the present’: A Q&A with Dana Spiotta
Pink dolphins and edible grubs: Katherine Rundell in the Amazon

Pink dolphins and edible grubs: Katherine Rundell in the Amazon
Why don't you people buy more Alasdair Gray?

Why don't you people buy more Alasdair Gray?
On falling asleep: an extract from Carol Mavor’s ‘Aurelia’

On falling asleep: an extract from Carol Mavor’s ‘Aurelia’
Thoreau and the Milky Way

Thoreau and the Milky Way
£100 chickens: Anna Minton on house price inflation

£100 chickens: Anna Minton on house price inflation
Sheila Fitzpatrick tells Mischka’s story of the bombing of Dresden

Sheila Fitzpatrick tells Mischka’s story of the bombing of Dresden
Flavours of Veneto

Flavours of Veneto
Celebrating Independent Bookshop Week

Celebrating Independent Bookshop Week
My Jane: an extract from Maggie Nelson’s ‘The Red Parts’

My Jane: an extract from Maggie Nelson’s ‘The Red Parts’
My blue correspondents: an extract from Maggie Nelson’s ‘Bluets’

My blue correspondents: an extract from Maggie Nelson’s ‘Bluets’