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/Books
- 22.08.24 Art in the After-Culture by Ben Davis
A fantastic series of essays about the relationship and reshaping of art with politics, technology, society and culture and how we might…
- 12.08.24 The Moustache by Emmanuel Carrère
The main character wakes one morning and for a joke shaves off his moustache. When nobody notices, and even worse they deny he ever had a…
- 02.08.24 The Maniac by Benjamín Labatut
A work of fiction based on real events and real people, an incredible book that will fascinate and terrify in equal measure. Centres…
- 25.07.24 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
This is a remarkable book in so many ways, not least it was written by Mary Shelley as a response to the challenge of writing a horror…
- 23.07.24 13 Journeys Through Time and Space
Beautifully designed book which you can pick-up and read one or two chapters that will probably blow your mind.…
- 22.07.24 How to do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Had the pleasure of meeting Jenny Odell a few years ago when we were both speaking at the same conference. Immediately afterwards I bought…
- 20.07.24 How to be an Artist by Jerry Saltz
Jerry Saltz is a force of nature and this book is every bit as honest and funny as the man himself. …
- 20.07.24 The Flâneur by Edmund White
I’ve always liked the idea of the Flâneur – someone who observes urban life, wandering around a city without purpose. This is a delightful book…
- 19.07.24 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Fascinating, depressing, insightful, terrifying read. Don't read this if you want to feel better about the world.…
- 19.07.24 The Life of the Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck
Picked-up this 1910 edition of this beautiful homage to the bee, written like a work of poetry, going beyond the bee and covering all life.…
- 19.07.24 Less by Patrick Grant
Absolutely loved Patrick Grant’s “Less". A wonderful, important call-to-arms about how we need to stop trying to find happiness thr…
- 13.06.23 Beautiful Flowers and How To Grow Them (1910)
Beautiful Flowers and How To Grow Them (1910). I read about this book by Horace J Wright and Walter P Wright whilst reading Derek Jarman’s M…
- 03.06.23 1951 copy of Virginia Woolf’s The Waves
1951 copy of Virginia Woolf’s The Waves. Woolf’s masterpiece and one of my favourite books which I constantly return too. I already have a 195…
- 29.05.23 Modern Nature by Derek Jarman
Modern Nature by Derek Jarman. Just started reading this and I’m already enthralled by its beauty and honesty.
- 31.03.23 Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
I chanced on this book after seeing it mentioned in an Instagram post. Contained within its eighty pages are seven lessons on physics…
- 08.02.23 Williams Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience
Just received this beautiful reproduction of Blake’s classic work of poetry and illustration as part of my attempt to learn more about the v…
- 19.10.20 Kenya Hara – White
One of my favourite books on design (though it’s more than that) is Kenya Hara’s Designing Design. Now I’ve added his 100 Whites to my Hara…
- 03.09.19 In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki
I’d heard about this book for many years but only read it a few weeks ago. It resonated with me so much I ended up reading it in a little o…
- 01.09.19 Semicolon by Cecelia Watson
Throughly enjoyed this book by Cecelia Watson on the infamous punctuation mark. It’s not a book detailing how to use it, nor is it a book t…