The Vampire – A Q&A with Nick Groom
Vampires have fascinated humanity for centuries. In his new book The Vampire: A New History, author Nick Groom examines…
Interviews
Bookshop of the Month – Cornerstone Bookshop, Edinburgh
For October’s Bookshop of the Month, we went up to Edinburgh and down into the crypt of St….
Bookshop of the Month – West End Lane Books, West Hampstead
This month we popped over to the delightful West End Lane Books for our September Bookshop of the…
Bookshop of the Month – Sarum College Bookshop, Salisbury
Our August Bookshop of the Month is Salisbury’s Sarum College Bookshop, just a stone’s throw away from the…
Bookshop of the Month – Ampleforth Abbey Bookshop, North Yorkshire
This July, medieval history enthusiasts from all over the world will descend on Leeds for the 25th annual…
Bookshop of the Month – South London Gallery
We’re heading over the river to the South London Gallery (SLG) for June’s bookshop of month. Just a…
Bookshop of the Month – News from Nowhere, Liverpool
For May’s bookshop of the month, we paid a visit to News from Nowhere, Liverpool’s radical and community…
Monet and Architecture: An interview with Richard Thomson
The new exhibition Monet and Architecture opens at London’s National Gallery on 9 April. It’s been nearly twenty…
Picasso and the Art of Drawing by Christopher Lloyd
In his new book Picasso and the Art of Drawing, Christopher Lloyd sets out to interpret the lifelong…
Bookshop of the Month – Barton Books, Penzance
We take a trip to the south coast this month to Barton Books in the Cornish town of…
Lee Lozano: Not Working – an interview with Jo Applin
To mark the upcoming publication of her new book Lee Lozano: Not Working, we asked Jo Applin to…
Griselda Pollock explores the life and work of artist Charlotte Salomon
‘She found herself facing the question of whether to commit suicide or to undertake something wildly crazy.’ –…
Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900
During the second half of the nineteenth century, a remarkable number and variety of women artists were drawn…
Eleri Lynn Lifts the Lid on Tudor Fashion
We spoke to Eleri Lynn, fashion historian and curator responsible for the dress collection at Historic Royal Palaces,…
Lynda Nead explores post-war Britain, 1950s culture & The Tiger in the Smoke
To coincide with the launch of The Tiger in the Smoke by Lynda Nead – her third publication for…