Books + Bits
Pandora Sykes, Ochuko Akpovbovbo, Naomi AldermanA pandora's box of books and culture recs. I hack through the cultural overload so you don't have to.
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The November List: 100% vintage
My favourite place to buy antique art, 5 vtg stores I recently discovered, and 45+ secondhand things to buy now. Also: coats, coats, coats!
If you’re new to Books+Bits, The List—which ran for a few years, took an 18 month break, and has no...
INTERVIEW: James Marriott on cognitive junk food, ‘the 400 word wall’ and reading as an identity
To atone for my absence over half-term, I’m publishing three (three!) pieces this week, the first of which is an interview with esteemed Times columnist and literary critic, James Marriott, a man who blends mass appeal and esotericism to be...
Bits #89
the grey divorce, the ultimate takedown of reality TV + are we in a reading monoculture?
Bits is my weekly culture round up for paid subscribers, stuffed full of things to read, watch, listen to and discuss with friends, compiled from doze...
Three meditative novels for October
And three that didn’t land for me, but might for you
Meg Mason’s third novel, Sophie, Standing There, is a quieter affair than her smash hit second—the washed-out cover murmuring, I am a sober book of immense feeling—but it stirred me just...
Bits #88
The return of GIRLS. Also: Beanie Babies, family-sized Ozempic + the dark side of meditation
Bits is my weekly culture round up, stuffed full of things to read, watch, listen to and discuss with friends, compiled from dozens of news and me...
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