So they didn’t make the Man Booker shortlist this year but these longlisted novels are still well worth a read says Lottie Brown. Along the streets of Manhattan a young Nigerian doctor walks for […]
New Review: Booker Longlist: The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman
So they didn’t make the Man Booker shortlist this year but these longlisted novels are still well worth a read says Lottie Brown. For students, a blurb that starts with the words: ‘history happened […]
The Interview: Jay Rayner
Over coffee at The Ivy Observer food critic and regular MasterChef judge Jay Rayner tells Lucy Holden about metaphorically sharpening his knives, a feature that landed him in a Dutch bath with a hooker […]
New Review: Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern/Norman Mailer
Since Taschen’s beautiful new publication threw itself into Lucy Holden’s arms she has been in love with Marilyn Monroe. Here’s why. Making people fall in love with her was something Marilyn was very […]
Theatre: Julius Caesar at the Bradford Alhambra
Where and when: Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, 25th-29th September Director: Gregory Doran Cast: Ray Fearon, Paterson Joseph, Jeffery Kissoon, Cyril Nri Rating: Easy 4/5 ‘Constancy’ is what Brutus’ wife Portia screams for in almost […]
Classic of the Week: The Rivals by Robert Brinsley Sheridan
Especially for freshers’, Lucy Holden puts a modern twist on a wonderfully comic classic. A fine treat for you Freshers is this raucous eighteenth-century comedy of lies, disguise and the inevitable romance. Not unlike your […]
Summer Read: Skios by Michael Frayn
In Untold Stories, Alan Bennett describes Michael Frayn’s morning journey from home to office. The route takes him past Bennett’s window and the previous site of The Lady In The Van vehicle in Camden […]
Top Five Olympic Reads
With Team GB finally storming the medal table, the British public are seeing gold- and what better time to pick up an Olympic read from our selection of the best sporting autobiographies past and present. […]