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Reviews: Culture
Book review: ‘Affinities’ by Brian Dillon
Exploring our relationships with images.
Book review: ‘Knowing What We Know’ by Simon Winchester
The transmission of knowledge from ancient wisdom to modern magic.
Book review: ‘A Book Of Days’ by Patti Smith
Words and images from an inspirational artist.
Book Review: ‘The Creative Act’ by Rick Rubin
A way of being.
Book review: ‘Northerners‘ by Brian Groom
A history of Northern England from the Ice Age to the present day.
Book review: ‘Orwell’s Roses‘ by Rebecca Solnit
Pleasure, truth, and roses.
Book review: ‘The Northern Question’ by Tom Hazeldine
British politics and the North-South divide.
Book review: ‘Slouching Towards Bethlehem‘ by Joan Didion
Counter-cultural journalism from the Swinging Sixties.
Book review: ‘Writing to Learn’ by William Zinsser
The best way to find out if you understand something is to write about it.