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‘Enough Said’ by Alan Bennett

Book Review: ‘Enough Said’ by Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett’s fourth volume of diaries.

Published 05-Apr-2026
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture Tags: reviews
‘The Future of Truth’ by Werner Herzog

Book review: ‘The Future of Truth’ by Werner Herzog

What we mean when we talk of ‘truth’ and how to cope in our post-truth era.

Published 16-Mar-2026
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘Unclassified - a Walker Evans anthology’

Book review: ‘Unclassified: a Walker Evans anthology’

Extracts from the celebrated photographer’s archive.

Published 16-Mar-2026
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture Tags: reviews
‘No Straight Road Takes You There’ by Rebecca Solnit

Book review: ‘No Straight Road Takes You There’ by Rebecca Solnit

Don’t be put off trying to make a better world… Keep going!

Published 27-Dec-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘Men Explain Things to Me’ by Rebecca Solnit

Book review: ‘Men Explain Things to Me’ by Rebecca Solnit

Essays on feminism for everyone.

Published 27-Dec-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘Proto’ by Laura Spinney

Book review: ‘Proto’ by Laura Spinney

How one ancient language went global.

Published 01-Aug-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Culture, History, Science Tags: reviews
‘Required writing’ by Philip Larkin

Book review: ‘Required Writing’ by Philip Larkin

Required reading.

Published 24-Jul-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture Tags: reviews
‘Lifelines’ by Julian Hoffman

Book review: ‘Lifelines’ by Julian Hoffman

Searching for home in the mountains of Greece.

Published 18-May-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Celts’ by Alice Roberts

Book review: ‘The Celts’ by Alice Roberts

Searching for a civilisation.

Published 12-May-2025
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture, History, Science Tags: alice roberts, reviews
‘Photography: a very short introduction’ by Steve Edwards

Book review: ‘Photography: a very short introduction’ by Steve Edwards

Thoughts on important photographic topics.

Published 03-May-2025
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews

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