When I think about empathy it’s always as opposed to sympathy; sympathy is often wetter, patronising sometimes, and […]
Joanna Kavenna grew up in various parts of Britain, and has also lived in the USA, France, Germany, […]
Hens all lay. Until they’re old. A six-pack, a dozen, the pricey browns and greens and blues. Did […]
I’ve been working on a short story recently in which a married couple with a young son invite […]
It’s summer and hopefully you have a bit of time on your hands, so use it well and […]
We’re delighted to announce that Joanna Kavenna will headline our next The Real Story: Live event at Gulliver’s, […]
In Meghan Daum’s last collection of essays, My Misspent Youth, she captured the ambitions and anxieties of a […]
Every late autumn, early winter, I get to thinking about Canadian musician Mac DeMarco. His woozy, chiming, angular, […]
In an effort to stave off breakdown, writer, critic and editor of the (now sadly defunct) Bookslut Jessa […]
On Thursday June 22nd we present our first The Real Story: Live event of 2017, headlined by Lauren Elkin, author […]