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Goat-Herd Errant: Jim Corbett and the American borderlands
William Atkins
‘The book is a manifesto for the revival of pastoral nomadism – leading goats from pasture to pasture and surviving on their milk and wild plants.’ William Atkins on Jim Corbett’s Goatwalking.
Don’t Look at Me Like That
Diana Athill
‘When I was at school I used to think that everyone disliked me, and it wasn’t far from true.’
Best Book of 1963: The Group
Julia Armfield
‘Cigarettes, lorgnons, eggs benedict, cocktails mixed with maple syrup, long spills down Lanvin suits.’ Julia Armfield on why Mary McCarthy’s The Group is the best book of 1963.
Best Book of 2001: Natural Goodness
Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini on why Philippa Foot’s Natural Goodness is the best book of 2001.
Best Book of 1937: Busman’s Honeymoon
Caroline Crampton
Caroline Crampton on why Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers is the best book of 1937.
Best Book of 1944: Transit
Lauren Aimee Curtis
Lauren Aimee Curtis on why Transit by Anna Seghers is the best book of 1944.
In Broad Daylight
Johanna Ekström
Johanna Ekström on memory and assault. Translated from the Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles.
Mushroom
Rob Doyle
Foraging for the infamous liberty cap mushroom in Dublin.
‘At the root of my interest in both drugs and art was the longing for an encounter with otherness.’
Our Home Is Mortal Too
Katherine Angel
Katherine Angel on Stromae and Royal Museum for Central Africa in Belgium.
Visitors Rev. 4
Anne Carson
‘I descend to confront – a visitor! After the jam? I think so. Or the gin.’