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The Hand’s Breadth Murders: Out-takes
Gus Palmer
‘You could look all over the world without finding traditions that have lasted as long as the ones here.’
Republicans
James Pogue
‘This American says he’s heard of Cross but that he’s still just passing through.’ He laughed and formed the shape of a pistol with his right hand. ‘Well you heard that part, didn’t ya? That is one thing that will never change here.’
Best Book of 1950: A Natural History of Trees by Donald Culross Peattie
James Pogue
‘Now more than ever environmentalists need to remember what it’s like to write for that real world.’
The White Bloc
James Pogue
‘This election made clear that white people in this country have begun to vote how Southern whites always have: as a bloc.’
Why We’re Post-Fact
Peter Pomerantsev
‘We are living in a ‘post-fact’ or ‘post-truth’ world. Not merely a world where politicians and media lie – they have always lied – but one where they don’t care whether they tell the truth or not.’
Propagandalands
Peter Pomerantsev
From 2016: Peter Pomerantsev reports from Ukraine’s Donbas region.
The Cult of the Hindu Cowboy
Snigdha Poonam
‘The Hindu cowboy accords to the cow the holiest status in his imagination: of mother. It is his duty to protect her honour; it is his privilege to kill for her.’
Best Book of 2015: Letters Against the Firmament
Max Porter
‘So much good poetry is being written in and about and for this ghastly time. I cling to it.’
Best Book of 1970: Moominvalley in November
Aleksi Pöyry
‘This is a book I always return to for its melancholy tone, warm humour and psychological insight.’
Last Day on Earth
Eric Puchner
‘Despite my efforts at denial the new reality of our lives was beginning to sink in.’
