The self-creation myth
In the absence of God, we have crafted our selves into brands and deities.
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The mysteries of late style
Christopher Neve’s study of great painters reveals the risks and rewards of creating art at the end of life.
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From Ferdinand Mount to Isabel Waidner: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Crisis Actor by Declan Ryan and Women We Buried, Women We Burned by Rachel Louise Snyder.
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Swifts, the universe and everything
Mark Cocker’s ode to a remarkable species makes a powerful case for the value of awe in a time of…
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A world built on trash
Oliver Franklin-Wallis’s Wasteland shows how our rubbish creates an environmental and human catastrophe.
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The women classical music forgot
Leah Broad’s Quartet restores the pioneering work and colourful lives of Britain’s finest female composers.
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Joyce Carol Oates, online and off
The novelist reflects on Twitter, autofiction and our lack of a “sense of history”.
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Lorrie Moore’s American afterlife
Moore’s new novel is an absurd, profound treatise on death and grief that only stumbles when it reaches for a…
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