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Something Unspoken: Best British Short Stories 2017, ed. Nicholas Royle
It’s easy to read the short stories in this anthology in dialogue with one another, as they explore what it means to be unspeakable.
Waking The Neighbours: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
Roy’s follow-up to her Booker-winning sensation The God of Small Things has been twenty years in the making.
A Hell of a Punch: Where Do Little Birds Go? at the Old Red Lion Theatre
Camilla Whitehill’s debut play is short, but it sure packs a hell of a punch.
London Film Festival: The Handmaiden, Lady Macbeth and the Possibilities of Adaptation
These two refreshing, unconventional adaptations exemplify the wonder of the London Film Festival, writes Eleanor Franzén.
Communication Nation: Victorians Decoded: Art and Telegraphy at Guildhall Art Gallery
This exploration of Victorian responses to the telegraph is wonderfully thought-provoking, writes Eleanor Franzén.
On Culture: Why I’m Sceptical About Literary Festivals
Eleanor Franzén is a lit fest sceptic. So what happened when she attended her first?
Unsentimental Compassion: The Deep Blue Sea at the National Theatre
For a play about a suicidal woman, Terence Rattigan’s play is remarkably funny.
On Culture: All the Deaths are the Same
The last time I wrote, my uncle was dying.
On Culture: Death Out of Season
It is spring, and the cherry trees are flowering. It’s the wrong time of year for dying.
On Culture: Let's Talk About The Baileys Prize Shortlist
On Culture: Let’s Talk About The Baileys Prize Shortlist
On Culture: What a Belgian Graphic Novel Tells Us About Urban Isolation
Hubert, a graphic novel by Belgium’s Ben Gijsemans, depicts a lonely human finding solace in art but unable to connect to another human, even one as lonely as he is.
On Culture: Parenting, Reading, Emigrating, Love
Dancing On My Own: Eggs at the VAULT Festival
Florence Keith-Roach’s Eggs, which has just finished its run at the VAULT Festival, is the mark of an impressive talent.
Bringing Up Baby: In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises) at the Gate Theatre
It took ten minutes—probably less—for In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises), Nina Segal’s debut play about the ethics of parenthood, to break my heart.
On Culture: The Dark Side of Beatrix Potter
As Penguin announces the publication of a newly discovered Beatrix Potter manuscript, Eleanor Franzén looks at the surprisingly sinister forces at work in the beloved author’s tales.
On Culture: Your Disclaimer Is Bullshit (And Other Irritating Book Review Habits)
Internet book reviews are a wonderful thing. But if you’re going to write a review, writes Eleanor Franzen, there are a few ground rules that you ought to follow.
On Culture: Why Publishers Love Lists
In the publishing world, only one thing can compete with the excitement of the end-of-year book list: the most-anticipated list.













