Ruth Padel on why we’re all migrants
Copy: The National 20/02/12 >> My very favourite book of 2012 so far is Ruth Padel’s The Mara Crossing. Even the cover is gorgeous. It’s a really lovely series of reflections on migration, be that […]
BOOKS
REVIEW: THE REVELATIONS BY ALEX PRESTON
Copy: Metro 16/02/12 >> Once again, I can’t post a link to Metro’s book reviews because for some reason they don’t publish them online. But here’s my review of Alex Preston’s second novel which, despite […]
POET ADONIS ON SYRIA
Copy: The National 09/02/12 >> Every time I see another report on the terrible events in Syria, I’m reminded of Syrian poet Adonis. He lives in self-imposed exile after being imprisoned in 1956 for his […]
A new kind of guidebook
Copy: The National 02/02/12 >> We’ve all done it. Bought an entrance ticket for a gallery or a museum and politely declined when a well-meaning employee suggests that we purchase the glossy guidebook. But in […]
REVIEW: THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME BY MIHIR BOSE
Copy: Metro 18/01/12 >> Sadly, Metro don’t publish their book reviews online. So here’s my review of ex BBC Sport Editor Mihir Bose’s new book tracking how sport moved from its Corinthian roots to becoming […]