The Bicycle Artisans

An entirely fresh perspective on the history of western art that uses timelines to trace cultural development from prehistory to the present. Most surveys of the history of art come neatly packaged. They are divided up into historic periods, artistic schools and movements, and the careers of individual painters. They may make the subject appear […]

The second volume of this landmark edition of Sylvia Plath’s correspondence. This selection of later correspondence witnesses Plath and Hughes becoming major, influential contemporary writers, as it happened. Experiences recorded include first books and other publications; teaching; committing to writing full-time; travels; making professional acquaintances; settling in England; starting a family; and buying a house. […]

Skinhead is the only British style tribe that still genuinely scares people. From the dancehalls to the football terraces, from the local pub to the tower blocks working class teens in the late 1960’s found their own form of rebellion. It didn’t come from Soho. You couldn’t buy it on Carnaby Street. They looked the […]

Trädgårdsmästarinnor: Hundra år av kamp för jämställd trädgårdsutbildning är berättelsen om kvinnors kamp för att ta plats inom trädgårdsbranschen på samma villkor som män. Boken fokuserar på det praktiska yrket trädgårdsmästare, ett yrke som ligger nära det traditionellt kvinnliga arbetet i hemträdgården. Så nära att gränsen mellan yrkesliv och hemliv ibland varit oklar för kvinnors del. […]

Arthur Maxley is a tense and listless young man. One day he receives a letter from his long-estranged father. Arthur’s fear and aversion to the man is powerful, yet his compulsion to see his father is irresistible. After their meeting, Arthur is propelled into a night of drinking and spontaneous intimacy with a beautiful young […]

From the very first moment she set foot in South Korea, Barbara Zitwer, literary agent to some of the most celebrated, prize-winning Korean authors, fell head-over-heels in love, discovering there a renewed sense of happiness and energy. In this witty, charming book, Zitwer shares all that she has learnt about this fascinating country: a vibrant, […]

“Jag försöker få överblick över det jag under åren har formulerat om skärningsytorna mellan estetiska praktiker och politik, och om de existentiella förkastningssprickor som öppnas där. Pojkarna spelar fotboll på grusplanen, i en tromb av damm och solljus, och kommer in i lägenheten täckta av smuts. De verkar ibland nästan tyngdlösa när de springer i […]

What do we really need in order to live a happy life? Over two thousand years ago the Greek philosopher Epicurus offered a seemingly simple answer: pleasure. All we really want is pleasure. Today we tend to associate the word ‘Epicurean’ with the enjoyment of fine food and wine and decadent self-indulgence. But, as philosopher […]