A Card from Angela Carter by Susannah Clapp
A memoir of a bawdy, magnificent writerFor Christmas 1987, Angela Carter sent Susannah Clapp a postcard. There was nothing fancy about it, nothing hand-made or bespoke. It was just one of those cards people used to buy in lefty bookshops, when stocking...
The Genius in My Basement by Alexander Masters
An unusual biography of a mathematician and public transport addictIn 2008, at a Downing Street reception, Gordon Brown presented a young man, a member of Plane Stupid, with a Transport Campaigner of the Year award. During the ceremony, the young man s...
Harbour by John Ajvide Lindqvist – review
Jenny Turner isn't entirely surprised to find that the undead are Smiths fansNot many readers noticed when, three years ago, an English translation was published of John Ajvide Lindqvist's first novel, Let the Right One In, from the original Swedish of...
