From Lyndsey Stonebridge to Sophie Elmhirst: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Spent Light by Lara Pawson and Moral AI And How We Get There.
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Tom Gatti is executive editor, culture, books, ideas and print of the New Statesman.
Also featuring Spent Light by Lara Pawson and Moral AI And How We Get There.
By Barney Horner, Will Dunn, Michael Prodger and Tom GattiLazy prose, stale humour, zero imagination: his bestselling children’s books belong to the Boaty McBoatface school of fiction.
By Tom GattiAlso featuring Kenneth W Harl’s history of nomadic tribes and Redstone Press’s Seeing Things.
By Barney Horner, Pippa Bailey, Michael Prodger and Tom GattiA tale of art and betrayal in 1920s Venice.
The band’s new album, like all their greatest work, is suffused with melancholy.
By Tom GattiA Tory government in crisis, cargo trousers on trend and indie anthems everywhere – at the band’s joyous reunion…
By Tom GattiHow the late novelist’s time at the magazine in the 1970s helped develop his style and voice.
By Tom GattiThe biographer recalls her time as the magazine’s literary editor, 1974-1977.
By Tom GattiThe novelist recalls his time as the magazine's deputy literary editor and TV critic, 1976-1981.
By Tom Gatti