Jon Courtenay Grimwood 11/2/23 Jon Courtenay Grimwood 11/2/23

Arctic Sun

An extract from Jack Grimwood’s forthcoming thriller, Arctic Sun—out this month from Penguin Michael Joseph.

Sam Hatt 11/1/23 Sam Hatt 11/1/23

The Parable of Poyais, Part III

Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX and Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos are but modern-day reincarnations of Cazique MacGregor’s Poyais.

Sam Hatt 10/31/23 Sam Hatt 10/31/23

The Parable of Poyais, Part II

For credulous investors, Poyais was an exotic land of unparalleled opportunity.

Sam Hatt 10/29/23 Sam Hatt 10/29/23

The Parable of Poyais, Part I

Was the remarkable territory of Poyais—full of unbounded commercial and civic promise—all it was made up to be? Or was it simply too good to be true?

James Morrison 10/27/23 James Morrison 10/27/23

Gibbons

An extract from James Morrison’s new novel Gibbons, or One Bloody Thing After Another.

O A Colpetty 10/26/23 O A Colpetty 10/26/23

The Highest Form of Literature

Twenty-two truly dismal puns, from O A Colpetty.

Nathan Koblintz 10/25/23 Nathan Koblintz 10/25/23

Formation of Oxbow Lakes

New poetry by Nathan Koblintz.

Yudhanjaya Wijeratne 10/19/23 Yudhanjaya Wijeratne 10/19/23

A Letter from the Apocalypse

From the Archives: an extract from Yudhanjaya Wijeratne’s prize-winning novel about a Kafkaesque, near-future Sri Lanka, and the stupidity of it all.

ASH Smyth 10/14/23 ASH Smyth 10/14/23

Battle

On the 957th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, ASH Smyth translates the Bayeux Tapestry.

David Smith 10/14/23 David Smith 10/14/23

Prisoners of God

The modern-day conflict of Arab and Jew looks depressingly similar to the old modern-day conflict of Arab and Jew.

Dominic Hilton 10/12/23 Dominic Hilton 10/12/23

The Chairman Will Take Wine

Full transcript of four speeches made by the hastily-appointed Toastmaster at the Annual Oxford and Cambridge Universities Dinner at the Residence of the British Ambassador to Argentina, on Thursday October 5th 2023.

Nicholas Lezard 10/4/23 Nicholas Lezard 10/4/23

Poemgranates

On National Poetry Day, Nick Lezard sends a postcard from Putignano.

ASH Smyth 10/2/23 ASH Smyth 10/2/23

Asbestos, Champagne, and a Pirate Ship

A pal picks up the exceedingly prestigious Polar Medal.

Anthony McGowan 10/2/23 Anthony McGowan 10/2/23

An Ode to Autumn

From the Archives: seasonal poetry by award-winning author Anthony McGowan.

Joel Rapp 9/30/23 Joel Rapp 9/30/23

Bizarre Finnish pizzas I've tried lately, in reverse order of how pleasant the surprise was (with tasting notes)

Strawberry, reindeer, trout + more.

ASH Smyth 9/29/23 ASH Smyth 9/29/23

So. Many. Questions.

My 5-year-old embarks on her 'Neruda phase’.

ASH Smyth 9/27/23 ASH Smyth 9/27/23

Post-Millennial Observances

In celebration of the Meskel festival, ASH Smyth recalls his trip to Ethiopia’s Camelot, some 16 years ago.

Chris Bullivant 9/27/23 Chris Bullivant 9/27/23

What I Watched on TV This Summer

Injured and opioid-high reviews of Silo, Foundation, Mary Poppins, Invasion, Annie, The Batman, Wonder Woman 1984, and Batman.

Josa Keyes 9/25/23 Josa Keyes 9/25/23

Three Poems by Josa Keyes

‘Mothering’; ‘A celestial catfish prefigures the behaviour of men on dating apps’; ‘In the British Museum’: three poems by Josa Keyes.

Anonymous 9/25/23 Anonymous 9/25/23

Just some of the books I found by searching for ‘medieval’ in the Oxfam online shop last week, during a work call—in ascending order of price

From masturbation and monsters to floor tiles and marriage sermons.