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Reading and Reading
Hatchards manager Francis Cleverdon on contemporary bookselling
Nov 18, 20246 min read


Lost Worlds: In Conversation with Professor Avi Shlaim
By 1951 the Iraqi-Jewish community, which had been in the region for over two thousand years, was faced with an existential choice.
Sep 28, 20245 min read


Poetry as Resistance: Interview with Marilyn Chin
In this interview, Jennifer talked to poet Marilyn Chin to find out more about her reflections on writing.
Aug 26, 20249 min read


Seeing Double: An Interview with Katherine Brabon
We all feel a bit like ‘a different person’ sometimes - even that phrase interests me. Different from what?
Jul 12, 20248 min read


Cheek by Jowl
Andrew O’Hagan arrives in the back of a taxi from central London, he rushes in and apologises for running late.
May 21, 20247 min read


"North Woods": Interview with Daniel Mason
An interview with Dr Daniel Mason, Pulitzer Prize finalist, Stanford faculty psychiatrist, and author of North Woods (2023).
Apr 3, 202417 min read


Q&A with Professor Nigel Biggar
Professor Nigel Biggar CBE answers questions from the ORB
Dec 14, 20235 min read


Wolfgang Puck's Secret Ingredient
I sat down with Wolfgang Puck on a rainy London day, sheltered in the decadent hotel bar above his London restaurant CUT at 45 Park Lane.
Dec 10, 20237 min read


One Afternoon with Laufey
It is a soft, spring day in London when I sit down to interview Laufey in a rooftop restaurant at Soho House.
Dec 1, 202312 min read


Wild Typography and Bootleg Books: An Interview with Leah Whitman-Salkin
"We have a bootlegging practice where we print and bind books ourselves. "
Sep 7, 202310 min read


Bake Your Feelings with Becca Rea-Tucker
"Wait, why is this cake talking about abortion access?"
Jun 19, 20239 min read


The Endless Tale of Life & Music: An Interview with Gena Rose Bruce
"It feels like a neverending story, which I think is reflective of life really; there’s no real ending, it’s always going and changing"
May 26, 20237 min read


Harry Baker on Poetry, Chocolate, and Being 100% Himself (all the time)
Harry Baker talks all things poetry and being true to himself in this exclusive interview with the Oxford Review of Books.
May 2, 202312 min read


Capturing Obscurity
Altair Brandon-Salmon interviews Jack Davidson: the photographers who prefers the anonymity of mottled grain in the age of celebrity...
Dec 14, 20208 min read
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