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Sex and Lies by Leïla Slimani, translated by Sophie Lewis – a hard-hitting book that offers hope

1st August 20205th August 2020  Elodie Rose Barnes

In her latest book, Sex and Lies, translated by Sophie Lewis, Leïla Slimani collects the sexual stories of Moroccan women from all walks of life to create a provoking, yet uplifting narrative.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Asma Lamrabet, Elodie Rose Barnes, Faber, Feminism, Joumana Haddad, Language, Lebanon, Leïla Slimani, Life in Languages, Morocco, Sex and Lies, sexuality, Sophie Lewis

Stories to Stockpile: Books to soothe, inspire & entertain during self-isolation

26th March 202029th April 2020  Lucy Writers

In these difficult, uncertain times, we’re turning to books for consolation, comfort and creative inspiration. Here are our writers’ suggestions for reading during self-isolation.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Annabel Banks, Becky Chambers, Books, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Cygnet, Dialogue Books, Dialogue Books Lounge, Edith Pattou, Edward carey, Eimear McBride, Elizabeth Goudge, Exercises in Control, Faber, Fantasy, Irenosen Okojie, JD Salinger, Little, Millie Seaward, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Nudibranch, Patsy, Philip Pulman, Season Butler, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Stories to Stockpile, Ursula K Le Guin, Yukiko Motoya

Rachael Allen’s Kingdomland – poems that are dark and frightening yet strangely beautiful

19th June 201919th June 2019  Maz Hedgehog

Violence, fear and the menace of the mundane all feature in Rachael Allen’s debut collection, Kingdomland, but a strange beauty permeates throughout, writes our contributor Maz Hedgehog.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Clinic, Faber, Granta, Jack underwood, Kingdomland, Poetry, Rachael Allen
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