It’s nice sometimes to not have a rigid plan and let yourself be guided by your intuition. This month I didn’t have solid candidates I was planning to review – except one, which then I ended up dropping – but I am happy with this list, which in many ways belies (all too well-established) reading…
There are literally a million reasons to visit Barcelona. (Perhaps too many, as the city recently announced a crackdown on short-time AirBnb rentals as a way to curb tourists’ intake and soaring housing costs for residents). From its bars and restaurants to its beach, clubs and festivals – there are so many attractions, that it’s…
There is nothing quite like reading a book lying in the grass while basking in the June sun. And while until recently the weather has been below par in London, the same can’t be said about books, with great debuts and literature in translation hitting the stands as we speak. Here’s this month’s picks. Happy…
Stews combining beans, pork sausage, and various kinds of pig off cuts – rind, feet, snout – are a staple of most Southern European cuisine. I could talk about pisarëi e faso, the small gnocchi cooked in a rich borlotti bean broth that’s a variation on the classic, pan-Italian theme of fagioli con le cotiche…
The over-reliance on debuts as a marketing tool might be one of the more short-sighted aspects of contemporary book publishing – trying to serve a neophyte audience is no way to sustain an industry long-term. That said, credit must be given where it is due and so this instalment of the Something Curated book review features…
Welcome back to the second instalment of Something Curated’s monthly book review. We hope you enjoyed the inaugural issue, back in March. Now, I will admit some of the books in this, the April round-up, are not for the faint-hearted, but when it comes to art there is nothing quite like being shaken to the…
It’s become a habit among publishing professionals (or anyone with the faintest stated allegiance to literature, for that matter) to treat “true” books as an endangered species, an odd if cherished relic destined sooner or later to obsolescence. This might have less to do with any real, imminent threat (readers don’t seem to be disappearing…
There are few places as divisive as Milan. The Italian capital of design and fashion, and increasingly of anything perceived as remotely “cool” or “innovative”, has a tendency to split opinions: On the one hand, there are those converted to its cult, be they recently-arrived new adepts or old yuppies inured to its unrelenting pace…