Tag Archives: memoir

Wild Twin by Jeff Young

Book Review – October 2024 One of the things that struck me about all of this junk was that every single object was a repository of someone else’s memory, because it had got to the auction rooms from the house clearances … Continue reading

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Psychogeographic Review’s Books of the Year, 2023

What is psychogeography, anyway?  My understanding of the concept is three-fold: it is a theory, a practice and a body of evidence.  The most interesting of these, for me, is the body of evidence: the books, works of art and … Continue reading

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CB Editions

the old punk spirit that inspires the best kind of artists: if you’re dissatisfied with the culture, do something about it. Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian CB Editions is the brainchild of writer and publisher Charles Boyle. He also commissions, edits, … Continue reading

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Manifesto: On Never Giving Up by Bernardine Evaristo

Book Review – March 2022 My creativity can be traced back to my heritage, to the skin colour that defined how I was perceived. But, like my ancestors, I wouldn’t accept defeat. Manifesto is part memoir and part handbook providing … Continue reading

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Midges, Maps & Muesli by Helen Krasner

Book Review – November 2021 I met Helen Krasner briefly many years ago, not long after she had completed her epic walk around the coastline of Britain, which she talked about, but several years  before she published her account of … Continue reading

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