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MY BEAUTIFUL BOX-SET BINGE
Dear Readers, Carlo and I are working hard on Shattered, which will be published in October by Hamish Hamilton. Once this is done - it should take…
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Hanif Kureishi
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WRITING THE SELF: A BIOGRAPHY
Two reviews of Ruvani Ranasinha's biography of Hanif Kureishi, from Jude Cook at The Spectator, and Susie Thomas at the LTS.
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LESS SEX?
A contribution from a friend, Darian Leader, psychoanalyst and author.
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January 2024

November 2023

Beauty is the Creator of the Universe
On Starting Out - Ask Me Anything
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October 2023

YOUR LONG READ RECOMMENDATIONS
Dear Readers, What are your long read recommendations? I’ve asked you this before and your responses were brilliant. I’m a big fan of the website
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THE COMMITMENT TO PLEASURE
An essay on pop music.
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September 2023

WHY SHOULD WE DO WHAT GOD SAYS?
Reflections on a Fatwa.
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Hanif Kureishi
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ZADIE SMITH ON THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA
Dear Readers, my dispatches will always be free and open to everyone. I am unable to use my hands and I’m writing, via dictation, with the help of my…
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FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
An essay on friendship, an introduction to my play The Spank
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THE RISING LINE
On creative writing, free association, and getting to the good bits.
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