The Africa In My House by Andrea Mbarushimana
A British woman considers the life of her Rwandan husband and his country.
Tag: racism
The Fight by Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer writes energetically and racistly about boxing
On a Chinese Screen by W. Somerset Maugham
Very Colonial travel writing from author of The Painted Veil
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
because white men can’t / police their imagination / black men are dying
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Can I write about writing about race without discussing race? No.
From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming
This is my first blog post in a while, and even then it’s still happening a little earlier than expected.Continue Reading
Leviathan or, The Whale by Philip Hoare
Whales. What are they? Who are they? And why did humans stop killing them just before their extinction was finallyContinue Reading
The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand
As many of you may have noticed, after the UK recently democratically elected a right-wing government, I shaved off myContinue Reading
The Diamond Smugglers by Ian Fleming
I’m writing this on an aeroplane to Istanbul, off for a “mimibreak”*. Treating myself to a trip, all on myContinue Reading
Filth by Irvine Welsh
Recently I’ve been very much enjoying Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong*’s Channel 4 police drama, Babylon. This under-watched TV showContinue Reading
