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‘Our first love leaves an indelible mark on us’

André Aciman in conversation — Writer Megan Nolan talks to André Aciman – author of Call Me By Your Name and the new Enigma Variations – about love, sexuality, and the power of the written word.

  • Books
  • Megan Nolan

The cult comic rewriting the history of female sexuality

The vulva vs. the patriarchy — Liv Strömquist explores sex, bodily shame, and the cultural life of the vulva in her bold book The Fruit Of Knowledge. ‘I don’t know if feminism can be saved,’ she tells Polyester founder Ione Gamble. ‘Maybe we have to abandon it.’

  • Activism
  • Ione Gamble

‘Clichéd ideas of female sexuality? Let them die’

Jenny Hval — To celebrate the release of Paradise Rot – her first novel to be translated into English – we speak to the fearless musician and writer about lust, language and why we need to rethink how we talk about our bodies.

  • Books
  • Katie Goh

Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers

Part Seven: Repeater Books — Described as the ‘the love child of Verso and Faber’, Repeater Books is an exciting new voice in left-wing literature – revolutionising the tired world of cultural theory and criticism.

  • Books
  • Kit Caless

Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers

Part Six: OWN IT! — Launched in 2014, OWN IT! is a ‘storytelling lifestyle brand’ that blends traditional publishing with digital innovations and integrated live shows, creating a space where art meets activism.

  • Books
  • Kit Caless

Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers

Part Five: Myriad Editions — From graphic novels and atlases to explorative non-fiction: Brighton publishing house Myriad Editions is reinventing the way we tell stories in the 21st century.

  • Books
  • Kit Caless

Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers

Part Four: Pluto Press — Since its inception in 1969, Pluto Press has become known for its groundbreaking left-wing literature – pushing the genre out of academia and into the real world.

  • Books
  • Kit Caless

Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers

Part Three: Cassava Republic — After shaking up the Nigerian literary scene, Cassava Republic has now come to London: defying the odds to become the first African publisher to establish a subsidiary outside of the continent.

  • Books
  • Kit Caless

Molly Young & Joana Avillez share their guide to New York

An illustrated homage — New York Times writer Molly Young and illustrator Joana Avillez team up for D C-T! – a new book celebrating the pandemonium of their hometown. We meet them to find out more about their love of the city, and how they managed to crack it.

  • Books
  • Briony Cartmell

Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers

Part Two: Dead Ink — Based on a back street in Liverpool, Dead Ink is bringing a breath of fresh Northern air to a stale, London-obsessed publishing scene. ‘Enough time is given over to blowhard dickheads with unscrupulous agendas,’ says founder Nathan Connolly. ‘If small presses don’t stand up to them, who will?”

  • Books
  • Kit Caless

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