The Diary of Virginia Woolf review – a book for the ages Woolf’s epic and unmatchable record of her life, times and writing process The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023
Ronald Blythe at 100: ‘A watchful, curious and gratefully amazed vision of life’ A life rooted in Suffolk has given the great nature writer Ronald Blythe a deep love of the countryside The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022
‘Most music comes from really abject origins’: Jarvis Cocker interviewed by Olivia Laing The pop pioneer talks to the author about his creative education via nightclubs and the dole, his teenage masterplan and the enduring inspiration of the everyday The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in April Women’s prize judge Lorraine Candy, journalist Sarah Shaffi and Guardian readers Kate and Saffron discuss the titles they’ve read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022
March design news: celebrating council houses and the vulva spaceship Reviving great 80s artists, a history of queer spaces and bringing new life to a stately home The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022
Olivia Laing: ‘I’m sorry, but Jane Eyre is a horrendous little hysteric’ The British writer on discovering Barthes, channelling Burroughs and appreciating the talents of Patricia Highsmith’s Mr Ripley The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022