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Ellen Peirson-Hagger is a former New Statesman assistant culture editor. She covers education as senior writer at Tes, and music and books as a freelance writer.
From Alpa Shah to Michael Taylor: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Language City by Ross Perlin and The Observable Universe by Heather McCalden.
By Megan Gibson, Zuzanna Lachendro, Ellen Peirson-Hagger and Michael Prodger
How Spotify won
Taylor Swift, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Thom Yorke have all boycotted the streaming giant. Eventually, all of them…
Suzie Miller: “I was so moved to see my play Prima Facie changing the law”
She was a lawyer for 15 years, then left to become a playwright. The resulting work has shifted approaches…
The cult of Townes Van Zandt
Hardship haunted his short life, but a celebration of what would have been his 80th birthday reveals the country…
From Bridget O’Connor to Grace Blakeley: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring The Performer by Richard Sennett and Cloistered by Catherine Coldstream.
By Pippa Bailey, Michael Prodger, Jonny Ball and Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Inside the Royal Society of Literature’s civil war
Amid allegations of censorship, secrecy and elitism, the 300-year-old institution is tearing itself apart.
From Marianna Spring to Jason Okundaye: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring a lost memoir by Harry Edward and The Painter’s Daughters by Emily Howes.
By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio, Barney Horner, Ellen Peirson-Hagger and Michael Prodger
From Lucas Rijneveld to Amitav Ghosh: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Unearthing by Kyo Maclear and Six Stories by Stefan Zweig.
By Michael Prodger, Pippa Bailey, Ellen Peirson-Hagger and Alona Ferber