'Cruickshank’s history reveals an extraordinary eclecticism of architectural styles and buildings, from Dutch Revivalism to Arts and Crafts experimentation, from Georgian terraces to Victorian mansion blocks.'

William Boyd on the architecture of Chelsea.

https://literaryreview.co.uk/where-george-eliot-meets-mick-jagger

'The eight years he has spent in solitary confinement have had a devastating impact on his mental health ... human rights organisations believe his detention is punishment for his critical views.'

@lucyjpop on the Egyptian activist and poet Ahmed Douma.

https://literaryreview.co.uk/ahmed-douma

'We nipped down Mount Pleasant ... me marvelling at London all over again because the back of a Vespa gives you the everyday world like nothing else can.'

Ali Smith writes this month's diary.

https://literaryreview.co.uk/temple-of-vespa