From the BBC’s Culture in Quarantine series this is a song by Tom Hickox playing with Chineke! Beautiful black and...
In lockdown, I’ve refound Letters of note. Compiled by Shaun Usher, it’s 125 letters ‘deserving of a wider audience’. Letters...
I saw Be Natural at the weekend along with a Q&A and recommend it unreservedly. It’s the remarkable story of...
Details have just been announced of the 2020 Folkestone Triennial. If you haven’t been before, it’s a trail of specially...
While in Berlin on a live sketching commission, I visited the Buchstabenmuseum, the museum of letters. In its site under...
Hot off the press this month is Robert MacFarlane’s latest work Underland. Robert is one of the finest writers about...
I listened to Radio 4’s Money Box Live on 20 February – topic under discussion: the economics of being an...
Twelfth Night at the Young Vic It’s the first show put on by the Young Vic’s new artistic director, Kwame...
I don’t think the Edinburgh Fringe really needs any recommending, but I shall do so regardless. This was my first...
From a killer snail to healing poetry, here’s a taste of what our members have been enjoying this month. I...
The Bohemian who took up Bookkeeping Have you had a miserable January sorting out your tax return? Last year I...
North: Fashioning Identity. The exhibition at Somerset House examines the visual representation of the north and Northerners in photography, fashion...
4321 by Paul Auster Yes, it’s weighing in at a mammoth 866 pages, but they fly by. Fantastic idea –...
Stories of subjugation and surrogate wombs I’m enjoying The Handmaid’s Tale based on Margaret Atwood’s novel. I shall definitely be...
Making Nature at the Welcome Trust Making Nature: How we see animals at the Wellcome Trust is amazing – asks...
The Well-Fed Writer I’ve been freelance for two and half years now, growing my business steadily. But, spurred on by...
Before I get to your recommendations this month, I wanted to share your excellent suggestions for what ‘LGF’ could stand...
Steal Like An Artist. Inspiring. Warren Zevon’s biography, Nothing’s Bad Luck. A bit of a hint. Poetry by Tony Hoagland...
Like a less whimsical Wes Anderson doing Poirot, Knives Out is a fun whodunnit. Renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is...
Shot on 16mm film, Bait (directed by Mark Jenkin) is a film about a once-thriving Cornish fishing village. Its narrative...
With holiday season in full swing, our members recommend their top summer reading, along with the films, exhibitions and anything...
Dale Chihuly at Kew Visitors to Kew Gardens will find the blooms upstaged by the glass art of Dale Chihuly....
Out of True by Susannah Hart: It’s a great pleasure to recommend a poetry collection from one of our very...
For this month’s instalment, Lisa Andrews takes us on a whistle-stop tour of her bookshelf. Choosing favourite books is like...
To provide all people To celebrate the 70th birthday of the National Health Service (NHS), BBC Wales produced an emotional film named ‘To provide...
How Can Man Die Better? I learnt about Robert Sobukwe on a trip to South Africa earlier this year. In...
Our final installment of recommendations for 2017. What have 26ers been up to this month? My recommendation is London’s...
As the nights draw in, why not brighten up an evening with a trip to the theatre, or curl up...
Into the Unknown at the Barbican If you have even the slightest interest in Science Fiction, get yourself down to...
From resonant short stories, to ‘deeply uncomfortable’ poetry This month I’m recommending Keshiki, a beautiful series of pamphlets from Strangers...
Toni Erdmann, a film by Maren Ade A German comedy. Almost enough recommendation if we’re going to fall for national...
Abstract Expressionism at the Royal Academy A big show with big canvases – Rothko, Jackson Pollock, De Kooning. Amazing work...
In terms of reading, I’ve been asked to write a children’s story and reread The Lion, the Witch and the...
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo It’s quite a while since I’ve read the Booker winner within months of the...
At 180 The Strand, London, is the latest multimedia show by United Visual Artists. Entitled Other Places, the first couple...
Earlier this month Nick Parker caught up with 26 founder member and ‘grandfather of tone of voice’ John Simmons for...
I came across Places of Poetry – it’s running to mid-October, so lots of time for people to submit. It’s...
I can’t understand how Rosamond Pike didn’t get an Oscar nomination for A Private War. Her portrayal of The Times’...
As 2018 draws to a close, it’s time for the last round of recommendations for the year. And it’s a...
Reflecting on summer reads I have had a marvellous summer of reading, and during September I have particularly enjoyed Kate...
Top tips for New York For anyone visiting New York this summer, I highly recommend visiting the Sculpture Walk in charming Cotswolds-like...
Things I’ve Been Enjoying: I have been enjoying Narrative Magazine’s website. Always some fabulous poetry, and short fiction and non-fiction pieces...
Our members reflect on their top books from the past year – just in time for you to add them...
Barbara Hepworth Museum. If you just so happen to be in Cornwall, I recommend a visit to this place. The...
I’ve just finished reading Nice Little Ernie, the Cyan Great Brand Stories book about Premium Bonds. It’s a great read,...
How storytelling can fix fashion MONEY FASHION POWER is a new magazine that tackles challenging topics like human rights for...
Beating the January blues with theatre Weekend matinees are my new discovery to beat January blues. I saw Mary Stuart...
This is one for the kids. Ingreedies is a cookery book that uses the power of character and stories to...