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Blogs in January 1970

Venice Observed 1st January 1970

Mary McCarthy’s VENICE OBSERVED is not really a history, nor is it a guidebook – it is the reflections of a young woman in 1950s Venice who enjoys the art and architecture of this wonderful city.

Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran 1st January 1970

In a direct, frank, and intimate exploration of Iranian literature and society, scholar, teacher, and poet Fatemeh Keshavarz challenges popular perceptions of Iran as a society bereft of vitality and joy. Her fresh perspective on present day Iran provides...

Narcoland 1st January 1970

The product of five years of investigative reporting, the subject of intense national controversy, and the source of death threats that forced the National Human Rights Commission to assign two full-time bodyguards to Anabel Hernández, Narcoland has been a...

An Alphabet of London 1st January 1970

London is the only city in the world where you could ever find Gilbert and George sharing space with the Gherkin and the Globe while the Great Fire burns and a gin drinker glugs her favorite tipple, and where...

Diamond Street 1st January 1970

Second book in a trilogy featuring London streets. Intimately connected to the area both personally (her family run a jewellery business there) and professionally (as an artist archivist of London’s streets), Rachel Lichtenstein is uniquely placed to explore the...