Who recommends it
- Ian LeslieInterview
For aspiring non-fiction writers, I’d recommend The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot and The Lonely City by Olivia Laing.
- Kieran SetiyaInterview
So many! Thinking just of things I have read quite recently, I would include Nicotine by Gregor Hens, The Lonely City by Olivia Laing, and Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg. They are all works of non-fiction that cross boundaries within the genre and they are all astonishingly well-written.
- Erika MeitnerInterview
Lately, I’ve been sending people copies of The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing, who explores loneliness through the lens of different visual artists; I found the book resonant and astonishing. When I love a book, I’ll often just start sending copies of it to friends. The last book I…
- Annabel AbbsInterview
I was very moved by The Lonely City by Olivia Laing and The Wacky Man by Lyn Farrell.
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