Welcome to the June-July issue! Highlights include:
- The 2017 Calibre Essay Prize winner: 'Salt Blood' by Michael Adams
- Kerryn Goldsworthy on Arundhati Roy's second novel
- Henry Rosenbloom is Publisher of the Month
- Varun Ghosh reviews two books on Obama's legacy
- Robin Gerster reviews a comprehensive history of Vietnam
- Phoebe Weston-Evans's 'Letter from Paris'
June-July 2017, no. 392
2017 Calibre Essay Prize (winner): 'Salt Blood'
Michael Adams
It is quiet and cool and dark blue. At this depth the pressure on my body is double what it is at the surface: my heartbeat has slowed, blood has started to withdraw from my extremities an More
Kerryn Goldsworthy reviews 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness' by Arundhati Roy
Kerryn Goldsworthy
Arundhati Roy’s first and only other novel was The God of Small Things (1997). It attracted an advance of half a million pounds; publishing rights were sold in twenty-one countr ... More
Varun Ghosh reviews 'Audacity: How Barack Obama defied his critics and created a legacy that will prevail' by Jonathan Chait and 'We Are The Change We Seek: The speeches of Barack Obama' edited by E.J. Dionne Jr and Joy-Ann Reid
Varun Ghosh
What is Barack Obama’s legacy? That deceptively simple question forms the subject of Jonathan Chait’s new book ...
MoreRose Lucas reviews 'Snake Like Charms' by Amanda Joy and 'The Herring Lass' by Michelle Cahill
Rose Lucas
Michelle Cahill and Amanda Joy have produced two engaging and proficient collections of poetry. In their different ways, each revels in worlds of perception, imagination, and poetic craft. ... More
