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Pebbles
Max Porter
A new story by Max Porter – part of our series in partnership with The Arts House, Singapore.
What’s in a Name?
Victoria Princewill
‘Names do not just carry intimacy, they determine the extent of it’.
Victoria Princewill on names and consent.
Some Trouble
Sharlene Teo
Sharlene Teo on getting in trouble – part of a new series, in partnership with The Arts House, Singapore.
Remembering Janet Malcolm
Sigrid Rausing
‘The book is in my studio and I am about to go out and buy fresh glue’.
Breast or Tooth?
Tishani Doshi
‘A breast just casually hanging around, being a functional exocrine gland, enjoying the sun? Impossible.’
Tishani Doshi on women’s rights in India.
Notes on Craft
Kjersti A. Skomsvold
Kjersti A. Skomsvold on writing The Child, a book on motherhood and grief.
Notes on Craft
Jonathan Lee
The author of The Great Mistake discusses the importance of opening lines.
A Song About Singularities
Jack Underwood
‘Precious things, even those given to me lovingly, feel like a test.’
Jack Underwood on poetry and black holes.
Mr Brown, Mrs White and Ms Black
Kei Miller
‘Yes, Ms Black. Mrs White and Mr Brown have arrived.’
An new essay by poet Kei Miller, from his forthcoming collection.
Introduction
Valerie Miles
‘We wanted work of the imagination. Fiction. Consciousness captured on the page.’
Guest editor and co-founder of Granta en Español introduces the issue.
