Nina Mingya Powles’s Small Bodies of Water blends memoir, criticism and nature writing
In this fragmentary book, Powles considers complex ideas of belonging, language and how to exist across cultures.
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Has JK Rowling been “banned” from a Harry Potter documentary?
Tabloids have reported that Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts will not feature interviews with the author of the…
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Books of the year
New Statesman writers and guests choose their favourite reading of 2021.
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How Nella Larsen’s Passing deconstructed the question of race
Larsen’s 1929 novel, now a Netflix film, illustrates the degree to which race is a construct – without lecturing the…
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Emily Ratajkowski interview: “I used to think feminism was women hustling”
The model and author of My Body on beauty, misogyny and how her understanding of feminism has evolved.
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Mary Gaitskill: “The definition of rape has changed a lot”
The American author of Bad Behavior and This is Pleasure on sex, consent and why she refused to write a…
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Trillions: How index funds took over the world
A once controversial academic idea has transformed financial markets. This has been great for savers – but is it good…
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Why Isabel Waidner won the 2021 Goldsmiths Prize
In Sterling Karat Gold the author writes with incandescent rage and surreal humour.
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