From Paris To The Prairies

This week, Julian Evans on two books exploring the link between food and war in Ukraine; and Lily Herd introduces this issue's In Brief reviews.'Strong Roots: A Ukrainian family story, interrupted', by Olia Hercules'Bread and War: A Ukrainian story of food, bravery and hope', by ...  Show more

Here is the interview with Michael Morpurgo in full.Produced by Charlotte Pardu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Elle est mince, blanche, hétéro, jeune, riche et en bonne santé. Elle est belle au naturel, sexy sans en avoir l’air, mère parfaite, à la silhouette chic et au caractère snob. C’est ainsi que la femme française est souvent résumée – à tord – dans les médias et ...

Germaine Greer nominates sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink

She was best known for striking sculptures ranging from horses and goats, to wild eagles and disembodied heads.

As a female sculptor working in a man's world, Elisabeth Frink found it hard to establish herself ...

Greek goddesses are the focus of Natalie Haynes' most recent book. She joins Ian Collins, curator of an exhibition at Pallant House celebrating the paintings made by John Craxton, who relocated from England to Crete after visiting in 1947; Minna Moore Ede, curator of an exhibitio ...  Show more

Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Selby Wynn Schwartz, writer of “After Sappho”, her first novel published by Galley Beggar Press in 2022. Together, they talk about her insatiable appetite for literature as a child and the way it led her to becoming ...