Susan Eilenberg ruminates on Coleridge, Hilary Mantel searches for Robespierre, Jenny Turner takes on Thomas Pynchon and James Meek examines maggots. With topics ranging from the proprieties of
the Poet Laureate to the obscenity of Kosovo, from the theories of shoe-shopping to the funeral of Princess Diana, and from the meaning of Viagra to the aftermath of 9/11, this collection of
ideas about ideas across eight years of the LRB ranges far but keeps its focus on crisp, sophisticated and resolutely intentional writing. Distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square Publishing.
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