ARGONAUT BOOKS

Olivia Laing, prize-winning, bestselling author of The Lonely City and Crudo, returns with a career-spanning collection of essays on the power of art in times of crisis. Reviews A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and artTelegraphOlivia Laing is my new favourite non-fiction writerNick HornbyLike all great critics, Olivia Laing combines formidable intelligence with boundless curiosity and fabulous taste, but she also has a rare quality of intimacy; an ability to connect the reader to a work of art or literature with a directness that lights it ...Read More