Archive - The Fortnightly from Julian Girdham

189: Like a tinsmith's scoop

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and summer reading, vaping shelters in Irish schools (not really), Michael Amherst, Seamus Heaney, Agatha Christie, Arthur…

Jun 14

English as a subject in Ireland

An interim issue between Fortnightlies 188 and 189 (coming on Saturday), and a rare Monday appearance, for teachers in Ireland who are looking for some…

Jun 9

May 2025

188: Flattering beach bunnies

Patrick McGuinness, AI & English, Emma Smith on 'Macbeth', Pádraig Ó Tuama on Denise Duhamel, Rebecca Winthrop with Ezra Klein, Shakespeare in…

May 31

187: Enough of chickens

John Warner on writing & AI, English Meet, Agatha Christie, William Trevor & Yiyun Li, Close Reading, Hisham Matar in Siena, RIP Aidan Chambers and…

May 17

186: A dreamy divagation

Vincenzo Latronico, Isabel Colegate, Carl Hendrick on reading, Sienese painting, Elizabeth Bishop, Maryanne Wolf & Rebecca Winthrop, Robert Caro and…

May 3

April 2025

The Occasional 7

Andrew O'Hagan, George Saunders, Natalia Ginzburg, Othello with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Churchwell on Gatsby & our current moment…

Apr 12

March 2025

February 2025

A love letter to libraries

A modified and updated version of a post from early 2024 on the joys of libraries, especially for the many new subscribers since then.

Feb 22 •

The Occasional 6

Lots more book recommendations from past editions of the Fortnightly for paid subscribers (who can also access the whole archive). I'm sincerely…

Feb 15

182: Outward conditions notwithstanding

Harriet Walter & Shakespeare's women, English Meet, Sarah Churchwell on 'The Great Gatsby', AI & English, Marianne Faithful & Byron, Sheila Heti, Philip…

Feb 8

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