Interview about my book, Sinkhole, in @tankmagazine, in which I suggest dedicating Sinkhole to someone would be like giving them a gift-wrapped turd. Also discussed: Sontag as a good dog’s name, the tyranny of relatable first-person writing, and the problem with moralising.
“We live under the tyranny of relatable first-person writing” – @Ro_Mclaughlin speaks to @izabellascott about her new book, Sinkhole (Montez Press)
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Wrote about the good and bad of artist estates, and the IP gold rush, for Guardian Saturday last week. Featuring Basquiat Barbies and feuding Picassos. https://t.co/nozo1hZ93D
We’re hosting our annual summer party next Thursday @BoldTendencies – join us for readings from @akblakemore, Sophie Mackintosh and Momtaza Mehri (@RuffneckRefugee), followed by drinks!
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Interview about my book, Sinkhole, in @tankmagazine, in which I suggest dedicating Sinkhole to someone would be like giving them a gift-wrapped turd. Also discussed: Sontag as a good dog’s name, the tyranny of relatable first-person writing, and the problem with moralising.
“We live under the tyranny of relatable first-person writing” – @Ro_Mclaughlin speaks to @izabellascott about her new book, Sinkhole (Montez Press)
https://t.co/PhMl49oJLL
‘If I had my jaw wired shut,’ she announced, ‘I’d suck double cream through a straw’.
Thanks to @vittlesmagazine for publishing this piece about my legendary and much missed gma and her culinary talents.
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Gorgeous essay by the brilliant @Ro_Mclaughlin on her grandparents, cream, welcoming tables and a recipe for Tarte Dijonnaise: "culinary offerings, cultural judgements and endless store of red wine".
Read this!
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Essay on Polly Barton’s book Porn: An Oral History, and the rub between publicly expressed politics and private desires. For @ArtReview_
https://t.co/hrrsiN85VX
‘Currin’s horny, gross and humiliating paintings are oddly life-affirming. They have no lesson to teach, nor have they been subjected to the deadening logic of “moodboard mind”.’ @Ro_Mclaughlin https://t.co/2aOx8pLWqf