Jamie Cameron

This is a great piece of criticism that everyone should read.

03.02.2025 12:14 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The Best Books of 2024 - The London Magazine Fiction, history, photography and essays: here is the list of TLM's Best Books of 2024, as chosen by our contributors.

We are excited to announce The London Magazine’s Best Books of 2024, as chosen by twenty-one of our contributors. Selections include Our Evening by Alan Hollinghurst, Adam by Gboyega Odubanjo and A Question of Palestine by Edward Said.

Read the full list here: thelondonmagazine.org/the-best-boo...

16.12.2024 15:33 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 6    📌 1

As a thank you and congratulations to reaching the end of all that, here are two lovely poems from our archive.

The imaginatively titled ‘Poem’ by John Betjeman, and ‘Reflections’ by Louis MacNeice.

All in the archive section on the website: thelondonmagazine.org/category/arc...

13.12.2024 14:02 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

If I were to boldly claim The London Mag's essays have any definitive style, it’s something of the rigour, humour and readability you can find in those three.

Email me at jamie.cameron@thelondonmagazine.org. We reply to all pitches and we pay.

11.12.2024 11:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Essay | Dear Chris Kraus & Ovid & Saul Bellow... by Tommy Gilhooly - The London Magazine In an essay from our October / November 2024 issue, Tommy Gilhooly examines the epistolary novel, autofiction and Chris Kraus' 'I Love Dick'.

@tommygilhooly.bsky.social essay 'Dear Chris Kraus, Ovid, Saul Bellow...', written in the form of a letter itself, delves into the evolution of the epistolary form, tracing how letters—real and fictional—forge connections across time and textual realities.

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Essay | When Speech Was Speech by Kira McPherson - The London Magazine 'Focusing on speech marks alone overlooks what novels can do in their absence. What if ambiguity is the point?' Kira McPherson on speech marks, or lack thereof.

Kira McPherson’s essay examines the absence of speech marks in modern literature, exploring debates around the trend and questioning what is gained or lost through this approach. Includes examinations of Sally Rooney, The Talented Mr. Ripley and Kairos.

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Essay | Syzygy, or, How to Talk to Your Dog... by Joey Connolly - The London Magazine From our December / January 2025 issue, Joey Connolly on information overload, syzygy and the unlikely pairing of Liz Truss and Constantinople...

Joey Connolly's essay examines life’s overwhelming complexity and our attempts to navigate information overload. It highlights how poetry serves as a radical act of focused attention in a world increasingly defined by distraction.

You should just read this because it is so good.
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11.12.2024 11:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

For inspiration, here are some standout essays from our last call...

11.12.2024 11:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

[CALL FOR PITCHES]

The London Mag is looking for more essays that explore literature and its intersections with wider culture.

Don’t be afraid to match high culture w/low, to be funny, iconoclastic, and have an authorial voice. Above all, please do not write in the tone of a PhD thesis lol.

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Unilaterally decided that these kind of extended threads are how we're going to approach Bluesky, get with it

02.12.2024 15:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0