4 July 2020

We speak to Lucie and Luke Meier, curators of the new issue of ‘A Magazine Curated By’, as well as one of the contributors, architect John Pawson. We also meet the team behind ‘Buffalo Zine’, talk to Ana Bender about Cre…

2 July 2020

Georgina Godwin speaks to award-winning poet and writer Laura Mucha about her latest book, ‘We Need to Talk About Love’. With personal stories from hundreds of people across different ages and nationalities, it analyses how…

29 June 2020

Author Brit Bennett tells Robert Bound about her new novel, ‘The Vanishing Half’, which explores the lives of twin sisters in a black community in the US Deep South, who run away and live their lives differently: one as…

29 June 2020

The Monocle Weekly is on a short break but we’re keeping up to speed with all things cultural. As Thomas Clay’s long-awaited period thriller, ‘Fanny Lye Deliver’d’, hits streaming services, Augustin Macellari caught up with…

28 June 2020

Capricia Marshall was Chief of Protocol of the US under Barack Obama. In her new book, ‘Protocol: Why Diplomacy Matters and How to Make It Work for You’, she gives us an insight into the backstage workings of the White…

27 June 2020

Alexander Vreeland, grandson of fashion journalist Diana Vreeland, tells us about his new book, ‘Bon Mots: Words of Wisdom from the Empress of Fashion’. We also discuss the rise of female surfing with Lauren L Hill and meet…

25 June 2020

Georgina Godwin speaks to writer, performer and self-proclaimed “comedy hustler” Anneka Harry. Her new book, ‘Gender Rebels: 50 Influential Cross Dressers, Impersonators, Name-Changers and Game-Changers’, celebrates some…

22 June 2020

The AppleTV+ documentary series ‘Home’ visits unique properties around the world that have a sustainable or social remit. Robert Bound speaks to the series director, Doug Pray, and one of the featured designers, Christopher…

21 June 2020

Paul Mendez’s debut novel, ‘Rainbow Milk’, is a coming-of-age tale like no other, mapping the journey of a young black man with a Jehovah’s Witness upbringing who makes a fresh start in London. Semi-autobiographical and…

21 June 2020

In this special interview, Fernando Augusto Pacheco catches up with Australian singer Donny Benét to hear about his new album ‘Mr Experience’, described as a soundtrack to a dinner party in the late 1980s.

20 June 2020

We speak with Zuraidah Ibrahim from the ‘South China Morning Post’ about its new book that documents the civil unrest in Hong Kong in 2019 and how the paper covered it. Plus: Bloomberg launches a new print title, ‘Bloomberg…

18 June 2020

Georgina Godwin speaks to former police officer John Sutherland. He is the author of bestseller ‘Blue: A Memoir – Keeping the Peace and Falling to Pieces’, which details his struggles with mental health during his 25 years…

15 June 2020

The directors of the Guggenheim’s Bilbao, Venice andNew York museums reflect on what they’ve missed since we went into lockdown, how they have been getting their art fixes and how things are different now as gallery doors…

14 June 2020

What do dictators have in common? Apparently, however bloody their regime, in the end they just want to eat food that reminds them of their mothers. Award-winning Polish journalist Witold Szablowski went to meet the chefs…

13 June 2020

This week we look back at the history of ‘The Spectator’, which recently celebrated its 10,000th issue. We also speak to the team behind a new design title, ‘Deem Journal’, Emma Tucker from ‘The Sunday Times’ and to the…