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Books

Open books

Make this the year that you write that novel – or at least a good letter.

  • Issue #140
  • 18 min read
Portrait illustration of writer Nadia Terranova with brown hair wearing polka dot top
Architecture

Book your ticket

A children’s library housing 18,000 books has been gifted to Osaka by an architect who calls the city home.

  • Issue #140
  • 4 min read
Book your ticket
Retail

Balance the books

Independent bookshops often prompt a lifelong love of reading. Now it’s time to support them, in person or through sensible online marketplaces.

  • Issue #140
  • 5 min read
Balance the books
Books

The lives of others

From art thievery to murderous intentions, warzones to Japanese suburbs, we highlight the latest releases on screen, page and stereo that will keep you diverted and delighted as winter draws near.

  • Issue #138
  • 6 min read
Glamorous performer with blonde curls and rhinestone earrings over lights.
Books

The Monocle Book of Gentle Living

From how to make the most of your free time to rethinking the way you work, shop and even sleep, our new book is packed with tips for making good things happen, doing something…

  • Film
  • 2 min watch
Book on a sofa
Society

Easy does it…

'The Monocle Book of Gentle Living' is our just-published title to help you reconnect, make things happen and do something you care about. Here's how to embark on a gentler life.

  • Issue #137
  • 8 min read
Illustration of two women exchanging gifts
Books

Room for all

Having a library isn't about hoarding stuffy, leather-bound books. It could just be a modest bedside pile. It's more about keeping a paper trail of where you've been and what you were thinking.

  • Issue #137
  • 7 min read
Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands book cover by Judith Schalansky
Entrepreneurialism

Words of wisdom

Lessons on running a firm don’t always come from business books. We meet successful leaders and entrepreneurs who share the takeaways that have helped them to achieve their career goals.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 4 min read
Words of wisdom
Culture

Call of the weird

As this unusual summer turns to autumn it seems the most striking cultural offerings around reflect the times. From a spooky take on the civil rights-era to alien hunters, dystopian societies and Japanese electropop.

  • Issue #136
  • 6 min read
Call of  the weird

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