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The usual, please

19 September 2019

The editor in chief of ‘Zeit Magazin’ on where he goes to shoot the breeze over a first-rate cocktail.

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Crime time

18 January 2018

Screenwriter and novelist Hans Rosenfeldt has popularised Nordic noir with ‘The Bridge’. We follow him into the woods.

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Comment: Norway

2 November 2021

The stories you should be paying attention to – and the ones you might have missed.

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Meet the Writers - Polish literature at The London Book Fair

25 March 2017

Born and based in rural Poland, Olga Tokarczuk trained as a psychologist – but after discovering she was more neurotic than her clients she quit to became an author. We visit the London Book Fair to speak to her about her…

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Meet the Writers - Monocle Reads: Cheltenham Literature Festival

3 October 2019

The oldest literature festival in the world celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. It kicks off in the spa town of Cheltenham on 4 October and over the course of 10 days of literary revelry, 900 of the world’s best…

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Meet the Writers - Monocle Reads: London Literature Festival

21 October 2021

The London Literature Festival runs at the Southbank Centre from 21 to 31 October, bringing 10 days of the very best of live literature to the capital. This year the festival invites you to celebrate the joys and complex…

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Open book

27 November 2019

The Finnish capital’s new public library was the result of an anonymous open competition. As other cities look for a less ‘starchitect’ future, it shows what can be achieved with a little democracy.

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She’s just our type

17 October 2019

The experimental book designer who isn’t afraid to push boundaries – and crack some spines along the way.

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Paul Auster

23 February 2017

The philosophical and prolific author’s latest novel is his most ambitious to date. Monocle sits down with him in his home in Brooklyn.

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Words of wisdom

10 September 2020

Chiara Rimella reporting from London: Lessons about how to run your firm more effectively don’t always come from straight-up business books: enlightenment and inspiration can strike at any time and be gleaned from even the…

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Sunday Brunch - Sunday Brunch: Classic cinema, design and literature

1 April 2018

We bust out the classics as we rediscover some icons of British cinema, learn how album art is designed with Rick Froberg and John Reis of Hot Snakes, and leaf through a transcript of ‘The Great Gatsby’. Meanwhile, we…

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Meet the Writers - Monocle Reads: Jaipur Literature festival at the British Library

7 June 2019

We speak to Namita Gokhale, founder and director of the annual ZEE Jaipur Literature festival. A taste of the festival will be at the British Library from 14-16 June to celebrate South Asia’s unique literary heritage.

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Meet the Writers - Benjamin Moser at Jaipur Literature Festival 2025

16 February 2025

Benjamin Moser joins Georgina Godwin to talk about his journey from growing up in Texas and writing his first book, ‘Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector’, to winning a Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Susan…

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Can I have a word?

19 September 2013

Canadian author Margaret Atwood is almost as well known for her relentless activism as she is for producing multiple award-winning novels – but it turns out that she is far more enthusiastic about the latter than the former…

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Novel approach

30 January 2025

Spanish bookseller Casa del Libro prides itself on democratising literature and elevating the book-buying experience. Now it’s expanding across the country and taking on Amazon overseas.

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Singapore’s page turners

23 February 2017

Despite a burgeoning underground literary scene Singaporean literature, affectionately known as “SingLit”, still languishes in sales. To spur wider interest in written work produced at home more than 30 publishers, distr…