BARBARA BOSWELL remembers South African poet, storyteller, publisher, editor and activist Diana Ferrus (1953-2026)
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BERNADETTE HYLAND recommends an exposé of how austerity measures savagely attack the most vulnerable
HELEN VASSALLO recommends a gripping Argentinian crime story about gender violence and the weaponisation of religion
New releases from Steve Swallow, Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts, and Ady Johnson
When the ravages of Alzheimer’s leave an elderly woman marooned in painful memories of October 1950, her grandchild comes up with a creative strategy.
New releases from Simone White, Brass Funkeys, and Souad Massi
SUE TURNER is compelled by a history that shows how far a country can turn in on itself to collude with abuses of power
RON JACOBS is persuaded by the parallel drawn between Charles Manson and Donald Trump
The Violence of Austerity, edited by Vickie Cooper and David Whyte (Pluto Press £16.99)
THERE seems to be a minor economic boom at the moment of books written by left-wing writers about austerity.
And there has never been as much information about what is happening from blogs, articles in newspapers or films such as I, Daniel Blake.
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