Why is this Co-op supermarket suddenly hanging up the St George's Cross flag when it is clearly being exploited by the Far Right racists and some fascists?

A piece in the TLS by M.C. quotes one Indie Press asking “lots of people buying lots of books” and the necessity for an “industry-wide recognition that book prices need to rise” - is culture being chronically out of touch with the economic reality of many people’s lives.

David Hockney has a massive exhibition in Paris. Everything about his art and him makes me feel elated. Painting in his late eighties, smoking without apology, and free in his sexuality from the start.

The editor of CB Editions, Charles Boyle, has been rightly grumbling about the middlemen who have raised costs to distribute books.
You can buy (post free) straight from this publisher. Most authors would be happy to sign copies. See full list at cbeditions.com/index.html
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Being a junkie I love collecting things from skips. This is today’s find, a small painted chest which has writing on it. I have no idea of its origins but I’ll restore it.

The editor @cbeditions.bsky.social has updated my book page to include recent review quotes from essays in journals and books.

The best place to acquire my book (& peep into the opening pages) is from the publisher's website: cbeditions.com/bukhari.html