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Art: Words and pictures, new book offers to augment sense of reality in artform

For those who like their coffee tables seasoned with conceptual art, two New York-based multimedia artists have created a book of photography, sketches and essays they claim will challenge perceptions.

Art: ‘Selfie’ of young artist drinking tea in bath wins lockdown painting prize

A moment of comfort captured in paint scooped the national competition prize for Leeds University fine arts student.

Arts: Danse macabre for Britain’s post-Covid soul

Will Government sacrifice regional arts to save a ‘national’ culture?

Culture: Will Covid-19 kill the video star too?

Britain faces a “cultural catastrophe” in the wake of coronavirus, but Government indifference to the plight of the arts and creative industries puts wider economic recovery at risk.

News: Covid-19 is a skinflint muse for Britain’s hard-up authors

Many authors don't make much of a living from their writing, so for those who are just about managing to scrape by, the impact of Covid-19 bodes ill for their livelihoods.

Culture: Paper Nations urges writing groups to help amplify voices of marginalised writers

A creative writing incubator has launched a new platform to champion the voices of writers from marginalised groups.

Society: Government policy has made Britain fertile ground for hunger and disease

The Government's past and present political choices have allowed coronavirus to make an existing pandemic of poverty even worse.

News: Public lending data reveals library users’ most popular choice of ebooks

Life in lockdown sees a surge in ebook loans, as Public Lending Right reveals the most popular titles borrowed from UK libraries.

Writing: Guide advises authors on sensitive depiction of suicide and self harm

Depicting suicide or self-harm in literature demands a sensitive and informed approach.

News: Covid-19 risks worsening England’s bitter North-South economic divide, scientists warn

Covid-19 is hitting the North of England harder than the affluent South, scientists have warned.