John Higgs
Book Shambles
Author John Higgs is in the studio this week with Robin and Bec to talk about all things William Blake, which makes sense being that John has just written a new essay on him for the Tate Exhibition and as a major new book coming out next year about Blake. They also talk about AI, climate and the future, the subject of John’s latest book The Future Starts Here as well as Elizabeth Taylor, Matt Haig and discover The Beatles were quite good.
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Reading List
John recommends:
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by William Blake
The Red Hand Files by Nick Cave
William Blake vs the World by John Higgs
The Future Starts Here by John Higgs
The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
The World Turned Upside Down by Christopher Hill
Dreaming the Beatles by Rob Sheffield
Ghoster by Jason Arnopp
The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Robin recommends:
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
Stranger Than We Can Imagine by John Higgs
The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds by John Higgs
Cosmos: The Art and Science of the Universe by Roberta J.M. Olson and Jay M. Pasachoff
William Blake Now: Why He Matters More Than Ever by John Higgs
The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
Strengeland by Tracey Emin
Bec recommends:
Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
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