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Shit Literary Siblings

With tales of forgotten literary siblings now in vogue, we are pleased to introduce you to some forgotten and frankly forgettable blood relations of the canon.
Anonymous

Inside the Producer’s Studio

Factual television is one of the most influential arenas in British culture. But our insider has serious concerns about what is happening behind the camera.
Fergus Butler-Gallie

At the Altar of Capital

How the Conservative Party lost their religion to the pull of the market.
Charlie Baker

Monet! Monet! Monet!

Every art gallery is confronted with a question: when does someone’s money become unacceptable?
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What the LRB Bought Me

We asked contributors how they spark joy in this diminishing world.
Richard Smyth

The State of Nature

A classic treatise against men writing about the natural world.
Ed Cumming

Food Fight

Over the past few years, food media has become a fractious place.
Joe Kennedy

Herdmindedness

Do good novelists have to write good novels?
John Phipps

Three Extracts from ‘Inside Story: How To Write’

In a world exclusive, The Fence is delighted to publish three extracts from Martin Amis’ newest novel.
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All Possible Plots by Major Authors

We praise canonical authors for their boundless imagination. Then why do all their plots feel the same?