Sophia Waugh will be launching Cooking People on her home ground on Monday 18th November 6pm at The Taunton Literary Festival… Get your tickets here!
‘The art critic’s second volume of memoirs is stuffed with gossip, sharp reflections on the art world, caustic asides and frank descriptions of his energetic sex life. Those of a sensitive disposition can skip the detailed descriptions of Dalí’s masturbatory habits and head for the chapter on Anthony Blunt’s fall from grace. Witty and honest.’
The Times on Outsider II paperback by Brian Sewell. Outsider II by Brian Sewell is available in paperback, hardback and on kindle!
‘I remember Samuel Beckett for his silences as much as his words’
Alba Arikha remembers going to her father’s gallery opening with her godfather Samiel Beckett in 1970. Here is the Telegraph article. Major/Minor by Alba Arikha is available now!
‘Brilliantly written’
The Observer New Review picks Outsider II as paperback of the week… Outsider II by Brian Sewell is available in hardback, paperback and Kindle format!

On Monday, Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoe joined distinguished guests and the widow of Hessel in the naming of the Stéphane Hessel Square in the 14th district of Paris, near the famous Montparnasse building. Press TV gives further information.
Stéphane Hessel was a diplomat
‘It is a magical and grief stricken tale, a tale of love, forgiveness and suffering’
Books Please reviews The Year of Miracle and Grief by Leonid Borodin. The Year of Miracle and Grief by Leonid Borodin is out now!
‘Intriguing short novel’
David Hebblethwaite reviews The Passenger by Maryam Sachs for his late October reading round-up
The Passenger by Maryam Sachs is available now!

Our Chairman on the story behind The Story of Mrs Thatcher’s Bag for his blog!
The Story of Mrs Thatcher’s Bag is available now.
I could, at a pinch, give up the exhibitions that are my means of earning a living; but I could not bear to be without dogs and I hope that when I die it will be with dogs on my bed.
Brian Sewell on his love of dogs for The Sunday Express. Sleeping with Dogs by Brian Sewell is available now!
‘Rupert Darwall’s “The Age of Global Warming” provides an informative review of the global warming industrial complex. It is an important study because the global warming debate matters. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent in response to global climate change policies. Consumers and taxpayers bear the brunt of much of this, especially in Europe, where nations have moved forward on their own with mitigation policies. The United States is not far behind, with the Environmental Protection Agency pushing an aggressive agenda to regulate emissions now that the Supreme Court has paved the way. These costly policies can hamper economic growth, reducing prosperity and threatening the well-being of the very people that climate change advocates claim they are saving.’
The Washington Times on The Age of Global Warming by Rupert Darwall. The Age of Global Warming is out now!