Funny Weather

Art in an Emergency

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Funny Weather

By: Olivia Laing

Narrated by: Sophie Aldred

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In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a vivid and politically-engaged case for the importance of art – especially in the turbulent weather of the twenty-first century.

We are often told art can’t change anything. In Funny Weather, Laing argues that it can. It changes how we see the world, it exposes inequality, and it offers fertile new ways of living.

Across a diverse selection of essays, Laing profiles Jean-Michel Basquiat and Georgia O’Keeffe, interviews Hilary Mantel and Ali Smith, writes love letters to David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and explores loneliness and technology, women and alcohol, sex and the body.

Written with originality and compassion, Funny Weather is a celebration of art as a force of resistance and repair – and as an antidote to a frightening political moment.

Art

Biographies & Memoirs

Creativity

Essays

Freedom & Security

Personal Development

Politics & Government

Nonfiction

Human Rights

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Critic reviews

"The book to help you make sense of the world." (Stylist)

"A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art." (Telegraph)

"A warm, thinking, enticing sweep of a book, like spending the afternoon with your brainiest friend." (Kate Mosse, author of The Burning Chambers)

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Brilliantly written! This is a thoughtful and inspiring look in to the importance of art. Exploring the bravery of it and its power to change and mark the world. I can’t recommend it enough.

A wonderful inspiring hopeful read