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Olivia Laing
The Power of Illusion: Olivia Laing on Creating a Thriller Inspired by 1970s Italian Cinema
Or, How to Channel the Spirits of Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Danilo Donati in Fiction
By
Olivia Laing
| November 12, 2025
Olivia Laing on the Care and Keeping of Gardens In an Era of Climate Emergency
How Green Spaces Form a Key Part of Our Shared Existence
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Olivia Laing
| July 8, 2024
Olivia Laing on Writing the Global Story of Liberation
The Author of
Everybody
Discusses Power and Freedom
By
Olivia Laing
| May 14, 2021
Charlottesville, Brexit, and Trump: From News Cycle To Novel
Olivia Laing Makes the Switch to Fiction to Describe Our Awful, Chaotic Times
By
Olivia Laing
| August 10, 2018
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