The Power of Illusion: Olivia Laing on Creating a Thriller Inspired by 1970s Italian Cinema

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

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

By Olivia Laing | July 8, 2024

Olivia Laing on Writing the Global Story of Liberation

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

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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