In Magpies, Lynne Barrett's characters move through the past decade's glitter and darkness. From the Internet's fragmented pages to a gossip columnist's sweet poison to the ABCs of a hurricane season,
Praise for Sam Pickering:"The art of the essay as delivered by Mr. Pickering is the art of the front porch ramble." ---The New York Times Book Review"Reading Pickering . . . is like taking a walk wit
"Speaking Like Magpies", specially commissioned by the RSC as part of the Gunpowder Season to mark the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, brings to life, the background to this notorious event i
