The Rising Down by Alexandra Harris review – the joy of Sussex
Returning to her native soil, the historian unearths stories from the second world war, the days of the French revolution and the prehistoric era
October 2015
The Guardian Books podcast
A sense of place, with Orhan Pamuk, Alexandra Harris and Mahesh Rao - books podcast
From the streets of Istanbul we take a tour of 13 states of India and venture out into the English weather
September 2015
Weatherland by Alexandra Harris review – are seasons and colours the same for all readers?
How does the weather affect us? This is a splendid history of writers’ and painters’ reflections on the wind, rain and sun
Weatherland: Writers & Artists Under English Skies review – it’s not always raining in our art
Alexandra Harris widens her scope with this study of the relationship of artists and writers with sun, wind and snow
Critical eye
Books reviews roundup: Arcadia, Weatherland, Brief Candle in the Dark
Books reviews roundup: Arcadia, Weatherland, Brief Candle in the Dark
May 2015
Books blog
The Guardian first book award: 16 years of talent-spotting
As nominations for 2015 open, it’s a good time to remember that the prize isn’t just the sum of its winners but of all the shortlisted stars of the future
May 2012
Mrs Robinson's Disgrace by Kate Summerscale – review
Alexandra Harris is engrossed by a landmark divorce case in a fine cultural history
October 2011
Virginia Woolf by Alexandra Harris – review
Alexandra Harris's brief life of Virginia Woolf is brisk and crisply written. By Tessa Hadley
September 2011
Instead of a Book by Diana Athill - review
Diana Athill's letters tackle big questions through small increments. By Alexandra Harris
March 2011
Edith Sitwell: Avant Garde Poet, English Genius by Richard Greene – review
Can a biography of Sitwell match the drama of her life, asks Alexandra Harris
December 2010
Romantic Moderns: English Writers, Artists and the Imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper by Alexandra Harris – review
The Guardian Books podcast
Guardian Books podcast: Alan Bennett and Romantic Moderns
Author, author
Adam Foulds salutes Romantic Moderns, winner of the Guardian first book award
Press releases 2010
Alexandra Harris wins Guardian First Book Award 2010
Guardian first book award 2010: Romantic Moderns wins
Top of the crops: cabbages in art
Alexandra Harris wins 2010 Guardian first book award
Books blog
First book award shows appetite for serious reading
November 2010
Guardian first book award shortlist: Alexandra Harris
The Guardian Books podcast
Modernism and the modern world with Lloyd Jones and Alexandra Harris
