Jude Cook

A treasury of wisdom about the writing life

In an extraordinary daily record of life’s minutiae, Toby Litt oscillates between the trivial and the transcendent, often on the same page

Toby Litt 
issue 21 January 2023

  • A Writer’s Diary

    Toby Litt

    Galley Beggar, pp. 400, £10

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