The New Statesman podcast Today those who attended private schools are five times more likely to hold top jobs in politics, the judiciary, media, and business. Click image to listen to the podcast

Richard Beard’s six novels include Lazarus is Dead, Dry Bones and Damascus, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. In the UK he has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award and longlisted for the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award. His latest novel Acts of the […]

In this series of interviews, I will be talking to memoirists, both published and working towards publication, about their writing process, and how writing memoir has helped them better understand themselves and their place in the world. I am also interested in how a writer navigates difficult territory for themselves and those they love. Click […]

Private Schools Are Trauma Factories | Ash Sarkar meets Richard Beard | Downstream Click image to see the video.