Blake gopnik

The Möbius Book Catherine Lacey (Granta, £16.99) ...

What makes a novel of ideas?

William Blake, Samuel Palmer and Beatrix Potter all inspired Maurice Sendak, as demonstrated by a sale of his own drawings and those he collected

First-time renovator James Barnes looked to the artisanal approach of the arts and crafts movement to perfectly blend form and function in his 1930s home

In addition to bringing an interior to life, art is also the detail that ensures a scheme feels completely unique

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