THE SCREENGRAB

THE TRAWL FOR NAUGHTY NOVELS

Being cancelled, in 2022, of course means the end. But for a long time getting your book banned was a sure-fire way of gaining notoriety: call it the forbidden fruit effect. It’s these tomes that are the focus of this year’s Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair at Saatchi Gallery, so get down there and snare yourself an edition of something that will look cool in your Zoom meeting but wouldn’t even shock your grannie these days. Until 18 Sep. Duke of York’s Square, King’s Road, SW3 (firstslondon.com)

THE CAVE EXPLORATION

Keen to understand what’s really going on in the depths of gloomy loverman Nick Cave’s mind? His new book, Faith, Hope and Carnage, written in collaboration with journalist Sean O’Hagan, is your chance to find out. Based on more than 40 hours of conversations between the pair on Cave’s evolving relationship with love, grief, music, art and more through his life, it’s the closest we’re going to get to being coddled in his arms. £20 (Canongate)

THE SCULPTURE YOU CAN SIT IN

From Stormzy’s Brit Awards set in 2018 to the Olympics 2012 Closing Ceremony, few artists have lit up London quite as much or in as many ways as Es Devlin. Now she’s teamed up with Cartier and the London Wildlife Trust to produce Come Home Again, an installation that will grace the Tate Modern garden inspired by the 243 species on London’s priority conservation list. You can sit in its tiered, illuminated greatness, too. Free. Bankside. 16-25 Sep

THE HYPER-ECLECTIC DEBUT

Stop everything you’re doing: London’s ultimate musician/model/cool girl Rina Sawayama has released her second album, Hold the Girl. She’s billing it as a mix of (deep breath) ‘country pop, rock pop, industrial, garage, UK dance, 2005 indie rock, country ballad, grunge, trance pop [and] drum ’n’ bass(ish)’. We’re billing it as… excellent.

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