Alazon Magazine

A Fool’s Gold

What happens when a banker’s solid gold bar falls into the hands of radical anarchists?

By Hannah Nicholson

Illustration of a lone man staring into the distance — Illustration by Jorm Sangsorn

Photo illustration of a woman pulling a sheet from a typewriter — Photo illustration by Roman Samborskyi

A New Style of Political Discourse: Seven Women Redefining British Politics.

Meet the women shaking up Britain’s national conversation.

By Amanda Norwood

Photograph of three festival attendees — Photo by Aranxa Esteve / Unsplash

Our Literary Traditions Are Important. Here’s How To Preserve Them.

We’ve prioritised diversity in the arts – but at what cost?

By Catherine Livesey

Illustration of Socrates

Socrates Wannabes Are Ruining Everything.

Why ‘eironeia’ is a threat to art, literature and decency.

Alazon Magazine Cover July 2021: An image of a brown-haired man in a suit reclining on a chair with a drink and cigar

The July ‘21 Issue

In this issue, author and podcaster Derek Watson takes Alazon staff writers out for a night on the town.

Arts and Culture

Five Books You Need to Read This Year

A round up of this year’s unmissable books.

What Does It Really Mean to Own a Voice?

One writer weighs in on the murky contradictions of the ‘own voices’ trend.

The Alazon Crossword

What’s this all about?

Alazon is a fictional magazine from the novel Universality.

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