WRITING

James writes in all formats, from academic monographs and journal articles to popular non-fiction and newspaper op-eds.

 

He has published widely on modern art, British art and the cultural history of colour. His first book, British Art and the First World War, 1919-24, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2015.

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His first trade book, The World According to Colour: a cultural history, was published to critical acclaim by Allen Lane in September 2021. It has since been translated into twelve languages.

 

His next book, called Craftland: a journey through Britain's lost arts and vanishing trades, will be published by The Bodley Head (UK) in September 2025 and Crown (US) in October 2025.

 

Pre-order here

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