Feature 15 April 2026

Fellows' ink

What the Fellowship is writing about

A stack of eight books of varying sizes and colours is arranged on a light pink background. The book titles are visible, including "Breaking the Taboo," "Every Journey Matters," and "The Book Cover.

Fellowship

This new feature highlights books recently published by RSA Fellows.

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Kamene a Rock & Roll

By Petra Štefanková, self-published, March 2025

A children’s book about a ‘rocky’ musical adventure, the book’s English title is Stones and Rock & Roll.

Theo Clarke, a woman with long hair smiling at the camera, wearing earrings. The image has a red colour filter and a beige background.

Breaking the Taboo: Why We Need to Talk About Birth Trauma

By Theo Clarke, Biteback Publishing, May 2025

In this memoir, the former MP discusses the realities of birth trauma and calls for change in how care is delivered.

Alan Raw with a beard, wearing glasses, a knitted hat, and a scarf smiles slightly whilst outdoors. The image has a strong red filter and mountain scenery is visible in the background.

Salt & Seeds

By Alan Raw, Grokkist Press, May 2025

Raw’s work of speculative fiction imagines a future world of connection, not conflict.

Paul Dimond, a middle-aged man smiling with glasses and short hair, wearing a suit and tie. The image has a pinkish-red tint and a light pink background.

The Book Cover: 150 Years of Batsford Design

By Paul Dimond, Batsford Books, July 2025

Drawing from his extensive personal collection, Dimond’s book showcases some of the most beautiful covers from across decades of Batsford’s publications.

Stephen Oram, a middle-aged man with short hair looks at the camera, set against a cracked, painted wall. The image has a red colour filter applied.

Brain Fruit

By Stephen Oram, Li’l Factory AB, September 2025

Oram’s surrealist, ‘zoefuturist’ novel, in which bioengineered brains grow like fruit, explores the fragility of emerging relationships.

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Vivienne Porritt, an older woman with short light hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing a decorative fascinator hat, and the image has a pink tint.

Demagogues, Populism & Misinformation: A Guide to Combating Dark Ideas

Brown and Handscomb, Eds, Emerald Publishing Limited, October 2025

Vivienne Porritt contributed Chapter 15, on what the suffragettes would think about democracy and political action in today’s world.

Sam Mullins, a smiling older man with grey hair sits in front of a bookcase filled with books. The image has a red colour filter.

Every Journey Matters: Moving London into the 21st Century

By Sam Mullins, Paul Holberton Publishing, November 2025

This comprehensive history of Transport for London marks the occasion of its first 25 years.

Katie McCrory with long brown hair, wearing a jumper and earrings, is looking at the camera and smiling softly. The image is filtered in red tones, with bookcases blurred in the background.

Where the Heart Is: Eight Ways to Transform Your Life at Home, No Matter Where You Live

By Katie McCrory, Transworld, February 2026

McCrory draws on her experience and research as global Life at Home Leader for IKEA to show us how we can all cultivate more positive domestic spaces.