{"product_id":"tank-107-read-the-room-summer-2026","title":"Tank #107 - Read the Room - Summer 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTank #107 - Read the Room - Summer 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--14461437575217__main\" class=\"shopify-section section\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"MainProduct-template--14461437575217__main\" class=\"page-width section-template--14461437575217__main-padding\" data-section=\"template--14461437575217__main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product product--medium product--left product--thumbnail product--mobile-hide grid grid--1-col grid--2-col-tablet\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__info-wrapper grid__item scroll-trigger animate--slide-in\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis summer, we found our annual Summer Reader leaning coyly toward an unexpected theme: romance. From canonical to disreputable via bonkbusters and the Booker Prize, we explore the literature of love in all its forms and what our readerly appetites reveal about contemporary anxieties and desires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs usual, we’ve provided an extensive reading list spanning contemporary fiction, holy texts and forgotten favourites for the airport, beach and beyond. Wayne Koestenbaum and Nate Lippens talk rabbinic fantasies, Amelia McGarvey plunges into commercial erotica and a dozen or so friends discuss the sexiest book they’ve ever read. Daniel Blumberg considers the link between illustration and soundtracking, Yoko Tawada muses on fascist symbolism and we speak to Roddy Doyle on the pram in the hall. We publish excerpts from Yang Shuang-zi’s Booker Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eTaiwan Travelogue \u003c\/i\u003eand Jack Parlett’s cultural history of \u003ci\u003eFlamboyance\u003c\/i\u003e, and speak to Rose Wylie on her acclaimed Royal Academy retrospective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor our cover shoot, Matthieu Blazy’s sophomore collection for Chanel stands out from the crowd, and we interview the head of the Lesage atelier tasked with creating new tweeds under Blazy’s vision for Métiers d’art. We choose the best summer bags to hold onto, go to the Italian seaside with Scholl as they celebrate 70 years of the Pescura and Sara Zanoni shoots the updated Clash collection from Cartier as a dream journey. At the V\u0026amp;A East Storehouse, Tamar Clarke-Brown, Anmol Ahuja and Ingrid Schroder take us on an object lesson with Akoni (check out their videos on ), and Aitor Laspiur takes us to the plush foothills of the Basque Country, inspired by Bernardo Atxaga’s novel \u003ci\u003eObabakoak\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus, we talk to Fcukers on the pleasure of pills, Anton Jäger on hyperpolitics, Cristine Brache on how to memorialise a Playboy Bunny and M.I.C on the end of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--14461437575217__related-products\" class=\"shopify-section section\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAbout Tank:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eTank\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis an independent UK-based fashion, arts, and culture magazine launched in 1998.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ra \u0026 Olly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58260267204992,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2009\/7115\/files\/Tank.jpg?v=1781356754","url":"https:\/\/unitom.co.uk\/products\/tank-107-read-the-room-summer-2026","provider":"UNITOM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}