Although born 20 years after Gwen John’s death, CeliaPaulhas always felt a strong affinity with the older artist. In Letters to Gwen John (Cape), described by Julia Blackburn as ‘A miraculous, door-opening book’,Paulhas created in words and images an imaginary correspondence, and a spell-binding portrait of two women artists creating work against the grain, and entirely on their own terms.Paul talks about the book with the polymathic Olivia Laing, whose latest book is Everybody (Picador).Find out about our upcoming event, online and in person: lrb.me/lrbevents See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.