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Author of Akira Kurosawa & The Passenger. Editor of Perverted by Language, The Empty Page, Paint a Vulgar Picture & The Flash. @bookmunch@mastodon.world

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Just finished @tcboyle’s new book No Way Home. Practically hoovered the thing up. So great. Lovely to have you back Mr B. Hope you’re feeling good
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On @Bookmunch today, my review of the lovely novella, SHAMISO, by Brian Chikwava. #Books #Reading #ReadingCommunity #BooksWorthReading #Fiction #Shamiso #BrianChikwava bookmunch.wordpress.com/2025…

“Refreshingly different” – Shamiso by Brian Chikwava

“At a mere 170 pages, Shamiso is a novella, rather than a novel, but its emotional weight and depth belie its page count. It’s a coming-of-age story examining identity, the Self, love a…

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If #crimefiction is your thing, then come find me on @Bookmunch today reviewing #TheBluePlace, by Nicola Griffith. bookmunch.wordpress.com/2025… #AudTorvingen #Books #Reading #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #BooksWorthReading #Thriller

“Crime fiction with a difference” – The Blue Place by Nicola Griffith

“The Blue Place is the first book in the Aud mystery/thriller trilogy featuring the Norwegian-born police detective, Aud Torvingen, now living in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally published in 199…

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“Sometimes life is merely a matter of coffee and whatever intimacy a cup of coffee affords.” ― Richard Brautigan
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Sick of overpriced gig tickets? Here’s the Cure | Stewart Lee dlvr.it/TFmnjj

Sick of overpriced gig tickets? Here’s the Cure | Stewart Lee

Robert Smith, defiant leader of the post-punk stalwarts, has shown that secondary markets can be bypassed, enabling ordinary people to benefit from culture

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You may have heard... My old friend Matthew Sweet is in a really bad way after a massive stroke. There's a Go Fund Me, it's legit. If you'd like to help - this is purely to cover estimated medical costs of $250,000 - here it is gofundme.com/f/support-matth…

Donate to Support Matthew Sweet's Long Term Stroke Recovery, organized by Catherine Lyons for...

Matthew Sweet, our longtime inspiration and dear friend, suff… Catherine Lyons for Matthew Sweet needs your support for Support Matthew Sweet's Long Term Stroke Recovery

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Delighted to learn that after a full week on display @BlackwellsMcr hasn’t sold a single copy. I love Manchester ♥️
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Congratulations to Han Kang, winner of the 2024 @NobelPrize in Literature! In honour of this achievement we have lifted the paywall on her writing for Granta. granta.com/contributor/han-k…

Han Kang | Granta

Han Kang was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Gwangju, South Korea,...

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Autumn sale: 25 per cent off everything on our site with the code AUTUMN2024 | Upcoming events - mailchi.mp/fitzcarraldoediti…
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How is Boris not on this list @SkyNews? Load of crap isn't it?
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COMPETITION TIME! We are giving away a copy of "Street-Level Superstar: A Year with Lawrence" - an extraordinary biography of the Felt, Denim and Mozart Estate frontman by Will Hodgkinson. To enter simply like / retweet this post and we'll be in touch to get your prize posted out to you. UK-based entrants only please! Competition closes Friday at 10am
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Why don’t publishers offer a replacement cover service? I’ve got a bunch of sunfaded hardbacks I’d love to spruce up…
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Genuinely wonder how many Mail/Express readers with (ahem) “legitimate concerns” are feeling a little like the way Robinson/Tate are feeling about Farage?
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It’s more important than ever to know exactly who Farage is 👇
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Owners of right wing media outlets this morning: so we'd get a larger audience share if we... didn't spew hatred???
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Civil society, not civil war. Do please repost, #Elon
Matt Daniel@mattdaniel017 Aug 2024
Liverpool, Walthamstow, Oxford, Bristol - beautiful scenes from up and down the country of communities coming together in the face of hatred this evening. THIS is who we are, THIS is what we should be striving for.
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Evan Dando - Frying pan (Sweet Relief album) youtu.be/lA-yrX_CHWk?si=g4yT… via @YouTube
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Samuel Beckett won the Nobel prize for literature in 1969. Unsettled by the idea that the award would lead to a spike in interest in his personal life and endanger his privacy, Beckett agreed to just one television interview on the matter [for Swedish TV] with the stipulation >>
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In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times. —BERTOLT BRECHT
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