Publisher, Bloomsbury. Pop-science, natural history. Gonzo editor; zoo-LOL-ogist; supplier of bookish news, animal facts, regular swearing. Views my own.
Deptford, London
Joined January 2011
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Ok, I'm done.
Been a lot of fun for 14 years but this platform's now finished.
BlueSky, same username - @jimspim. See you x
The only possible conclusion you can come to is that Americans hate women.
Jesus fucking Christ. Going back to bed.
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With everything that's gone on in the last decade, someone really needed to write a book on spinosaurs, and so we did. Thanks to @JimSpim for making it happen, and @OneChapterMore for representing us.
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An informed look at what we might do with nuclear power - and what nuclear power is doing to us.
Out 7th November,
Pre-order: amzn.to/3A9ConR
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We're absolutely thrilled to see One Garden Against the World nominated for the People's Book Prize for Non-Fiction! And to see such amazing comments from everyone who's voted so far 😍
If you haven't voted yet you can do so at the link below 👇
bit.ly/3C1jrnY
Pleasing trip to Foyles, Waterloo. A spot of guerilla bookshelf improvement, obviously. My books can and must be prominent. Ended up buying this by way of penance. His last book was a masterpiece. Dust jacket of this one - magnificent. @AllenLaneBooks
Note for the many media outlets gloating about Boris Johnson's steep slump in sales; good news, yes, but no, his publisher (HarperCollins) are not desperately trying to recoup their advance. This will have been priced in, and they don't care. Thanks.
I am at @FarnhamTownFC 's excellent Mead Lane ground. This is as good as non-league gets - great ground cut out of an escarpment, high-end food (beef brisket - no good for me but still), drummers, friendliness, dogs, and a crowd of a thousand-odd. Superb. @Horndean_Utd
The beat of the @exetercity drummers exactly matches that of The Hanging Garden by The Cure.
This is pretty much the only game going on in Western Europe. Nonetheless the stadium is half full. @exetercity fans in excellent voice.
Shrewsbury on a wet Thursday night in October. #GLAMOUR. I am in the Exeter City end. They have drummers.
Every year I consider going to Frankfurt. And every year I get to October and thank the lord I was too disorganised to bother sorting it out. It sounds particularly gruelling this year.
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Delighted to have been included in @WildlifeMag 's list of Best Nature Books 2024, alongside such greats. One Garden Against the World is not only described as 'wonderful', but wonderful in *italics*. I like this detail very much BBC Wildlife, thank you!!! discoverwildlife.com/apple-n…
Tried to meddle in Super Thursday once and got burned. Avoided by sensible publishers.
Does publishing's biggest day simply help the same few titles to rise to the top?, asks Penny Batchelor 👇 thebookseller.com/comment/is…
Jules @juleslhoward giving it large. Here is a duck vagina. Buy his book #InfiniteLife. #NewScientistLive
I'm at #newscientistlive. Enjoying a lot of hardcore astronomy. Way out of my depth on quarks. Looking forward to @juleslhoward talking about eggs very much.