We are saddened to hear of Alice Munro’s death. In memory of her life and work, four of her stories have been unlocked from behind the paywall and are free for all to read.

can philosophers write like Kierkegaard again

it felt strange watching this happen - hearing the rejection of genocide & desire to show solidarity in whatever way we are able described as 'fashionable identity politics', hearing the idea of a bare minimum statement in support of ceasefire described as being outside the >

Happy May Day! Happy International Workers Day! 🌿

May there be liberation for all of us, human & nonhuman, under the sun & the moon.

'Hoof and horn, hoof and horn,
All that dies shall be reborn.
Corn and grain, corn and grain,
All that falls shall rise again.'

Happy official start of “silly little outfit” season to those who celebrate (me, I’m celebrating, sitting on the top deck of the bus, admiring everyone’s looks)

Sarah Bernstein & I have written a short article for Verso Books about the vote on supporting a ceasefire at the Society of Authors EGM on the 2nd May.

Now is the time for us - as writers - to unite for Palestine & make sure our union represent us

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So many reasons I feel strongly about this. But setting moral and political specifics aside and just focussing on the question of what issues are and are not within the remit of Society of Authors I am grateful for this clarification of the facts from yara rodrigues fowler and Sarah Bernstein:

This kind of careful, serious long form reporting should be the norm when we're writing about young people who end up incarcerated -- which lays out how they got there, in all the ways they have been repeatedly failed by the British State, & treats its subject with dignity & care

for The Paris Review, Anne Carson and I discussed the nature of translation, her contract with the light, and making time stop. theparisreview.org/blog/2024/04/1…

I told you tonight we die as a family
we were supposed to die
as a family

It’s here! The cover and pre-order link for my new book, The Lasting Harm. I’m so grateful to have these incredibly generous, supportive early blurbs from so many of my heroes. Thank you Owen Jones Jo Maugham Jen Robinson Elizabeth Day David Nicholls

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Panda Charlotte: This red panda I'm seeing keeps getting bamboo in the bed

Panda Miranda: I can't even find a panda to eat bamboo with

Panda Samantha: I love a big hard bamboo if you know what I'm talking about

Panda Carrie: Big is moving to Paris

Keep your eyes peeled! Final cover, pre-order link and pub date coming soon for The Lasting Harm, my new book about the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Featuring some early endorsements from some of my all-time favourite authors. I feel so lucky. More soon!

This is the culmination of the decades-long dehumanisation of Diane Abbott in British political-cultural life. To stand up and be completely invisiblised, whilst
her own party discuss death threats against her, knowing they care nothing about her safety, is surreal to witness.

#LBFVigil #LBF24 #CeasefireNOW

London Book Fair starts today - we're calling on the industry to stand with Palestinian writers & book workers, call for an immediate ceasefire, condemn the the murders of innocent people & the destruction of libraries, schools & universities.

I wrote about Israel’s obsession with Palestinian women’s underwear and the silence of mainstream feminism for The New Arab newarab.com/opinion/iwd-is…

'What sets Taffa’s memoir apart is its study of the political, racial and ancestral forces that shape a life.'

Kristen Martin on Deborah Jackson Taffa, Sophie Mackintosh on Martin MacInnes, and more of the Reviews You Need to Read This Week
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For #StDavidsDay we're celebrating the Welsh authors chosen for Granta's Best of #YoungBritishNovelists 2023. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Sophie Mackintosh (Sophie Mackintosh) and Thomas Morris were both born and brought up in #Wales .

Read extracts from their work: 🔽
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My review of the stunning In Ascension by Martin MacInnes in the NYT nytimes.com/2024/02/24/boo…

This is not a country that takes freedom of expression or the arts seriously.