I wrote one column on the subject in which I explained why I would NEVER take it. The piece is clear. I explained why I would not be using it. I didn't say anything about Paris restaurants. This was completely checkable. Here's the link. 2/ theguardian.com/food/2023/apr/…

It should outrage the country that not a single journalist present at todays press conference sought to question or challenge the Prime Minister on his threat to leave the ECHR

If you agree RT this widely

Let’s get the job done for them

Adored adored adored La Chimera, captivated throughout - Alice Rohrwacher is a magician, Josh O'Connor mesmeric, the whole thing just so utterly beautiful. Already plotting to go again:

We will be marching again in London on May 18th to demand an end to the genocide and to mark 76 years of ongoing Nakba. Join us! 11/11

I've donated to help this family of a friend of a friend escape Rafah and get to Egypt (border-crossing fees are now around $5,000/adult, $2,500/child!!): gofund.me/f469b0a2

Jonny Greenwood! My boy, my number one boy.*

*I can have many number one boys OK what of it

So much to love about this interview with Jonny Greenwood by John Lewis in The Guardian. Two great music enthusiasts (and lovely people) clearly recognising something of their own passions in each other and relaxing into a great conversation. theguardian.com/music/article/…

'Borghesia ... might be my favourite Ginzburg story yet ... The world and its characters is circumscribed in size, but expansive in feeling ― the work of a writer who believed herself to be “small” but who was in fact anything but.' Dreamy review of FAMILY and BORGHESIA:

nosily looking over one of the cycling essays of next year's anthology and yessss the first shout-out to Premium Rush!! Now I just need to pray someone has written an ode to dogs in baskets/backbacks/trailers/panniers (Jon McGregor has ticked off Dunwich Dynamo, good man)

‘Boss, it’s probably not the best time to tell you but well, me & the lads are off to Labour’

Take action w/Amnesty NL calling Iran's authorities to immediately halt any plans to execute Reza Rasaei, quash his conviction & death sentence, and release him, as his detention is rendered arbitrary due to severe non-observance of his fair trial rights. amnesty.nl/forms/email-ir…

🔹Sunday, 19 May🔹Join Adania Shibli International Literature Festival Dublin to discuss her novel MINOR DETAIL. Tickets and details here: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

.Rita Bullwinkel's story collection BELLY UP is out in the UK today!!
Lorrie Moore: 'Stunning ... mysterious, strange & fearlessly funny.'
Paris Review: 'An exciting new talent.'
NPR: 'Beautiful and poetic, funny, strange, heartbreaking and wise.’
dauntbookspublishing.co.uk/book/belly-up/

This week's newsletter is on Diane Williams and editing and short stories, and brings in Kathryn Scanlan, so yes, of course I am a fan, put a little hoop earring on it and it'd be perfection

I am a total sucker for immediate gratification so have LEAPT into Katie Clapham newsletter and am *smitten* by the cover for Diane Williams's FINE, FINE, FINE, FINE substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_…

Congratulations to Scholastique Mukasonga and Mark Polizotti: Scholastique's captivating novel KIBOGO is on this year's Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize longlist. Cheers of congratulations to all authors, translators and publishers - what riches this longlist celebrates!!

Welcoming all literary detective moles: a rare chance to explore Faber’s amazing 90-year archive! 🕵️‍♂️ 📚

HERE WE GO, FANS OF MODERN CLASSICS. This is not a drill!! Mat leave on one of THE best and most imaginative modern-classics lists. Go go go:

Nearly time to head down to Downing Street if you can:

how long will the Guardian try to persuade me to sign up to their cookery thingy I SHALL NOT CRACK lads, I ain't interested, leave me be