Charles Harris
@chasharris.bsky.social
Author, film-maker, martial artist, Green, long-term Spurs supporter, currently on the Management Committee of the Society of Authors (but all opinions are strictly my own) https://www.charles-harris.co.uk
Pinned
Charles Harris
@chasharris.bsky.social
· May 10
Get the acclaimed short story collection The Cupboard for free thecupboard.info now with bonus novella The Procedure #kindle #freebook #shortstories
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
Reposted by Charles Harris
Someone asked if I was ready for the fall, and it actually took me a moment to realize that they meant autumn, not the complete collapse of democracy.
September 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Someone asked if I was ready for the fall, and it actually took me a moment to realize that they meant autumn, not the complete collapse of democracy.
Reposted by Charles Harris
MONTREAL! TONIGHT!
MONTREAL! Come to the PHYSICS FOR CATS launch tomorrow at 7pm. I will be reading comics, chatting with Hartley Lin and signing your books.
mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/events/33684...
mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/events/33684...
Tom Gauld launches Physics for Cats | Librairie Drawn & Quarterly
Drawn & Quarterly is an internationally renowned publisher of the world's best cartoonists.
mtl.drawnandquarterly.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
MONTREAL! TONIGHT!
Reposted by Charles Harris
🎉 Green WIN! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Alison Firth of Warwick District Green Party on being elected in Kenilworth Park Hill ward!
💚 Congratulations to Alison Firth of Warwick District Green Party on being elected in Kenilworth Park Hill ward!
September 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🎉 Green WIN! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Alison Firth of Warwick District Green Party on being elected in Kenilworth Park Hill ward!
💚 Congratulations to Alison Firth of Warwick District Green Party on being elected in Kenilworth Park Hill ward!
Reposted by Charles Harris
Unsurprisingly, just like human animals.
"Night nests are intricate sleeping platforms often built as high as 20 meters in the tree canopy and including comfort elements such as pillows, blankets, mattresses (linings) and roofs to protect from adverse weather"
phys.org/news/2025-08...
"Night nests are intricate sleeping platforms often built as high as 20 meters in the tree canopy and including comfort elements such as pillows, blankets, mattresses (linings) and roofs to protect from adverse weather"
phys.org/news/2025-08...
Treetop tutorials: Orangutans learn how to build their beds by peering at others and a lot of practice
Warwick primatologists, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute, have shown that young orangutans develop their nighttime nest-building skills via observational social learning—by closely watch...
phys.org
August 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Unsurprisingly, just like human animals.
"Night nests are intricate sleeping platforms often built as high as 20 meters in the tree canopy and including comfort elements such as pillows, blankets, mattresses (linings) and roofs to protect from adverse weather"
phys.org/news/2025-08...
"Night nests are intricate sleeping platforms often built as high as 20 meters in the tree canopy and including comfort elements such as pillows, blankets, mattresses (linings) and roofs to protect from adverse weather"
phys.org/news/2025-08...
Reposted by Charles Harris
Tomorrow, our 2026 Society of Authors' Awards open for submissions.
If you were in any doubt as to why these awards are so important, our Board member Helen Epega @thevenusbushfires.bsky.social explains.
🧵
If you were in any doubt as to why these awards are so important, our Board member Helen Epega @thevenusbushfires.bsky.social explains.
🧵
August 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Tomorrow, our 2026 Society of Authors' Awards open for submissions.
If you were in any doubt as to why these awards are so important, our Board member Helen Epega @thevenusbushfires.bsky.social explains.
🧵
If you were in any doubt as to why these awards are so important, our Board member Helen Epega @thevenusbushfires.bsky.social explains.
🧵
Reposted by Charles Harris
The Beatles were millionaires, John Lennon was abusive AF, and they were incredibly prolific. But when Taylor (not abusive btw) comes out with a new album it’s a “cash grab”. Okay. Check your internal sexism, champ.
August 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The Beatles were millionaires, John Lennon was abusive AF, and they were incredibly prolific. But when Taylor (not abusive btw) comes out with a new album it’s a “cash grab”. Okay. Check your internal sexism, champ.
Research shows that humans are constantly surprised that other creatures have any mental capacity at all. Personally, I'm surprised that the majority of humans have any mental capacity. They rarely seem to show it.
#AnimalSentience #AnimalIntelligence
The more we look, the more we find. Why do we keep acting surprised?
phys.org/news/2025-08...
The more we look, the more we find. Why do we keep acting surprised?
phys.org/news/2025-08...
For apes, out of sight isn't out of mind: Bonobos can mentally track multiple members of their social circle
A series of hide-and-seek experiments with a bonobo named Kanzi shows for the first time that apes can mentally keep track of multiple familiar humans at once, even when they are out of sight.
phys.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Research shows that humans are constantly surprised that other creatures have any mental capacity at all. Personally, I'm surprised that the majority of humans have any mental capacity. They rarely seem to show it.
Reposted by Charles Harris
God Selects Fall Interns theonion.com/god-sel...
August 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
God Selects Fall Interns theonion.com/god-sel...
Reposted by Charles Harris
Have you finalised your holiday reading list?
In case you're in need of inspiration, here are some members of our Board talking about some of their favourite books, at our recent SoA Awards.
With thanks to @samblakebooks.bsky.social, Helen Epega, @chasharris.bsky.social and Harriet Evans.
In case you're in need of inspiration, here are some members of our Board talking about some of their favourite books, at our recent SoA Awards.
With thanks to @samblakebooks.bsky.social, Helen Epega, @chasharris.bsky.social and Harriet Evans.
August 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Have you finalised your holiday reading list?
In case you're in need of inspiration, here are some members of our Board talking about some of their favourite books, at our recent SoA Awards.
With thanks to @samblakebooks.bsky.social, Helen Epega, @chasharris.bsky.social and Harriet Evans.
In case you're in need of inspiration, here are some members of our Board talking about some of their favourite books, at our recent SoA Awards.
With thanks to @samblakebooks.bsky.social, Helen Epega, @chasharris.bsky.social and Harriet Evans.
I've just revisited The Bonfire of the Vanities - does it still stand up in this age of vanity?! Check out my review charles-harris.co.uk/2025/08/revi... #review #bonfireofthevanities #tomwolfe #satire
Review: The Bonfire of the Vanities :
I asked in a blog some years ago if satire worked. If it does, why is the world in such…
charles-harris.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I've just revisited The Bonfire of the Vanities - does it still stand up in this age of vanity?! Check out my review charles-harris.co.uk/2025/08/revi... #review #bonfireofthevanities #tomwolfe #satire
You've been spying on my shelves
August 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
You've been spying on my shelves
LOL
I gave the Abyss one of my Physics textbooks .... I'm still waiting to get it back.
June 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
LOL
Reposted by Charles Harris
A cartoon from my next book.
Physics for Cats will be out in the autumn from @dandq.bsky.social and @canongate.co.uk with other languages coming soon.
Physics for Cats will be out in the autumn from @dandq.bsky.social and @canongate.co.uk with other languages coming soon.
June 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A cartoon from my next book.
Physics for Cats will be out in the autumn from @dandq.bsky.social and @canongate.co.uk with other languages coming soon.
Physics for Cats will be out in the autumn from @dandq.bsky.social and @canongate.co.uk with other languages coming soon.
Reposted by Charles Harris
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books
June 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books
LOL
Underground pod room at Premier Inn Hub is Westminster is very much this Tom Gault cartoon after reading EM Forster’s The Machine Stops
June 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
LOL
Reposted by Charles Harris
Reposted by Charles Harris
Oh dear, I see they’ve decided that the next Doctor Who will be an ACTRESS who'll just pretend to be the Doctor. What an insult. Can’t they find an authentic Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey for this iconic role? Typical Marxist BBC wokery.
June 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Oh dear, I see they’ve decided that the next Doctor Who will be an ACTRESS who'll just pretend to be the Doctor. What an insult. Can’t they find an authentic Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey for this iconic role? Typical Marxist BBC wokery.
Reposted by Charles Harris
Thank you to Katherine May for these kind words on Author Care: A Toolkit for Authors.
Knowing what you need & feeling like you have choices is crucial for every writer. We hope this provides support & guidance to both writers & professionals.
Download it here societyofauthors.org/resource/aut...
Knowing what you need & feeling like you have choices is crucial for every writer. We hope this provides support & guidance to both writers & professionals.
Download it here societyofauthors.org/resource/aut...
June 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thank you to Katherine May for these kind words on Author Care: A Toolkit for Authors.
Knowing what you need & feeling like you have choices is crucial for every writer. We hope this provides support & guidance to both writers & professionals.
Download it here societyofauthors.org/resource/aut...
Knowing what you need & feeling like you have choices is crucial for every writer. We hope this provides support & guidance to both writers & professionals.
Download it here societyofauthors.org/resource/aut...
Room Fifteen now out in a brilliantly designed second edition (thank you Blue Coast Publishing and Jane Dixon-Smith) - and free on Kindle Unlimited charles-harris.co.uk/2025/05/room...
Room Fifteen second edition now out :
I'm delighted to say that Blue Coast Publishing have now published the second edition of my psychological thriller Room Fifteen
charles-harris.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Room Fifteen now out in a brilliantly designed second edition (thank you Blue Coast Publishing and Jane Dixon-Smith) - and free on Kindle Unlimited charles-harris.co.uk/2025/05/room...
Reposted by Charles Harris
Starmer has crossed the far-right Rubicon. There's no coming back from this. Progressives owe him nothing anymore. His Blue Labour poison has handed the future to Reform. The only way to stop that is with a new Labour leader and a complete pro-EU reboot.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
May 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Starmer has crossed the far-right Rubicon. There's no coming back from this. Progressives owe him nothing anymore. His Blue Labour poison has handed the future to Reform. The only way to stop that is with a new Labour leader and a complete pro-EU reboot.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
Reposted by Charles Harris
If you live in Dubai to avoid paying UK income tax, you're an economic migrant. Tell me I'm wrong.
May 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
If you live in Dubai to avoid paying UK income tax, you're an economic migrant. Tell me I'm wrong.
Check it out
DON'T MISS OUR FUNDING WEEK
Making a living as an author isn't easy, and access to grants and funding can make a big difference.
Between 19 and 21 May, we are hosting a series of #SoAatHome events focusing on funding opportunities for writers in the UK.
Making a living as an author isn't easy, and access to grants and funding can make a big difference.
Between 19 and 21 May, we are hosting a series of #SoAatHome events focusing on funding opportunities for writers in the UK.
May 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Check it out
Get the acclaimed short story collection The Cupboard for free thecupboard.info now with bonus novella The Procedure #kindle #freebook #shortstories
May 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Get the acclaimed short story collection The Cupboard for free thecupboard.info now with bonus novella The Procedure #kindle #freebook #shortstories
Reposted by Charles Harris
At Pope Leo XIV's first Mass as leader on Friday, he pledged to align himself with “ordinary people” and not with the rich and powerful. Many see the first American pope as a continuation of his predecessor, Pope Francis, in his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church.
Pope Leo XIV Echoes Francis in His First Mass, Aligning Himself With ‘Ordinary People’
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
At Pope Leo XIV's first Mass as leader on Friday, he pledged to align himself with “ordinary people” and not with the rich and powerful. Many see the first American pope as a continuation of his predecessor, Pope Francis, in his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church.