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Alex Christofi

@christofi.bsky.social

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Publishing director, Transworld (part of Penguin UK) Author, CYPRIA and DOSTOEVSKY IN LOVE (Bloomsbury) My words are my own alexchristofi.com

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · Dec 3

Amazing to see CYPRIA right after Dawkins as one of the Guardian's best ideas books of 2024! www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you!

Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · 11h

I'm so pleased to be shortlisted for the London Hellenic Book Prize alongside some wonderful other books on the Hellenic world!

The London Hellenic Prize @lhellenicprize.bsky.social · 12h

Alex Christofi's Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of Cyprus, published by Bloomsbury. @christofi.bsky.social @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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The London Hellenic Prize @lhellenicprize.bsky.social · 12h

Alex Christofi's Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of Cyprus, published by Bloomsbury. @christofi.bsky.social @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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Chris Farnell is behind you right now @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 1d

This is the only proper way to watch Beckett. This person understands Beckett on a level you and I cannot even hope to.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · 15d

My money's on character actress Margo Martindale

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Denmark says 'professional actor' behind drone incursions over its airports

But the defence minister says there is no evidence of Russian involvement after the latest incident.

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · 17d

Can't wait for this! It's so exciting.

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · 17d

So grateful to @mmagency.bsky.social, esp. @agentbal.bsky.social who helped me figure out this book (and how to not write like an academic!), and to @christofi.bsky.social at @torvabooks.bsky.social and @sarahhaugen.bsky.social at @harperbooks.bsky.social who are excellent editors. I got so lucky. 🥰

Madeleine Milburn Agency @mmagency.bsky.social · 17d

We are absolutely delighted to announce DATA EMPIRE: A Human History of Records and Rule by the incredible @roopikarisam.bsky.social 🧮

DATA EMPIRE will be published by PRH in the U.K. and HarperCollins in the US in July 2026

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · 21d

my heart goes out to the hand wringers who simply don't know how best to make all that lovely money

River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 22d

Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.

Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · 22d

Articles like this remind me of when the news could be fun
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Hilda Baci: Pot breaks as Nigerian chef attempts to cook largest jollof rice dish

Hilda Baci and a team of assistants took nine hours to complete the popular West African dish.

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · 22d

I find it so funny that royals give themselves so many badges and buttons to show they are good at kinging, it's like a 5 year old found the teacher's sticker drawer. Bless

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you!

Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · Sep 10

Honestly - one of the mysteries of my childhood was why none of the grown ups ever produced said tooth comb. I imagined it must be a kind of multi-flosser.

Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · Sep 10

This has shaken me to my core

Hannah Pumpkins 🎃 🍂 @hannahposts.bsky.social · Sep 9

I definitely thought of this word as pain-staking, which doesn't actually make any sense now that I think about it

The word painstakingly, with a hyphen between pains and takenly

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · Sep 10

'what is your citation house style?'
'plagiarism'

Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · Sep 10

AJP Taylor - not a referencing guy

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · Sep 6

I did it.

Title page with the name of my book: Data Empire: A Human History of Records and Rule

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · Aug 26

The new Terry Deary book has my favourite endpapers I have ever produced. It's like something by Francesco Bassano but way more surreal

Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · Aug 26

And you thought all the news in the UK was doom and gloom
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Transport for London (TfL) asks mobile users to wear headphones

A new campaign is asking bus and Tube users to wear headphones for playing music and making calls.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Aug 25

i'm the guy who invented the spike traps that pop out of temple walls. i hate my job. every day my boss says "why haven't we killed any archeologists" and i say "they haven't invented that yet." they pay me in tomb juice. i hate tomb juice. honestly i might just start working on my big boulder idea

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · Aug 25

It seems that actually understanding things is no longer necessary, laments - *checks byline* - Rod Liddle?

Headline: First reading dies, then knowledge, then science. It's the Disenlightenment.

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · Aug 21

In the bookshop this morning:

PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”

CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *

CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · Aug 4

The mathematician John Venn was born on this day in 1834. To commemorate the occasion, here’s a poem in the form of a Venn diagram.

Poem title: At the Intersection

The poem is divided into two overlapping circles.

The left-hand circle is titled ‘me’ and the text reads:
the day we
went out to have
an ice-cream, we said nothing
just let our silence melt in
the air as we walked across the common
our love never tiring at all

The right-hand circle is titled ‘you’ and the text reads:
we should
have talked it over but
nothing ever seems to get
in your fat head. You are so
common that I wish we’d never met
at all and I’d married Tim instead

In the intersection of the poem (where the two circles overlap), the text reads:
we
have
nothing
in
common
at all

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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · Aug 4

*pauses for two full seconds, before nodding once, decisively*

Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · Jul 31

This 2,500 year old Siberian tattoo goes hard.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Eleanor Doughty @brushingboots.bsky.social · Jul 30

Love old papers. Fancy having such a list today!

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