Deirdre Shanahan
@deirdre2.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Lots in between.
deirdreshanahan.com
'Caravan of the Lost and Left Behind' @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
'Carrying Fire and Water' Splice Books
awards [email protected] @wasafirimag.bsky.social
deirdreshanahan.com
'Caravan of the Lost and Left Behind' @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
'Carrying Fire and Water' Splice Books
awards [email protected] @wasafirimag.bsky.social
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To have brought a shell to bed with me, picked from a Welsh cove. To have spoken to no one, to have let grammar abrade and brighten with the wet stones. To return now with something to tell you.
'The Blue Hour'
Angelina D'Roza
£2 off until 20 February
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
'The Blue Hour'
Angelina D'Roza
£2 off until 20 February
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
February 18, 2026 at 9:18 AM
To have brought a shell to bed with me, picked from a Welsh cove. To have spoken to no one, to have let grammar abrade and brighten with the wet stones. To return now with something to tell you.
'The Blue Hour'
Angelina D'Roza
£2 off until 20 February
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
'The Blue Hour'
Angelina D'Roza
£2 off until 20 February
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
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Lost my phone in London, with four credit cards and £150 cash in the case. Returned to me within 21 minutes. This hellhole of a city eh.
February 18, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Lost my phone in London, with four credit cards and £150 cash in the case. Returned to me within 21 minutes. This hellhole of a city eh.
Most of the roses for sale in the US are raised in hideous labor and environmental conditions in Colombia and Ecuador before they're loaded onto 747s to fly here. I know because I visited one of the rose plantations/sweatshops for my book Orwell's Roses. Give your love a book or something.
‘Workers get the thorns’: the moral ugliness of rose factories | Rebecca Solnit
A rose is beautiful but a greenhouse with thousands upon thousands of roses, a place producing millions a year, is not
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Maybe I missed something but it seems like the only people that have been ‘found guilty’ are Epstein and Maxwell. Who else (donors & politicians) is he talking about??
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Maybe I missed something but it seems like the only people that have been ‘found guilty’ are Epstein and Maxwell. Who else (donors & politicians) is he talking about??
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Leslie Wexner is one of the 10 co-conspirators named by the FBI during the 2019 arrest of Epstein.
He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse.
Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million.
Both men are alive.
How come they've never been asked to testify?
He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse.
Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million.
Both men are alive.
How come they've never been asked to testify?
February 10, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Leslie Wexner is one of the 10 co-conspirators named by the FBI during the 2019 arrest of Epstein.
He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse.
Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million.
Both men are alive.
How come they've never been asked to testify?
He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse.
Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million.
Both men are alive.
How come they've never been asked to testify?
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Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.
Massie Calls For Lutnick To Resign Over Epstein Connection
Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.
Delighted to find Britta Marakatt-Labba's work discussed
at @barbicancentre.bsky.social
Saw her work at modernamuseet.se/ Stockholm in June
superb embroidery and collage work illustrating Sami culture and showing her activism
wonderful landscapes
at @barbicancentre.bsky.social
Saw her work at modernamuseet.se/ Stockholm in June
superb embroidery and collage work illustrating Sami culture and showing her activism
wonderful landscapes
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Delighted to find Britta Marakatt-Labba's work discussed
at @barbicancentre.bsky.social
Saw her work at modernamuseet.se/ Stockholm in June
superb embroidery and collage work illustrating Sami culture and showing her activism
wonderful landscapes
at @barbicancentre.bsky.social
Saw her work at modernamuseet.se/ Stockholm in June
superb embroidery and collage work illustrating Sami culture and showing her activism
wonderful landscapes
looking forward to seeing this but when does mat end?
We're delighted to announce the full cast for Summerfolk 🙌
Playing in the Olivier Theatre from 6 March.
Find out more here 👇
Playing in the Olivier Theatre from 6 March.
Find out more here 👇
Summerfolk | National Theatre
Maxim Gorky's razor-sharp portrait of privilege and denial, updated for 2026. In a new production directed by Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky's Edge).
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
looking forward to seeing this but when does mat end?
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‘Much of our politics now consists of performance rather than governance. The calculations are short-term by design: win the week, dominate the clip, neutralise the headline. The long-term consequences are outsourced to society to endure.’
@judeinlondon.com on the blog
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
@judeinlondon.com on the blog
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Jude Wanga | The centre shrinks
Peter Mandelson is a case study for the way the Westminster ecosystem protects its own until it is forced, by leakage...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
‘Much of our politics now consists of performance rather than governance. The calculations are short-term by design: win the week, dominate the clip, neutralise the headline. The long-term consequences are outsourced to society to endure.’
@judeinlondon.com on the blog
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
@judeinlondon.com on the blog
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Oh just to dive into these pools
Close-ups and two pics of my paintings while at the library exhibit. I’m glad to be with them again. (Will be available on my website soon.)
🤍🕊️
#ArtistsOnBlueSky #BlueSkyArtShow #AbstractArt #AbstractExpressionism #Painter #Art #WomensArtBlueSky #AbstractArtist #BlueSkyArt #OregonArtist #Oregon
🤍🕊️
#ArtistsOnBlueSky #BlueSkyArtShow #AbstractArt #AbstractExpressionism #Painter #Art #WomensArtBlueSky #AbstractArtist #BlueSkyArt #OregonArtist #Oregon
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Oh just to dive into these pools
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Imagine never using email and still showing up in the Epstein Files 38,000 times. unprecedented.ghost.io/archive/15-y...
15 Years of Depravity
Despite all the redactions, the truth is being revealed.
unprecedented.ghost.io
February 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Imagine never using email and still showing up in the Epstein Files 38,000 times. unprecedented.ghost.io/archive/15-y...
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the FT had by Saturday night broken two stories showing that the Mandelsons had taken over $100,000 from the world’s most famous paedophile
by Monday we were all writing various stories about him leaking sensitive state secrets to Epstein
they could have easily pulled this puff piece in time
by Monday we were all writing various stories about him leaking sensitive state secrets to Epstein
they could have easily pulled this puff piece in time
February 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
the FT had by Saturday night broken two stories showing that the Mandelsons had taken over $100,000 from the world’s most famous paedophile
by Monday we were all writing various stories about him leaking sensitive state secrets to Epstein
they could have easily pulled this puff piece in time
by Monday we were all writing various stories about him leaking sensitive state secrets to Epstein
they could have easily pulled this puff piece in time
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Available here: www.cbeditions.com/mcguinness.h...
Delighted and extremely grateful for this kind review of Ghost Stations @cbeditions.bsky.social by Jonathan Keates in this month's @litreview.bsky.social . I'd like to stay on this train, thank you.
February 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Available here: www.cbeditions.com/mcguinness.h...
absolutely - they have no idea and I say that with family there
‘A friend in London talks about the mystifying phrase she keeps hearing these days: “This is not America, this is not who we are.” But this is America, this is life, and this is how human beings behave. American exceptionalism will not save us.’
Yiyun Li on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Yiyun Li on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Yiyun Li | To Remember in America
When I was at nursery school in Beijing in the 1970s, there was a teacher who seemed to find tireless pleasure in...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
absolutely - they have no idea and I say that with family there
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Happening now in Silicon Valley: marchers have surrounded the Palantir building and are holding a prayer vigil for victims of ICE, while video of ICE and Palantir crimes is projected on the building. #abolishice #iceout #palantir #paloalto
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Happening now in Silicon Valley: marchers have surrounded the Palantir building and are holding a prayer vigil for victims of ICE, while video of ICE and Palantir crimes is projected on the building. #abolishice #iceout #palantir #paloalto
Very good news
We're over the book to announce that we'll be bringing three works by James Kelman back into print, starting with Kieron Smith, boy in June 2026 ✨
And Other Stories is set to bring three backlist titles from Booker Prize-winning James Kelman back into print 👇 #BookSky
February 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Very good news
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🚨Jeff Bezos' wedding last summer cost about $50M. That, alone, could have saved all 300 positions cut today at The Washington Post for a year. Actually, he could have ensured there were no staff cuts for the next decade and he'd still have net worth of 249B.
Thank you Lizzie Johnson.
Thank you Lizzie Johnson.
February 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
🚨Jeff Bezos' wedding last summer cost about $50M. That, alone, could have saved all 300 positions cut today at The Washington Post for a year. Actually, he could have ensured there were no staff cuts for the next decade and he'd still have net worth of 249B.
Thank you Lizzie Johnson.
Thank you Lizzie Johnson.
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“How a major national newspaper will carry on without someone on staff to summarize the plots of midlist literary novels is beyond me.”
@roncharles.bsky.social faces the post-Post world:
@roncharles.bsky.social faces the post-Post world:
I’ve Been Laid Off. I’m Not Done.
After 20 years at The Washington Post, I’m suddenly on my own — and still writing about books.
roncharles.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
“How a major national newspaper will carry on without someone on staff to summarize the plots of midlist literary novels is beyond me.”
@roncharles.bsky.social faces the post-Post world:
@roncharles.bsky.social faces the post-Post world:
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Thousands showed up in Seattle—nurses, doctors, educators—people who heal and protect life. Congress is voting to fund ICE instead of care. The public is choosing dignity and health. Lawmakers should listen.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Let’s unite in compassion
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Let’s unite in compassion
February 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Thousands showed up in Seattle—nurses, doctors, educators—people who heal and protect life. Congress is voting to fund ICE instead of care. The public is choosing dignity and health. Lawmakers should listen.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Let’s unite in compassion
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Let’s unite in compassion
now partner reading
'Eric Satie Three Piece Suite'
by Ian Penman
from @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
their books are quietly invading the house
'Eric Satie Three Piece Suite'
by Ian Penman
from @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
their books are quietly invading the house
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
now partner reading
'Eric Satie Three Piece Suite'
by Ian Penman
from @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
their books are quietly invading the house
'Eric Satie Three Piece Suite'
by Ian Penman
from @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
their books are quietly invading the house
those book pages were iconic
what vandalism
yet why am I surprised?
what vandalism
yet why am I surprised?
Bezos has killed the Washington Post's books pages. John Williams is a mensch, and a good and loyal friend, to me, to @backlisted.bsky.social and to anyone who loves literature and reading. Now more than ever, you know where not to buy your books, or anything else for that matter.
I'll say more before too long, but for now: Thanks to anyone who has ever read and supported the Post's books coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
those book pages were iconic
what vandalism
yet why am I surprised?
what vandalism
yet why am I surprised?