Jack Aldane
@jackaldane.bsky.social
✒️ Writer | 🎙️ Host & Producer of The Booking Club and My Martin Amis podcasts | 🥊 Boxing fan
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SUBSTACK🔗: https://jackaldane.substack.com/
🎧 @bookingclubpod.bsky.social
🎧 @mymartinamis.bsky.social
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This is Zeret Kitchen, the Ethiopian based in Camberwell where @lucasoakeley.bsky.social met @jackaldane.bsky.social to kick the year off. Don't sleep on it.
FULL EPISODE🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxS...
FULL EPISODE🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxS...
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This is Zeret Kitchen, the Ethiopian based in Camberwell where @lucasoakeley.bsky.social met @jackaldane.bsky.social to kick the year off. Don't sleep on it.
FULL EPISODE🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxS...
FULL EPISODE🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxS...
I can’t wait for you all to enjoy this one @mymartinamis.bsky.social
🚨COMING SOON in FEB...
@jackaldane.bsky.social speaks to the 2025 Booker Prize winner David Szalay, about Amis's 1995 novel 📚The Information📚, how it helped sober him after the heady triumph of Flesh, why men treat tennis as a modern duel of honour 🎾, + more!
🔗 www.youtube.com/@mymartinami...
@jackaldane.bsky.social speaks to the 2025 Booker Prize winner David Szalay, about Amis's 1995 novel 📚The Information📚, how it helped sober him after the heady triumph of Flesh, why men treat tennis as a modern duel of honour 🎾, + more!
🔗 www.youtube.com/@mymartinami...
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I can’t wait for you all to enjoy this one @mymartinamis.bsky.social
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🚨COMING SOON in FEB...
@jackaldane.bsky.social speaks to the 2025 Booker Prize winner David Szalay, about Amis's 1995 novel 📚The Information📚, how it helped sober him after the heady triumph of Flesh, why men treat tennis as a modern duel of honour 🎾, + more!
🔗 www.youtube.com/@mymartinami...
@jackaldane.bsky.social speaks to the 2025 Booker Prize winner David Szalay, about Amis's 1995 novel 📚The Information📚, how it helped sober him after the heady triumph of Flesh, why men treat tennis as a modern duel of honour 🎾, + more!
🔗 www.youtube.com/@mymartinami...
January 30, 2026 at 9:55 AM
🚨COMING SOON in FEB...
@jackaldane.bsky.social speaks to the 2025 Booker Prize winner David Szalay, about Amis's 1995 novel 📚The Information📚, how it helped sober him after the heady triumph of Flesh, why men treat tennis as a modern duel of honour 🎾, + more!
🔗 www.youtube.com/@mymartinami...
@jackaldane.bsky.social speaks to the 2025 Booker Prize winner David Szalay, about Amis's 1995 novel 📚The Information📚, how it helped sober him after the heady triumph of Flesh, why men treat tennis as a modern duel of honour 🎾, + more!
🔗 www.youtube.com/@mymartinami...
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The statement "only a liar or a fool would contest the quality" of his writing, is one I can co-sign 100%!
🔊2026 HAS BEGUN!
In 2019, the novelist Rob Doyle wrote in the @irishtimes.com that Amis's London Fields stood "damn near the summit of modern novelistic achievement."
Does he still think that?
NEW YEAR, NEW EPISODE
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXdU...
In 2019, the novelist Rob Doyle wrote in the @irishtimes.com that Amis's London Fields stood "damn near the summit of modern novelistic achievement."
Does he still think that?
NEW YEAR, NEW EPISODE
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXdU...
"Every page of London Fields has a sense of an author in absolute command." Rob Doyle
YouTube video by My Martin Amis
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January 26, 2026 at 12:17 PM
The statement "only a liar or a fool would contest the quality" of his writing, is one I can co-sign 100%!
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January 25, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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I often feel that we don’t talk enough about Mart anymore, so thank God for this magnificent series. Never, ever, stop.
🔊2026 HAS BEGUN!
In 2019, the novelist Rob Doyle wrote in the @irishtimes.com that Amis's London Fields stood "damn near the summit of modern novelistic achievement."
Does he still think that?
NEW YEAR, NEW EPISODE
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXdU...
In 2019, the novelist Rob Doyle wrote in the @irishtimes.com that Amis's London Fields stood "damn near the summit of modern novelistic achievement."
Does he still think that?
NEW YEAR, NEW EPISODE
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXdU...
"Every page of London Fields has a sense of an author in absolute command." Rob Doyle
YouTube video by My Martin Amis
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I often feel that we don’t talk enough about Mart anymore, so thank God for this magnificent series. Never, ever, stop.
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A breed of writer you don’t see many of these days came to London from New York this week: journalist, essayist AND novelist, Ross Barkan.
Ross and @jackaldane.bsky.social will meet again in New York this around the publication of his upcoming new work of fiction ‘Colossus’.
Stay tuned.
Ross and @jackaldane.bsky.social will meet again in New York this around the publication of his upcoming new work of fiction ‘Colossus’.
Stay tuned.
January 23, 2026 at 11:41 PM
A breed of writer you don’t see many of these days came to London from New York this week: journalist, essayist AND novelist, Ross Barkan.
Ross and @jackaldane.bsky.social will meet again in New York this around the publication of his upcoming new work of fiction ‘Colossus’.
Stay tuned.
Ross and @jackaldane.bsky.social will meet again in New York this around the publication of his upcoming new work of fiction ‘Colossus’.
Stay tuned.
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IN FEBRUARY...
@johnyorkestory.bsky.social speaks to @jackaldane.bsky.social about his new book📚Trip to the Moon📚: Understanding the True Power Of Story.
"A masterpiece . . . genius - funny and wise and occasionally profound - Billy Ivory
"You'll learn something new on every page." - Helen Lewis
@johnyorkestory.bsky.social speaks to @jackaldane.bsky.social about his new book📚Trip to the Moon📚: Understanding the True Power Of Story.
"A masterpiece . . . genius - funny and wise and occasionally profound - Billy Ivory
"You'll learn something new on every page." - Helen Lewis
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 AM
IN FEBRUARY...
@johnyorkestory.bsky.social speaks to @jackaldane.bsky.social about his new book📚Trip to the Moon📚: Understanding the True Power Of Story.
"A masterpiece . . . genius - funny and wise and occasionally profound - Billy Ivory
"You'll learn something new on every page." - Helen Lewis
@johnyorkestory.bsky.social speaks to @jackaldane.bsky.social about his new book📚Trip to the Moon📚: Understanding the True Power Of Story.
"A masterpiece . . . genius - funny and wise and occasionally profound - Billy Ivory
"You'll learn something new on every page." - Helen Lewis
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🔊 OUT THIS FRIDAY...
Irish novelist Rob Doyle describes how reading London Fields began an "electrical storm" in his brain while on a long bus journey in South East Asia aged 23.
From that point on, #martinamis would be a major influence on his work. @jackaldane.bsky.social
Irish novelist Rob Doyle describes how reading London Fields began an "electrical storm" in his brain while on a long bus journey in South East Asia aged 23.
From that point on, #martinamis would be a major influence on his work. @jackaldane.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM
🔊 OUT THIS FRIDAY...
Irish novelist Rob Doyle describes how reading London Fields began an "electrical storm" in his brain while on a long bus journey in South East Asia aged 23.
From that point on, #martinamis would be a major influence on his work. @jackaldane.bsky.social
Irish novelist Rob Doyle describes how reading London Fields began an "electrical storm" in his brain while on a long bus journey in South East Asia aged 23.
From that point on, #martinamis would be a major influence on his work. @jackaldane.bsky.social
@lucasoakeley.bsky.social and I discuss the mission to get boys and men to read fiction in this year's first episode of @bookingclubpod.bsky.social
Full episode out now on all platforms and YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxS...
Full episode out now on all platforms and YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxS...
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 AM
@lucasoakeley.bsky.social and I discuss the mission to get boys and men to read fiction in this year's first episode of @bookingclubpod.bsky.social
Full episode out now on all platforms and YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxS...
Full episode out now on all platforms and YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxS...
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🔊 FIRST EPISODE of 2026 is here!
Listen to @lucasoakeley.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social discuss the male reading crisis, the beauty of Ethiopian dining, his perfect literary dinner date, and more.
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Listen to @lucasoakeley.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social discuss the male reading crisis, the beauty of Ethiopian dining, his perfect literary dinner date, and more.
🔗 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/2FEa...
January 21, 2026 at 8:25 AM
🔊 FIRST EPISODE of 2026 is here!
Listen to @lucasoakeley.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social discuss the male reading crisis, the beauty of Ethiopian dining, his perfect literary dinner date, and more.
🔗 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/2FEa...
Listen to @lucasoakeley.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social discuss the male reading crisis, the beauty of Ethiopian dining, his perfect literary dinner date, and more.
🔗 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/2FEa...
Submerged in the fastidious industry of Wes Anderson today at @designmuseum.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Submerged in the fastidious industry of Wes Anderson today at @designmuseum.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to all my fellow millennial Capricorns ♑️ this weekend.
January 17, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Happy Birthday to all my fellow millennial Capricorns ♑️ this weekend.
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Thank you Rob Doyle for getting 2026 off to a darting start with @jackaldane.bsky.social and a tonne of congratulations on the imminent publication of Cameo (out 22 January).
Ep#20 of the My Martin Amis podcast OUT SOON on Friday 23 January.
Ep#20 of the My Martin Amis podcast OUT SOON on Friday 23 January.
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Thank you Rob Doyle for getting 2026 off to a darting start with @jackaldane.bsky.social and a tonne of congratulations on the imminent publication of Cameo (out 22 January).
Ep#20 of the My Martin Amis podcast OUT SOON on Friday 23 January.
Ep#20 of the My Martin Amis podcast OUT SOON on Friday 23 January.
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🎉 That wraps the first episode of 2026.
Novelist and literary guru for boys @lucasoakeley.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social discuss:
📖 Why 🇪🇹 offers the ultimate communal eating experience.
📖 How the novel can be man’s best friend.
📖 Why cycling in London is not for the faint of heart.
Novelist and literary guru for boys @lucasoakeley.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social discuss:
📖 Why 🇪🇹 offers the ultimate communal eating experience.
📖 How the novel can be man’s best friend.
📖 Why cycling in London is not for the faint of heart.
January 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🎉 That wraps the first episode of 2026.
Novelist and literary guru for boys @lucasoakeley.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social discuss:
📖 Why 🇪🇹 offers the ultimate communal eating experience.
📖 How the novel can be man’s best friend.
📖 Why cycling in London is not for the faint of heart.
Novelist and literary guru for boys @lucasoakeley.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social discuss:
📖 Why 🇪🇹 offers the ultimate communal eating experience.
📖 How the novel can be man’s best friend.
📖 Why cycling in London is not for the faint of heart.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
It's 2026, and here to kick us off is @lucasoakeley.bsky.social, debut novelist, book influencer and food journalist, who'll be speaking to @jackaldane.bsky.social at his favourite restaurant very, very soon.
Get this year off to a good-food, good-book start!
It's 2026, and here to kick us off is @lucasoakeley.bsky.social, debut novelist, book influencer and food journalist, who'll be speaking to @jackaldane.bsky.social at his favourite restaurant very, very soon.
Get this year off to a good-food, good-book start!
January 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
It's 2026, and here to kick us off is @lucasoakeley.bsky.social, debut novelist, book influencer and food journalist, who'll be speaking to @jackaldane.bsky.social at his favourite restaurant very, very soon.
Get this year off to a good-food, good-book start!
It's 2026, and here to kick us off is @lucasoakeley.bsky.social, debut novelist, book influencer and food journalist, who'll be speaking to @jackaldane.bsky.social at his favourite restaurant very, very soon.
Get this year off to a good-food, good-book start!
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Thank you, Jack. You've made some of the best episodes of the podcast this year and they've prompted me to reconsider Amis. Particularly enjoyed the episodes with Geoff Dyer, Ian McGuire and John McAuliffe, and Vincenzo Barney. Looking forward to many more episodes in 2026. Merry Christmas! 🎄🥂
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Thank you, Jack. You've made some of the best episodes of the podcast this year and they've prompted me to reconsider Amis. Particularly enjoyed the episodes with Geoff Dyer, Ian McGuire and John McAuliffe, and Vincenzo Barney. Looking forward to many more episodes in 2026. Merry Christmas! 🎄🥂
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@jackaldane.bsky.social with a short message before the year’s festivities begin 🥂🎄
Thanks to all our listeners, viewers & event-goers in 2025. Special thanks to @alysdenby.bsky.social @questingvole.bsky.social , @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social, @finnmcredmond.bsky.social @nivenj1.bsky.social et al
Thanks to all our listeners, viewers & event-goers in 2025. Special thanks to @alysdenby.bsky.social @questingvole.bsky.social , @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social, @finnmcredmond.bsky.social @nivenj1.bsky.social et al
December 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
@jackaldane.bsky.social with a short message before the year’s festivities begin 🥂🎄
Thanks to all our listeners, viewers & event-goers in 2025. Special thanks to @alysdenby.bsky.social @questingvole.bsky.social , @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social, @finnmcredmond.bsky.social @nivenj1.bsky.social et al
Thanks to all our listeners, viewers & event-goers in 2025. Special thanks to @alysdenby.bsky.social @questingvole.bsky.social , @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social, @finnmcredmond.bsky.social @nivenj1.bsky.social et al
The tensile poise it takes to write a life the way Szalay does in Flesh is the literary equivalent of performing a perfect iron cross. Just know that the author allows no friction between you and the story. Once you make contact, that’s it, you’re gone. A masterful work.
December 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The tensile poise it takes to write a life the way Szalay does in Flesh is the literary equivalent of performing a perfect iron cross. Just know that the author allows no friction between you and the story. Once you make contact, that’s it, you’re gone. A masterful work.
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@jackaldane.bsky.social met Kasim Ali at Salim’s on Turnpike Lane. Take a peek , have a listen 👀 🎧 @4thestatebooks.bsky.social
🔗 youtu.be/N7z_Zxtq2EQ?...
🔗 youtu.be/N7z_Zxtq2EQ?...
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
@jackaldane.bsky.social met Kasim Ali at Salim’s on Turnpike Lane. Take a peek , have a listen 👀 🎧 @4thestatebooks.bsky.social
🔗 youtu.be/N7z_Zxtq2EQ?...
🔗 youtu.be/N7z_Zxtq2EQ?...
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Author of 📚Who Will Remain📚 Kasim Ali speaks to @jackaldane.bsky.social about growing up in Alum Rock in Birmingham, and the attitude many gang members have towards knife crime and culpability. @4thestatebooks.bsky.social
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7z_...
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7z_...
December 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Author of 📚Who Will Remain📚 Kasim Ali speaks to @jackaldane.bsky.social about growing up in Alum Rock in Birmingham, and the attitude many gang members have towards knife crime and culpability. @4thestatebooks.bsky.social
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7z_...
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7z_...
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A message here from Rob Doyle, the Irish writer who’ll soon be ringing in the new year with a new novel, and a chat with @jackaldane.bsky.social media
December 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
A message here from Rob Doyle, the Irish writer who’ll soon be ringing in the new year with a new novel, and a chat with @jackaldane.bsky.social media