Thrilled to share the news that THE UTOPIA OF US has been shortlisted for the The International Rubery Book Award! Many congratulations to all the authors who, collectively, made this such a fantastic anthology, and huge thanks to editor Teika Marija Smits for bringing them all together!

Delighted to see Melanie Reid has a fortnightly column in the new @theobserveruk.bsky.social & that it’s going to be about caring (her husband now has Alzheimer’s). Such an under explored subject and I really think she will do it justice.

‘You might say she ended where she began, moving from being a plagiarist of her own life to an acclaimed celebrator of the poetic quotidian.’

Anne Enright (@thewrengirl.bsky.social) on Helen Garner:
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The new Observer has gone to press.

Buy your copy, available across the country, tomorrow morning.

observer.co.uk/print

#WritingCommunity - How do you choose a new #author to read?

My slightly anal method below - what do you do?
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Read what you like. No shame in giving up on a book that isn’t hitting the spot—you can always come back to it. A bad review doesn’t always mean a bad book, and a good review doesn’t always mean it’s worth your time. #Books

The weather for Saturday is looking better than ever 😅. If you’ve been thinking about joining a #TeslaTakedown protest but haven’t, this Saturday’s Global Day of Action is the day to do it. There are at least nine events happening across the UK. Please share if you’re interested. 🧵
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The Residence review – this joyful murder mystery is eight hours of gorgeous, gleeful escapism

Bad Sisters is a brilliant series, but the title sequence is essentially the season précis - it’s so fun to watch an episode then spot the reference!

Delighted to be hosting his live Word Factory event: Paul McVeigh and Kit de Waal in a fabulous evening of reading and conversation.
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