Ana K
@anakinsella.bsky.social
Writer in Dublin, delusional optimist. My novel FRIDA SLATTERY AS HERSELF coming 2026!!! LOOK HERE (2022)
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Ana K
@anakinsella.bsky.social
· Mar 7
Novel!!! Frida Slattery As Herself coming May 2026 🫠
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That’s the thing about life. Sometimes you’re a young Nigella Lawson playing croquet; other times, you just end up inexplicably carrying a sedan chair.
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
That’s the thing about life. Sometimes you’re a young Nigella Lawson playing croquet; other times, you just end up inexplicably carrying a sedan chair.
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Unironically a good line bsky.app/profile/nikk...
hands down my favorite line from a book that provides no value add to the written word besides being, possibly, the most narcissistic memoir ever put to paper.
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Unironically a good line bsky.app/profile/nikk...
Beckett, Balle, time loops, stories, snogging, etc open.substack.com/pub/anakinse...
On the 18th of November
Content note: Beckett, time loops, the impossibility of a happy ending
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November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Beckett, Balle, time loops, stories, snogging, etc open.substack.com/pub/anakinse...
one thing they don't tell you about publishing a novel is people will constantly ask you what you've been reading lately. And every time your mind will be utterly blank, as if you have never read a book in your life
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
one thing they don't tell you about publishing a novel is people will constantly ask you what you've been reading lately. And every time your mind will be utterly blank, as if you have never read a book in your life
You won't believe it but I have a short story about this granta.com/the-bog-bodi...
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
You won't believe it but I have a short story about this granta.com/the-bog-bodi...
I have a newsletter and I wrote this week about some paintings I saw in NYC anakinsella.substack.com/p/in-manhatt...
In Manhattan (part one)
A very long email about some paintings I saw yesterday.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I have a newsletter and I wrote this week about some paintings I saw in NYC anakinsella.substack.com/p/in-manhatt...
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many of us agree that watching phone videos at full volume in public is antisocial behavior, but to me that doesn’t go far enough. watching phone videos every single time you have a few minutes to kill is antisocial in its own right even if the volume is always courteously muted
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
many of us agree that watching phone videos at full volume in public is antisocial behavior, but to me that doesn’t go far enough. watching phone videos every single time you have a few minutes to kill is antisocial in its own right even if the volume is always courteously muted
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Diane Keaton’s ability to show you a character’s vulnerability was as striking as her gift for showing you what can lie beneath such sensitivity, including neediness at its rawest and most acutely exposed, our chief film critic Manohla Dargis writes.
Often Overlooked, Diane Keaton Was Essential to ‘The Godfather’ Saga
The star’s emotional transparency and expressive eyes helped us see the Corleones as both fascinating and repellent, just as her character did.
nyti.ms
October 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Diane Keaton’s ability to show you a character’s vulnerability was as striking as her gift for showing you what can lie beneath such sensitivity, including neediness at its rawest and most acutely exposed, our chief film critic Manohla Dargis writes.
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In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”
October 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”
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"It’s all interesting. It’s never dull, ever, life.” www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
The legendary actor best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and Book Club, has died
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October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"It’s all interesting. It’s never dull, ever, life.” www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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The reveal I want to see is that Jim Gavin's tenant was CMAT.
October 6, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The reveal I want to see is that Jim Gavin's tenant was CMAT.
Me before holiday: I’ll prob think about my writing project loads while I’m away, it’s at the forefront of my mind
Me on holiday: donuts come in many varieties. For instance, iced, glazed, or powdered
Me on holiday: donuts come in many varieties. For instance, iced, glazed, or powdered
September 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Me before holiday: I’ll prob think about my writing project loads while I’m away, it’s at the forefront of my mind
Me on holiday: donuts come in many varieties. For instance, iced, glazed, or powdered
Me on holiday: donuts come in many varieties. For instance, iced, glazed, or powdered
There is a way to lose and it’s to be very bad at it, same as any puzzle. Context: I know this because I am playing against the clock and yes I am going to beat the clock eventually
Pips is a logic puzzle, and there’s no way to lose. It's soothing and satisfying when you get the pieces set just right. Play it here: nyti.ms/4pt9Uu3
September 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There is a way to lose and it’s to be very bad at it, same as any puzzle. Context: I know this because I am playing against the clock and yes I am going to beat the clock eventually
I can claim it actually
Breda O'Brien: Nobody can claim the decline of Catholic influence has led to a happier or healthier society
Breda O'Brien: Nobody can claim the decline of Catholic influence has led to a happier or healthier society
The liberal left has become the comfortable voice of the establishment, but this is far from the progressive utopia we were promised
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September 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I can claim it actually
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I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
September 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
Silksong is way too hard for me sadly! I hope all the losers who enjoy this sort of thing have a great time with it
September 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Silksong is way too hard for me sadly! I hope all the losers who enjoy this sort of thing have a great time with it
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meta ai trying to figure it out
September 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
meta ai trying to figure it out
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We spent two years compiling THE PUB. It's lovingly assembled with a star selection of authors from Katy Hessel to John Banville. It's by far the best thing we've ever done - please support us by purchasing a copy here:
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August 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We spent two years compiling THE PUB. It's lovingly assembled with a star selection of authors from Katy Hessel to John Banville. It's by far the best thing we've ever done - please support us by purchasing a copy here:
backstory.london/products/the...
backstory.london/products/the...
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a proposal: to ease increasing financial burdens created in part by AI eroding the creative job market, and, as part compensation for the use of artists' work by AI companies, the UK should follow ireland's lead and exempt the income of artists, writers, composers, etc from tax up to £50k annually
August 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
a proposal: to ease increasing financial burdens created in part by AI eroding the creative job market, and, as part compensation for the use of artists' work by AI companies, the UK should follow ireland's lead and exempt the income of artists, writers, composers, etc from tax up to £50k annually
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The Pub Is Finally Open!
With writing from @seamas.bsky.social, @roisinlanigan.bsky.social, @anakinsella.bsky.social, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social, @charlotteivers.bsky.social, John Banville and @vizcomic.bsky.social.
Available at all bookstores & the link below 🍺
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462310...
With writing from @seamas.bsky.social, @roisinlanigan.bsky.social, @anakinsella.bsky.social, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social, @charlotteivers.bsky.social, John Banville and @vizcomic.bsky.social.
Available at all bookstores & the link below 🍺
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462310...
August 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The Pub Is Finally Open!
With writing from @seamas.bsky.social, @roisinlanigan.bsky.social, @anakinsella.bsky.social, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social, @charlotteivers.bsky.social, John Banville and @vizcomic.bsky.social.
Available at all bookstores & the link below 🍺
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462310...
With writing from @seamas.bsky.social, @roisinlanigan.bsky.social, @anakinsella.bsky.social, @jimmymcintosh.bsky.social, @charlotteivers.bsky.social, John Banville and @vizcomic.bsky.social.
Available at all bookstores & the link below 🍺
www.penguin.co.uk/books/462310...
I have been stung by one of these, it was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced and yes I am available for media appearances
August 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I have been stung by one of these, it was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced and yes I am available for media appearances