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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 1d

A message from Lawrence Osborne, author of The Ballad of a Small Player 👀

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Gargarin @gargarin.bsky.social · 1d

I also listened to this which has a shout out to @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social books

The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 5d

Gurkha's in Syndenham was a delight!

Listen to @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social talk about this South London gem, and the many wonderful books Matthew has both written and read so far this year. @quercusbooks.bsky.social

FULL EPISODE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SOs...

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 1d

In which I talk about three of my favourite books - including one by @katebeaton.bsky.social

Jonathan Coe on his favourite, wildly funny, fantastical novel

The Rotters’ Club author recommends Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman, an amazing graphic memoir and a forgotten classic by Rosamond Lehmann

www.thetimes.com

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 1d

In which I talk about anxiety as a motivating force, never being considered for the Booker, and an early novel that's become problematic.

Jonathan Coe: ‘I have a fascination with the right’

The author on keeping his liberal instincts in check, his love of breaking the literary fourth wall, and not fitting comfortably into the world

observer.co.uk

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 2d

@nickwallis.bsky.social is ready for #battlefest this year. Are you?

Don't miss out on our celebration of Franz Kafka's The Trial at 100 on Saturday 18th October.

@jackaldane.bsky.social
@johnyorkestory.bsky.social

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 2d

@nickwallis.bsky.social is ready for #battlefest this year. Are you?

Don't miss out on our celebration of Franz Kafka's The Trial at 100 on Saturday 18th October.

@jackaldane.bsky.social
@johnyorkestory.bsky.social

🔗 t.co/6aAxYTeFvd

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 3d

Another #bookingclubbite with @jackaldane.bsky.social ahjead of #battlefest with @nickwallis.bsky.social Maxie Allen and @johnyorkestory.bsky.social

Join us at Church House in Westminster on Saturday 18 October: www.battleofideas.org.uk/battle-of-id...

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 5d

Gurkha's in Syndenham was a delight!

Listen to @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social talk about this South London gem, and the many wonderful books Matthew has both written and read so far this year. @quercusbooks.bsky.social

FULL EPISODE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SOs...

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 5d

Gurkha's in Syndenham was a delight!

Listen to @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social and @jackaldane.bsky.social talk about this South London gem, and the many wonderful books Matthew has both written and read so far this year. @quercusbooks.bsky.social

FULL EPISODE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SOs...

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 6d

🚨NEW EPISODE!

@drmatthewsweet.bsky.social, author of 'Bookish', based on the hit TV series starring @markgatissjp.bsky.social, Polly Walker, Connor Finch, Buket Komur and others, meets @jackaldane.bsky.social at Gurkhas in #Sydenham.

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 6d

🚨NEW EPISODE!

@drmatthewsweet.bsky.social, author of 'Bookish', based on the hit TV series starring @markgatissjp.bsky.social, Polly Walker, Connor Finch, Buket Komur and others, meets @jackaldane.bsky.social at Gurkhas in #Sydenham.

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🔗 t.co/AtMu6ahE2J

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 7d

"You have to feel depressed, but then there’s something that says: ‘There is still an awful lot left and that’s what we’ve got to fight to save.’"

Rest in peace. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 8d

We need to talk about Josef K.

On 18 October, @jackaldane.bsky.social will be joined by @nickwallis.bsky.social, Maxie Allen and @johnyorkestory.bsky.social at this year’s Battle of Ideas Festival #battlefest to discuss Franz Kafka’s The Trial at 100. Academy of Ideas

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 8d

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Battle of Ideas festival tickets 2025 - Battle of Ideas

The Battle of Ideas festival 2025 will take place at Church House, Westminster on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 October. Our paid Substack subscribers can take advantage of Associate rates. Church House i...

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 8d

We need to talk about Josef K.

On 18 October, @jackaldane.bsky.social will be joined by @nickwallis.bsky.social, Maxie Allen and @johnyorkestory.bsky.social at this year’s Battle of Ideas Festival #battlefest to discuss Franz Kafka’s The Trial at 100. Academy of Ideas

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Jack Aldane @jackaldane.bsky.social · 8d

Nothing says the end of progress like a moral arc you have to bend yourself.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 9d

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

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Jack Aldane @jackaldane.bsky.social · 9d

Big thank you to @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social for joining me at Gurkha’s in #sydenham to talk about #bookish on @bookingclubpod.bsky.social – out soon!

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Jack Aldane @jackaldane.bsky.social · 9d

Ahead of dinner with @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social for @bookingclubpod.bsky.social...

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 19d

This just in from @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social…

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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 19d

Join us for dinner

The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 19d

This just in from @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social…

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 19d

This just in from @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social…

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 On 18 Oct @jackaldane.bsky.social will not only be hosting a live #podcast about the 100th anniversary of Kafka’s The Trial, but also speaking about the legacy of Jane Austen at 250 (see below)👇

Don’t miss either! Use code ‘BOOKCLUB’ for 20% off all tickets

🎟️ 🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-...

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 22d

🗓️ SAT 18 OCT 25

@jackaldane.bsky.social takes the stage at #battlefest 2025 along with @nickwallis.bsky.social, Maxie Allen of Times Radio, and @johnyorkestory.bsky.social to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Kafka's The Trial.

Use code BOOKCLUB for 20% off
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-...

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 26d

🗓️ HOLD THE DATE: SAT 18 OCT 2025

@jackaldane.bsky.social and guests return to this year's #battlefest for a centennial celebration of one of the most disturbing and enduring novels of all time.

Any guesses?🤔

Use the code BOOKCLUB for 20% off ALL 🎟️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-...

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The Booking Club podcast @bookingclubpod.bsky.social · 26d

🗓️ HOLD THE DATE: SAT 18 OCT 2025

@jackaldane.bsky.social and guests return to this year's #battlefest for a centennial celebration of one of the most disturbing and enduring novels of all time.

Any guesses?🤔

Use the code BOOKCLUB for 20% off ALL 🎟️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/battle-of-...

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