Timothy Balding
@timothybalding.bsky.social
Author of the first Donald Trump novel - 'The Zucchini Conspiracy' - and other anthropological mysteries. All books at http://tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9
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The Spectator by Timothy Balding
YouTube video by Andy Christopher Miller
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"Great wit and erudition ... it's fun, playful and philosophical, a very enjoyable read!"
A video review of my latest novel, 'The Spectator', up today on the Youtube book channel of author Andy Miller.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ8G...
A video review of my latest novel, 'The Spectator', up today on the Youtube book channel of author Andy Miller.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ8G...
First review of the Spanish edition of my novel The Impostors. 'Fervent' applause for the laughter the book brings to our desperate times, with wit, sarcasm, and philosophical brushstrokes. The human condition not criticised, but portrayed with spices of fine British humour. 'Hilarious.' In short.
October 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
First review of the Spanish edition of my novel The Impostors. 'Fervent' applause for the laughter the book brings to our desperate times, with wit, sarcasm, and philosophical brushstrokes. The human condition not criticised, but portrayed with spices of fine British humour. 'Hilarious.' In short.
Once upon a time, authors savaged each other's books, while critics shredded lousy writing. Back to the good old days with a review eviscerating Dan Brown's new novel: "weapons grade bollocks", by an "inept", "hopeless" author. Let's kill more darlings! theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown review – weapons-grade nonsense from beginning to end
Code-breaking hero Robert Langdon is back for another conspiracy thriller, featuring underground laboratories and new thoughts on the nature of consciousness
theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Once upon a time, authors savaged each other's books, while critics shredded lousy writing. Back to the good old days with a review eviscerating Dan Brown's new novel: "weapons grade bollocks", by an "inept", "hopeless" author. Let's kill more darlings! theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
Once upon a time, authors savaged each other's books, while critics shredded lousy writing. Back to the good old days with a review eviscerating Dan Brown's new novel: "weapons grade bollocks", by an "inept", "hopeless" author. Let's kill more darlings! theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown review – weapons-grade nonsense from beginning to end
Code-breaking hero Robert Langdon is back for another conspiracy thriller, featuring underground laboratories and new thoughts on the nature of consciousness
theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Once upon a time, authors savaged each other's books, while critics shredded lousy writing. Back to the good old days with a review eviscerating Dan Brown's new novel: "weapons grade bollocks", by an "inept", "hopeless" author. Let's kill more darlings! theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
Anybody out there? Is Bluesky a reality or an illusion? For the moment, it's a cemetery and I'm a zombie here.
"Great wit and erudition ... it's fun, playful and philosophical, a very enjoyable read!"
A video review of my latest novel, 'The Spectator', up today on the Youtube book channel of author Andy Miller.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ8G...
A video review of my latest novel, 'The Spectator', up today on the Youtube book channel of author Andy Miller.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ8G...
The Spectator by Timothy Balding
YouTube video by Andy Christopher Miller
www.youtube.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Anybody out there? Is Bluesky a reality or an illusion? For the moment, it's a cemetery and I'm a zombie here.
"Great wit and erudition ... it's fun, playful and philosophical, a very enjoyable read!"
A video review of my latest novel, 'The Spectator', up today on the Youtube book channel of author Andy Miller.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ8G...
A video review of my latest novel, 'The Spectator', up today on the Youtube book channel of author Andy Miller.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ8G...
The Spectator by Timothy Balding
YouTube video by Andy Christopher Miller
www.youtube.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Great wit and erudition ... it's fun, playful and philosophical, a very enjoyable read!"
A video review of my latest novel, 'The Spectator', up today on the Youtube book channel of author Andy Miller.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ8G...
A video review of my latest novel, 'The Spectator', up today on the Youtube book channel of author Andy Miller.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ8G...
The End Game - The best political analysis I've read since Hannah Arendt last crossed my desk. Do yourself a favour, get a stiff drink, sit down and read this. Brilliant and profoundly illuminating. Thank you @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The End Game - The best political analysis I've read since Hannah Arendt last crossed my desk. Do yourself a favour, get a stiff drink, sit down and read this. Brilliant and profoundly illuminating. Thank you @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Reposted by Timothy Balding
In today's issue of the excellent London Review of Books ... my own little act of resistance to the oncoming storm. And the Spanish peasant woman who inspired it all (photo Associated Press, if I remember rightly). The creative mind at work ... Ooh la la!
March 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In today's issue of the excellent London Review of Books ... my own little act of resistance to the oncoming storm. And the Spanish peasant woman who inspired it all (photo Associated Press, if I remember rightly). The creative mind at work ... Ooh la la!
In today's issue of the excellent London Review of Books ... my own little act of resistance to the oncoming storm. And the Spanish peasant woman who inspired it all (photo Associated Press, if I remember rightly). The creative mind at work ... Ooh la la!
March 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In today's issue of the excellent London Review of Books ... my own little act of resistance to the oncoming storm. And the Spanish peasant woman who inspired it all (photo Associated Press, if I remember rightly). The creative mind at work ... Ooh la la!
Reposted by Timothy Balding
It's a long time between reviews these days. Few readers make the effort. So when a new one suddenly pops up, like this evening, well, a man could weep, really 😃 'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
March 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's a long time between reviews these days. Few readers make the effort. So when a new one suddenly pops up, like this evening, well, a man could weep, really 😃 'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
It's a long time between reviews these days. Few readers make the effort. So when a new one suddenly pops up, like this evening, well, a man could weep, really 😃 'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
March 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's a long time between reviews these days. Few readers make the effort. So when a new one suddenly pops up, like this evening, well, a man could weep, really 😃 'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
Reposted by Timothy Balding
As America sells out Ukraine and Europe, and begins to dismantle its own democracy in front of our very eyes, it seems like an appropriate day to give a new boost to my Trump novel. Please repost if you are feeling kindly. tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9
March 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
As America sells out Ukraine and Europe, and begins to dismantle its own democracy in front of our very eyes, it seems like an appropriate day to give a new boost to my Trump novel. Please repost if you are feeling kindly. tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9
As America sells out Ukraine and Europe, and begins to dismantle its own democracy in front of our very eyes, it seems like an appropriate day to give a new boost to my Trump novel. Please repost if you are feeling kindly. tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9
March 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
As America sells out Ukraine and Europe, and begins to dismantle its own democracy in front of our very eyes, it seems like an appropriate day to give a new boost to my Trump novel. Please repost if you are feeling kindly. tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9
You don't have to take my word for it!
Highly recommended!
Still looking for the perfect Inauguration Day gift for your loved one (it's fine if that's yourself, of course)? Discover how things might have been, in the first ever Donald Trump novel. The last chance to laugh about it all, perhaps ... amazon.com/dp/B081B3BRS...
January 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
You don't have to take my word for it!
Still looking for the perfect Inauguration Day gift for your loved one (it's fine if that's yourself, of course)? Discover how things might have been, in the first ever Donald Trump novel. The last chance to laugh about it all, perhaps ... amazon.com/dp/B081B3BRS...
January 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Still looking for the perfect Inauguration Day gift for your loved one (it's fine if that's yourself, of course)? Discover how things might have been, in the first ever Donald Trump novel. The last chance to laugh about it all, perhaps ... amazon.com/dp/B081B3BRS...
So, #WritingCommunity, if you exist here😃 My final contribution to the #bookchallenge2 of publishing an excerpt from one of our own works for 20 days. With title & link. 'The Spectator' tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9
Few showed interest or did it themselves. That's just tough, I guess. Onwards!
Few showed interest or did it themselves. That's just tough, I guess. Onwards!
January 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
So, #WritingCommunity, if you exist here😃 My final contribution to the #bookchallenge2 of publishing an excerpt from one of our own works for 20 days. With title & link. 'The Spectator' tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9
Few showed interest or did it themselves. That's just tough, I guess. Onwards!
Few showed interest or did it themselves. That's just tough, I guess. Onwards!
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 19
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 19
January 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 19
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 19
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 18
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 18
January 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 18
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 18
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 17
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 17
January 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 17
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 17
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 16
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 16
January 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 16
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 16
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 15
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 15
January 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 15
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 15
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 14
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 14
December 31, 2024 at 8:23 PM
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 14
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 14
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 13
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 13
December 29, 2024 at 7:52 PM
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 13
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 13
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 10
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 10
December 26, 2024 at 9:52 PM
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 10
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 10
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 9
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 9
December 25, 2024 at 2:06 PM
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 9
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 9
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 8
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 8
December 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM
After the 'Book Challenge' (a spectacular failure in terms of engagement), here's 'Book Challenge 2': Choose 20 excerpts from one of your own books which reflect its style and essence. Name the book and give a link.
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 8
'The Spectator' (tinyurl.com/3v3kfkt9)
#BookChallenge2
#Writers
#Books
Day 8