Deadline is approaching for the Faber Academy writing a novel course I teach. My previous students include Sarah Harman and Nicola Dinan. faberacademy.com/product/writ...

Deadline is approaching for the Faber Academy writing a novel course I teach. My previous students include Sarah Harman and Nicola Dinan. faberacademy.com/product/writ...

Seeing as the new year’s honours are out, here’s an oldie but a goodie from me about turning down an MBE www.theguardian.com/books/2021/j...

Priority fundraisers with Palestinians I have personally been in contact with over a few months 🍉🧵

@gralefrit.bsky.social how does one get invited into this unbound whatsapp group?

Right that's way too much posting. Going back to my banal quiet stupid life of worrying privately. Subscribe to my substack: I recommend stuff once a week and post writing tips once a week, and, sigh, there's a writing podcast coming. alas. God I make myself sick: nikesh.substack.com/p/shuks-reco...

I contributed to this on men's fiction. I didn't feel the need to repeat myself, that I don't think there's a crisis in men's fiction. Exciting stuff is getting published and this isn't an overcorrection. I shouted out teachers/librarians/MG&YA writers instead: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

My childhood best friend, a doctor, has set up a project to get kids who need urgent specialist medical care, out of Gaza, to get the help they need. They're crowdfunding here: www.purehope.co.uk

I'm incredibly angry and disappointed by the news that Unbound won't be paying its authors the money it owes us. The Good Immigrant contributors are owed royalties from at least two years ago. I have more to say, and I do not speak on behalf of the contributors, but more to follow, soon.

I’m not about to start sharing my inane opinions again after a good three years away from twitter. But if we’re friends, say hi so I can follow you and we can DM each other our spicy opinions.

Great stuff from Richard Flanagan. People in publishing who do fuck all to change the status quo are always the snidiest about stuff like this. Far too protective of their free books and shit red wine. Question to them: what are you willing to give up for change? www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...

Spider-Man India issue #4 of 5 is out now.

Who are the great indie comics publishers?

Met ADAM KUBERT!

The best time to send a script off is immediately after you've saved to pdf. You are untouchable. The script is perfect. NO NOTES. Press send... await notes. start noting yourself... oh god. It's not perfect. It's the least perfect thing since marmite peanut butter, which should be perfect.

Deadline approaching to be on the Faber Academy Writing A Novel course I teach, alongside Sabrina Broadbent and Shelley Weiner. Get your applications in! Thursdays, 10.30am-1.30pm Farringdon Starting 5th October for 6 months t.co/TxfH1ie5q9

I turned 43 this weekend. It was nice. And peaceful. Here follows 43 things that bring me peace...

Seeing as people are heading over to Threads this morning, I don't know if bluesky will ever catch on. So I can confess: days before my 43rd birthday, this weekend, I became a sandals man. And I'm not looking back.

Wow, this piece about Zaslav went up. And then got immediately pulled. Would be awful if people archived it and shared it loads anyway. https://archive.ph/2023.07.03-160323/https://www.gq.com/story/david-zaslav-warner-bros-discovery-ceo-tcm-max

Read LOOT by Tania James recently and my word, what a novel. Historical, whimsical, funny, weird, obsessive and devastating stuff. Really heartily recommend it.