At @praxisunion.bsky.social we took in the Dept reports and interviews, listened to members, have had discussions with people from Basic Income Ireland, and hope we are making a good case for a moderately maximalist approach. Full text here www.praxisunion.ie/the-case-for...

f*cking incredible yes!!!

Reading in Marseille on Wednesday and talking with Mary Fitzgerald - please come!

lolcats @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social !

i was part of this class action against anthropic ai & it worked. in a landmark ruling, creators will now receive around $3000 for each eligible work used to train anthropic (more difficult to claim if like me you're outside the us). more here: www.alcs.co.uk/news/the-lat...

3 lovely reviews of Amateurs! from @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, @washingtonpost.com & @publisherswkly.bsky.social! lareviewofbooks.org/article/prol... www.publishersweekly.com/9781839765391 www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

tonight!!!

Pre-ordered as soon as this went live, came today, devouring it already. @badaude.bsky.social a great guide for this journey. Fuck it makes me sad tho, thinking about The Internet That Might Have Been and How It Was Online In the Old Days. Brilliant so far. www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...

"Sprawling and theoretically rich, Amateurs! is a passionate and provocative account of this online amateurism." @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/prol...

Tomorrow at Wivenhoe Books Colchester ! www.wivenhoebooks.com/events/amate...

Out this week, looks like a belter from @badaude.bsky.social - just got the email from @versobooks.bsky.social to say mine's on the way 🙏✊️ www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...

In her new book on internet culture, @badaude.bsky.social discusses the use of photography as facial recognition technology during the Paris Commune. It reminded me of Schäublin’s exceptional film Unrest, following Kropotkin’s 1877 visit to a Swiss village transformed by capitalism and anarchy 1/3

excellent launch last night - full house @burleyfisher.bsky.social for Amateurs! (@versobooks.bsky.social) photo c/o @athanasioslazarou on instagram

We have three new titles out this week, including an exposé of the bleak realities of the transition to a carbon-neutral economy from @nicholasbeuret.bsky.social and a philosophical history of the internet by @badaude.bsky.social

this is a MUST read.

published today by @versobooks.bsky.social ! www.versobooks.com/products/2862-amateurs (discount on @blackwells.bsky.social just saying... blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...)

I have an extra ticket to this if anyone needs it - get in touch!

Tonight!

Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Who Can Stop Artwashing?' by Joanna Walsh for @artreview.bsky.social. The problem with artwashing and how the widespread defunding of the arts has made it more pervasive.

tomorrow!

should have said I'm buying in france, so looking for recommendations for reasonably priced brands I can get second hand

who knows anything about buying a second-hand cheap turntable/record player? don't want to spend much any recommendations appreciated.

reminder: if you like cursed images, trash essays, Wiki aesthetic categories, shrimp Jesus & AI slop, book your ticket for the launch of Amateurs! How We Made Internet Culture and Why it Matters ( @versobooks.bsky.social ) at @burleyfisher.bsky.social with @nrolah.bsky.social, tues sept 23rd!

The 'Feral Class' book is out! By Marc Garrett. Untamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission. From Minor Compositions, limited price £13. Then in January 2026, everywhere else £20 www.minorcompositions.info?p=1561

This is the first of my 'works of art' monthly columns for @artreview.bsky.social. Each month I'll tackle issues affecting how artists sustain--and sometimes can't--their creative practice.

fantastic piece on Nayland Blake by @mckenziewark.bsky.social www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri...

Are any of your books on Libgen (check on libgen.la)? If they are, they've been used to train AI without your permission and without payment. It's not too late to add your name to this class action for compensation before the end of today (US time). graphicpolicy.com/2025/09/09/j...

Less Matters More: Joanna Walsh on the Expansive Possibilities of the Short Story: buff.ly/cdXT6Gm #wkb4a

Amateurs! my book tracing how 'hobbyist' creatives and technologists built some of the most valuable and influential things online, is out on 23rd September from @versobooks.bsky.social... www.versobooks.com/products/286...

watching b/c r.i.p giorgio

A pinned thread about my new novel, Keshed, publishing on 12th Feb 2026 with @ortacpress.bsky.social. Pre-orders available now from all the usual bookshops/websites. See thread for some early pre-press takes from some AMAZING writers and links to other stuff. www.ortacpress.com/product-page...

Thank you so much @stuhennigan.bsky.social for including Amateurs! (@versobooks.bsky.social) on your @thebookseller.com autumn picks list - in great company with @joannapocock.bsky.social, Nell Osborne & @andrewgallix.bsky.social www.thebookseller.com/spotlight/sp...

it's happening! (if you're in the EU and you'd like to request an event, please get in touch.) (+ me & @laurenelkin.bsky.social are looking for a Paris venue to talk about Amateurs! x Art Monsters - any leads very welcome :)

30/9: Joanna Walsh in conversation with Kaye Mitchell for AMATEURS: How We Built Internet Culture and Why It Matters. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amateurs-j...

i'm only 3 days out of my postdoc... & i swore i'd never deliberately do this, but...

I’ll be at @burleyfisher.bsky.social on the 23rd Sept to discuss and launch ‘Amateurs!’ by @badaude.bsky.social. Expect discussions on art and labour, the legacy of postinternet art, platform decay and aesthetics in general. Tickets can be bought here: burleyfisherbooks.com/products/lau...

LONDON LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT! 23 September, @burleyfisher.bsky.social with Nathalie Olah - tickets here!!! burleyfisherbooks.com/products/lau...

it worked (image c/o @ipsc.bsky.social)

they know how to tempt me @uglyducklingpresse.bsky.social...

Pls repost. Which literary festival used notoriously to pay authors for appearances with a case of wine? Need this for a journalistic piece about author appearances and pay so would be very grateful for confirmation!

Is it time for us to encourage properly matured grape poetry once again? Has prize culture led to a hothouse approach which prioritizes pipsqueaks?

the great thing about insomnia is that you wake up in the morning & find you've already sent three of the emails you'd planned to write in the morning...

does anyone know how long culture ireland takes to make a funding decision on supporting international promotion of your work (yer man looks anxious)? www.cultureireland.ie/funding/look...

watching bc r.i.p. terence

btw anyone who's having trouble personalising this pdf with their own address, Bank address etc, there a pdf to word converter here: www.ilovepdf.com/pdf_to_word

First confirmed date for Amateurs! tour in the UK - @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social with the fantastic Kaye Mitchell of @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social! tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amateurs-j...

l👀k, you can stop Irish banks funding genocide - template letter to send to your bank this week here @ipsc.bsky.social : www.ipsc.ie/action-item/...

this is a super-interesting question - i have some thoughts on it in the replies.

hint: the answer to @literatureireland.bsky.social is yes hint: the answer to question 2 on the consultation is also yes