Seems as good a time as any to mention I've got a VERY short primer on China in the Xi era coming out in 2026 brixtonink.co.uk/books/everyt... Via @brixtonink.bsky.social who really have a way w/covers! (Also loved the one for the 2025 edition of my book Vigil brixtonink.co.uk/books/vigil/ )

'Elon Musk might be prone to hyperbole, but he is not exaggerating the stakes. Decisions about artificial intelligence and human activity in space are already determining the present and will decide the future.' DARK STAR RISING by Richard Cooke brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-star-rising/

A love letter to Saigon’s past and present, Connla Stokes' FALLING FOR SAIGON invites you to get lost in its streets, taste its flavours, and—just maybe—fall for it, too. Find out more at brixtonink.co.uk/books/fallin...

🚨 Tesla scraps its in-house Dojo AI chip team to focus on inference-focused AI5 & AI6 chips via Samsung & TSMC. Musk’s move shows ruthless efficiency, but at what cost? Dive into Musk's world in DARK STAR RISING by Richard Cooke. Pre-order now at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-star-rising/

'With the United States turning inward – a process that predates Trump – China has now an opportunity to fill a vacuum, creating with others a multipolar world’. Read Lanxin Xiang's review of M. Burrows and J. Braml's World to Come. More on the book: brixtonink.co.uk/books/world-...

From post-war boom to David-versus-Goliath protests - Jeffrey Wasserstrom's VIRGIL tells Hong Kong’s heroic struggle for autonomy. A riveting and essential read by China specialist Jeffrey Wasserstrom. Find out more: brixtonink.co.uk/books/vigil/

ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING is now available for pre-order in the UK. 🔥 🔖 Grab your copy today at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-s...

👇 @chinaheritage.bsky.social @chowleen.bsky.social --includes evocative lines about the 2025 edition's Foreword by Hawkins ("The effect is chilling not because it is unprecedented, but because it has become routine") & Afterword by Cheng ("One can almost feel the city’s breath growing shallower")

🔥 Musk’s “5 things” email demanding weekly work reports rattled federal agencies. Now, Trump allies at the FBI, State, and Defence push back. A power struggle like no other. ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING by Richard Cooke, available for pre-order in the UK at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-star-rising/

Elon Musk doesn’t follow the script — he rewrites it mid-sentence. From flying to Mars to midnight tweets, his impulsiveness isn’t a bug. It’s the brand. ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING by Richard Cooke, available for pre-order in the UK at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-star-rising/

Once hailed as a "real-life Iron Man," Elon Musk has been shunned by both the left and the right. Yet he’s far from out of the game. Track the rise and fall of this modern Icarus in ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING by Richard Cooke. Pre-order now at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-s... (UK only).

🚨 Elon Musk just secured a $29B Tesla payday — one of the largest in history. Visionary? Power grab? Or something darker? Unpack the myth and the man in ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING by Richard Cooke. Pre-order in the UK now: 👉 brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-s...

🔥 Award-winning writer Richard Cooke's ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING is full of chaos, vision, and volatility of the world’s most polarising billionaire. Out now in the UK & SE Asia, coming soon to AU, NZ & North America. Grab your copy today at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-s...

ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING Award-winning author Richard Cooke unpacks Musk’s Mars obsession, anti-“woke” crusade, far-right ties, and his rise as a “Dark Maga” icon – before the inevitable fall. OUT NOW in the UK and Southeast Asia. Coming soon to Australia, New Zealand, and North America.

🚨 Elon Musk’s Boring Company is heading to Nashville to dig a new tunnel. From rockets to underground roads — what’s his next move? 🚀🛣️ Delve deeper in ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING by Richard Cooke, available for pre-order in the UK at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-star-rising/

Elon Musk is nothing if not impulsive. When South Australia faced a power crisis, he promised, via a few tweets, to build a battery system in 100 days or it’d be free. 🔥 Preorder ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING by Richard Cooke at Waterstones.com and enjoy 25% off with the code SUMMER25 till 31 July.

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Once hailed as a "real-life Iron Man," Elon Musk has been shunned by both the left and the right. Yet he’s far from out of the game. Track the rise and fall of this modern Icarus in ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING by Richard Cooke. Pre-order now at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-s... (UK only).

Elon Musk: Dark Star Rising is now available for pre-order in the UK. Grab your copy today at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-s... You can also pre-order at Waterstones.com and enjoy 25% off when applying the code SUMMER25.

Amid the 2008 Great Recession, Musk risked it all to save both Tesla and SpaceX—and it paid off. Now, with more at stake in the game, will his next big gamble pay off too? Preorder ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING at Waterstones.com and enjoy 25% off with the code SUMMER25 from 28-31 July.

In 2021, TIME hailed Elon Musk as the man who would “save our planet and get us a new one.” In 2025, headlines called him “a threat to democracy.” Now THAT's a turnaround! Preorder ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING at Waterstones.com and enjoy 25% off with the code SUMMER25 from 28-31 July.

U.S. law bans Russia from using Starlink, but enforcement is tough. The front line shifts, devices get captured, and private users complicate things. Is this why Musk shut it down? Delve deeper in ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING, available for pre-order in the UK at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-s...

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Feb 2022, as Russia invaded, Ukraine’s VP asked Musk for help. He replied, “Starlink is now active. More terminals en route.” Now, those satellites are shut down. Why did Musk pull the plug? Go back to Day 1 in ELON MUSK: BLACK STAR RISING. Pre-order now (UK only): brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-s...

In ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING, the billionaire is cast as a modern Icarus—daring, restless, always reaching for new heights. But after his fallout with Trump, has this Icarus finally flown too close to the harsh sun? Pre-order now at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-s...

ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING is now available for pre-order in the UK. 🔥 🔖 Grab your copy today at brixtonink.co.uk/books/dark-s...

Just over a week ago, our publisher, Minh Bui Jones, gave a fantastic talk at The Book Bar, Singapore, to introduce ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING—an evening full of great questions, laughter, and meaningful conversation. Preorder your copy at Waterstones.com to enjoy 25% off with the code SUMMER25.

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ELON MUSK: DARK STAR RISING Award-winning author Richard Cooke unpacks Musk’s Mars obsession, anti-“woke” crusade, far-right ties, and his rise as a “Dark Maga” icon – before the inevitable fall. OUT NOW in the UK and Southeast Asia. Coming soon to Australia, New Zealand, and North America.

From street food feasts to hidden speakeasies, Connla Stokes brings Ho Chi Minh City to life in 10 unforgettable essays. Fall in love with Saigon—page by page! 📚 #FallingForSaigon Out now from @brixtonink.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/p/books/fall...

"From the first pages, Stokes makes clear that this is his personal—informed but impressionistic—take on a city he’s come to love, in a country where he’s lived for 25 years." From Mary Kay Magistad's #book #review in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-i... #VIETNAM

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Happy Publication Day! @connla-stokes.bsky.social Falling For Saigon is a love letter to Saigon’s past and present, an invitation to get lost in its streets, taste its flavours, and—just maybe—fall for it, too.

My book is officially out today. There's a new cover so this early copy is already vintage :) It's mostly a tribute to the quotidian charms of Ho Chi Minh City in #Vietnam. The food, the people, the alleys, its inherent musicality, its rapid changes, and even its ghosts. #booksky #travelwriting

Happy Publication Day! @connla-stokes.bsky.social Falling For Saigon is a love letter to Saigon’s past and present, an invitation to get lost in its streets, taste its flavours, and—just maybe—fall for it, too.

50 years ago, Saigon was a city in ruin. Two decades of war between the US-backed South and the communist North laid waste to much of the country. More than 2 million lives were lost. Today, Saigon is back, better than ever. Read about this remarkable city in Falling for Saigon. Out tomorrow!

50 years ago, Saigon was a city in ruin. Two decades of war between the US-backed South and the communist North laid waste to much of the country. More than 2 million lives were lost. Today, Saigon is back, better than ever. Read about this remarkable city in Falling for Saigon. Out tomorrow!

Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City, is no longer just a city of memory—it’s a city of movement, where old and new collide in dazzling, unpredictable ways. In Falling for Saigon, @connla-stokes.bsky.social brings us up to speed on a city that's bounced back to life fifty years after the war.

'There comes a point for many of us when we realise that we have come to Vietnam and nothing can ever be the same again.' @connla-stokes.bsky.social in Falling for Saigon. Out 1 May

'There comes a point for many of us when we realise that we have come to Vietnam and nothing can ever be the same again.' @connla-stokes.bsky.social in Falling for Saigon. Out 1 May

A love letter to Saigon's past and present, Falling for Saigon invites you to get lost in its streets, tastes its flavours, and—just maybe—fall for it, too. Out 1 May

When Dublin-born writer Connla Stokes first arrived in Vietnam, he never imagined he’d stay. But like so many before him, he found himself drawn into the intoxicating pull of Saigon ... Falling for Saigon by @connla-stokes.bsky.social. Coming out 1 May

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/w... "April 30 is the 100th day of Trump’s second term. Some US officials speculated that a Trump appointee or State Department leader feared drawing attention away from that milestone with events that might highlight America’s defeat in a war that Trump managed to avoid"

Thanks @mekongreview.com for the shout-out. Look out for @connla-stokes.bsky.social profile piece on Andrew Lam in the May issue

Vietnam in celebration mode as the 50th anniversary nears. Fifty years after the war, Ho Chi Minh City is no longer just a city of memory—it’s a city of movement, where old and new collide in dazzling, unpredictable ways. Falling for Saigon by @connla-stokes.bsky.social Out 1 May

Vietnam in celebration mode as the 50th anniversary nears. Fifty years after the war, Ho Chi Minh City is no longer just a city of memory—it’s a city of movement, where old and new collide in dazzling, unpredictable ways. Falling for Saigon by @connla-stokes.bsky.social Out 1 May

As Ho Chi Minh City prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, we're getting ready for the launch of Falling for Saigon, a tribute to a city that has not only recovered from the devastation of war but has regained its standing as one of the most seductive cities in Southeast Asia.

As Ho Chi Minh City prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, we're getting ready for the launch of Falling for Saigon, a tribute to a city that has not only recovered from the devastation of war but has regained its standing as one of the most seductive cities in Southeast Asia.

Soon Vietnam will be marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. On 30 April '75, the southern capital Saigon fell to the northern communists. Since then, Ho Chi Minh City, as it's known today, has roared back to life. Falling for Saigon, out 1 May, is a tribute to this resilient city

Soon Vietnam will be marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. On 30 April '75, the southern capital Saigon fell to the northern communists. Since then, Ho Chi Minh City, as it's known today, has roared back to life. Falling for Saigon, out 1 May, is a tribute to this resilient city