‘They’d allowed me to enter realms of darkness, guiding me through and showing me beauty where my fears once lay.’ - @monisharajesh.bsky.social on the gift of night trains, in her new and lovely book, Moonlight Express. #travelwriting

10 #train travel tales you never knew: it's The Untold Railway Stories, a new compendium out today, edited by @monisharajesh.bsky.social. Today interviewed co-authors Jack Curtis (carbonjacked.com) & journalist @felicityspector.bsky.social (in Kyiv for @channel4news.bsky.social). Gripping stuff!

‘New York Times’ Announces New Columnist Will Contribute Nothing To Society 3 Times A Week

Hurrah! Lovely review of Moonlight Express by Christian Wolmar in @thespectator1828.bsky.social www.spectator.co.uk/article/star...

Parisian pals I will be at @shakespeareandcompany.com on Thursday evening this week talking about Moonlight Express with the lovely Adam Biles. Free entry so please come along! www.shakespeareandcompany.com/events/monis...?

For the next seven days 💯 of my sales of Moonlight Express will be donated to Wesam Rajab, the mother of five-year-old Hind Rajab. Here’s why www.instagram.com/reel/DOTOfrr...

For the next seven days 💯 of my sales of Moonlight Express will be donated to Wesam Rajab, the mother of five-year-old Hind Rajab. Here’s why www.instagram.com/reel/DOTOfrr...

Thrilled to get a copy of @monisharajesh.bsky.social's new book 'Moonlight Express' - and even more so to be in conversation with her about it at Stanfords Bristol on 30 September!

You know you’re excited to read a book when you end up using the receipt as a bookmark. The dream… travel around the world on sleeper trains ✊🏻 #books #nowreading #booksky @monisharajesh.bsky.social

Full house yesterday for Moonlight Express Event! Big thank you to @monisharajesh.bsky.social and @danzep.bsky.social for an engaging discussion on travel, Moonlight Express and so much more! Thank you everyone for joining us.

Hurrah! Lovely review of Moonlight Express by Christian Wolmar in @thespectator1828.bsky.social www.spectator.co.uk/article/star...

Smashing launch last night for Moonlight Express by Monisha Rajesh; a book about travelling by night train (something I've never done but long to do). Loving the book - also loved Monisha's speech about the strangeness of publishing a book amid a genocide.

Congratulations to @monisharajesh.bsky.social for the launch of her brilliant new book Moonlight Express at @dauntbooks.bsky.social last night. I was lucky enough to read an advance copy and can highly recommend it 🚂 www.stanfords.co.uk/moonlight-ex...

The wait is over! Happy publication day to @monisharajesh.bsky.social and her highly anticipated new book Moonlight Express 🚂 We're thrilled to reveal our gorgeous celebratory window illustration by Bee Davies Illustration 🍾 #moonlightexpress

***PUBLICATION DAY TOMORROW*** Tons of signed copies of MOONLIGHT EXPRESS available at Waterstones Piccadilly! Foyles Charing Cross, Waterstones Tot Court Rd, and Queens Park Books.

Only TWO tickets left for @monisharajesh.bsky.social event 🚨 Grab yours before it sells out!

Following the bestselling Around the World in 80 Trains, Moonlight Express: Around the World by Train by Night bsky.app/profile/moni...

Absolutely brilliant, well done Team GB Paralympians.

Continuing with the theme of night trains: I took the Santa Claus Express to Finnish Lapland with my kids and it didn’t quite go to plan. The rest of the tale is in Moonlight Express! observer.co.uk/style/travel...

Ah! @monisharajesh.bsky.social ‘s night train book is out next week. Preview in The Guardian here www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/... I’ve seen an early draft, and the chapter about Finland alone is so spot on that just that justifies buying it 😀

As the publication of Moonlight Express approaches, I wrote a love letter to night trains. Because, well, I really do love them so much! www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Devonians! On the 200th birthday of passenger train travel, come and hear @monisharajesh.bsky.social and me talk all about the joys of riding the rails at the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival next month. budlitfest.org.uk

I know it might seem strange to write about Palestinian food right now but as Palestinian culture and heritage is being erased, these brilliant restaurant, café and bakery owners in London are fighting back through food. Please support them all. www.cntraveller.com/preview/stor...

Last day today to pre-order a copy of Moonlight Express from Waterstones for 25% off!

Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It said it was starving Gaza over and over again. It has done so systematically - with the full complicity of the West. My column on a crime committed in plain sight 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good. Now every country should follow suit and put all these war criminals on trial

Super excited that my new book Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train is available for pre-order from @qpbooks.bsky.social - signed with personalised dedications if you wish. Please get your orders in from lovely indies like them! www.welbooks.co.uk/shop/p/moonl...

My kids and I travelled on the new-generation Nightjet from Vienna to Rome and it was one of the loveliest rides I’ve done to date. Plus the carbonara and gelato at the other end of course. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Just in time for a last-minute summer rail adventure. Here are my 7 favourite European sleeper trains, tried and tested over three years! www.cntraveler.com/story/best-s...

Authors! I’m looking for books for 8-year-old children that can address racism. Is there anything that springs to mind for that age group? Please repost. Thank you!

As the 200th anniversary approaches, of the world’s first passenger train from Stockton to Darlington, I wrote about 17 of Britain’s best rail journeys for @condenasttraveler.bsky.social www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best...

This is great by Johanna Thomas-Corr on what The Salt Path story tells us about publishing - How the Salt Path fiasco happened — insiders on the crisis in publishing www.thetimes.com/article/850a...

review of the documentary that the BBC didn't want you to see - or at least not on its channels www.ft.com/content/d21f...

As the 200th anniversary approaches, of the world’s first passenger train from Stockton to Darlington, I wrote about 17 of Britain’s best rail journeys for @condenasttraveler.bsky.social www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best...

Enjoyed this short episode of that Rail Tales 200 podcast with @monisharajesh.bsky.social talking about her love of railways, and particularly international rail travel. Left me reminiscing my Interrailing experiences all those years ago! @railway200.bsky.social

Spent the morning signing the most beautiful psychedelic orange endpapers for the hardback edition of Moonlight Express @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social . If you’d like one of these then please place an order with an indie bookshop like @qpbooks.bsky.social

🎉 Giveaway time! 🎉 Pre-order Moonlight Express from @waterstones.bsky.social for a chance to win two @interraileu.bsky.social Global Passes!

Today at 12:30 I will be in conversation with Hanif Kureishi at the British Library talking about his memoir, Shattered. Still time to get a ticket for what promises to be a brilliant session.

Sky News investigation reveals how Israel's deadly attack on aid workers unfolded. More than 400 aid workers have now been killed in Gaza since the war began. What set the killings of these 15 apart is that their last moments were recorded on video. news.sky.com/story/two-ho...

Super excited that my new book Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train is available for pre-order from @qpbooks.bsky.social - signed with personalised dedications if you wish. Please get your orders in from lovely indies like them! www.welbooks.co.uk/shop/p/moonl...

again and again and yet again the privileged’s fantasies of oppression take precedence over the marginalised’s real, daily, violent oppression

This is where your Harry Potter money goes

I’ve been wanting to write this for a while. So I finally did.

Fantastic Runways to Railways event last night exploring the potential of international rail in helping secure economic growth & reduce emissions from aviation. Thanks to Steer for hosting & panel members @jonworth.eu, @garethdennis.bsky.social, @monisharajesh.bsky.social & @dicconspain.bsky.social.

For other ways you can support the people of Myanmar, please see linktr.ee/meemalee and thank you 💔🙏🏽🇲🇲 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #MyanmarEarthquake #Myanmar #Burma

And at 1800 BST / 1900 CEST there’s an event with @bettertransport.bsky.social @garethdennis.bsky.social @monisharajesh.bsky.social and I to discuss the future of the Channel Tunnel. All being well we‘ll be live streaming it too!

As the night train renaissance continues, I wrote about the maiden journey from Brussels to Venice with @europeansleeper.eu www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

I've only got about 6900km of train trips ahead of me before I get there, but the best #CrossChannelRail event is going to be 🥁 31 March 18:00-20:00 Southwark, London With @garethdennis.bsky.social @monisharajesh.bsky.social & @bettertransport.bsky.social Signup: eventbrite.co.uk/e/internatio...