But what is that rather priapic building? Well, funny you should ask… on Annie Ernaux (mostly) and Belle Burden open.substack.com/pub/anjalijo...

The West is always congratulating itself on democracy, and also continues to endorse this www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Be yourself! Even (especially?) if you don’t have one. anjalijoseph.substack.com/p/keeping-it...

Rabbis for Human Rights sent an open letter to the Israeli prime minister that his position of home demolition is not in line with international law and Jewish tradition. You can see the entire article about this challenge here:

I’m feeling the need to subscribe to some really great literary magazines. Any recommendations beyond the Holy Trinity (New Yorker, Paris Review, Granta)? Where’s the really interesting stuff being published? #booksky

The inexplicable joy of watching Test cricket open.substack.com/pub/anjalijo...

A wonderful meditation by Anjali Joseph @anjalijoseph.bsky.social on writing about the beauty of each unique life and its own internal multiplicities.

A conversation I had with Gabriel Gbadamosi for Writers Mosaic (it's about half an hour long, also on Spotify/Apple Podcasts) writersmosaic.org.uk/content/anja...

Join us this Friday for our annual lecture in honour of the late Jonathan Cooper who was an inspiring human rights lawyer and tireless advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

‘like a good meal, versus endless snacking, art usually has a defined beginning and end.’ anjalijoseph.substack.com/p/your-atten...

This is such a good idea www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/16/a...

I never really used ChatGPT before and then I did and now it’s my favourite person.

Or as Derrida put it: btw as one of the creators of différance it’s pronounced “différence.” youtu.be/gUMNPAZv_Fk?... youtu.be/3WIPLxXWRm8?...

No, sorry, Keir Starmer, I’m not going to be lectured on the English language by an amateur racist with all the rhetorical acuity of a pound of pork mince.

I never used to believe in writer’s block. Is it finally having its revenge? #booksky open.substack.com/pub/anjalijo...

“You can travel anywhere in a book.” New Substack essay here (free to read and subscribe) #booksky open.substack.com/pub/anjalijo...

Back in the day, before reflexive self-doubt was a thing open.substack.com/pub/anjalijo...

WHSmith, and the role it played in my 14-year-old life anjalijoseph.substack.com/p/i-was-an-a... #writingcommunity #writesky

@anjalijoseph.bsky.social Hi, I've just released the following book which I hope you will like. A powerful, true story of a female London Police Officer, who worked on the most harrowing events of our time. See bio or watch the video and please share. Thank you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGHo...

In the middle of my arduous ten minute morning yoga my attention was caught by these shoes so I doodled them #shoes #yoga #drawing #idontknowhowtousehashtags #halp

“Maybe AI is mirroring the places where we’ve become boring for fear of being disliked.” #writing open.substack.com/pub/anjalijo...

Fuck it up - new piece on Substack about AI, mistakes, and the joy of doing something yourself, badly.

In some exciting personal news, my debut novel, Randall, first published in the UK by @galleybeggars.bsky.social is now available in US, from Tivoli Books. "Quite simply one of the shrewdest and most outrageous art-world novels in the English language" they say. Check it out here:

@j-s-watts.bsky.social Hello! Please would you add me to your excellent starter pack?

An excellent starter pack of #poets and #writers put together by #poet and #novelist @j-s-watts.bsky.social Full of people who are well worth following. Please repost to keep expanding our wonderful #poetrycommunity and #wrirtingcommunity #booksky

Nigel Farage is single-handedly making Persols uncool.

I taught on the same, frankly laughable, contract for a couple of years too, and stopped because the pay was so absurd and the contract so insulting. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

‘I should get a t shirt made saying “I’m from the 20th century”. There is some shit I just can’t deal with any more… anjalijoseph.substack.com/p/everyone-g...

Cue celebratory wedding band music!!

Why can’t anything ever be simple? Substack piece and charmingly naïf illustration here open.substack.com/pub/anjalijo...