Every time there's a breaking story about a celeb's treatment of women, everyone in the book world asks, "Is it finally Walliams?" Well, it finally is.

Our bilingual Christmas poetry anthology goes out free to subscribers tomorrow 🎄 It's available to buy on Peecho: themadridreview.com/christmas-an... #poetry #christmas #christmasvibes See you all in 2026 - Have a peaceful and good one! 🎁🤘😍

Well… enjoyed this process and the opportunity to consider what happened and where I’m at… many thanks to @madridlitmag.bsky.social

On the blog: a conversation with Jerry Simcock — writer, painter & former teacher — on memory, trauma, Zen practice, and the writing. From 1970s Frankfurt to life in East Lothian, art as witness & healing. themadridreview.com/f/fragments-... @jerrysimcock.bsky.social #zen #mentalhealth #frankfurt

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Tonight at 7.30pm in Madrid, near Las Vistillas. It's free! #madrid #hoy #evento @mariapandora.bsky.social luma.com/etbtxj5p

🎄 Today we launch A Writer’s Christmas with poet @steverinod.bsky.social. #TomWaits, #DieHard, #Christmaslights, #pizza for dinner and smoment of pure childhood wonder feature. It's tender, funny, and quietly devastating - just like Christmas itself. themadridreview.com/f/a-writers-...

Our last shindig of 2025 and we'd love you to come! Christmas readings and Marilyn Quintana of @rtvecom.bsky.social @mariapandora.bsky.social #madrid #Wednesday #event luma.com/etbtxj5p

This jolly lady on her way to a Christmas party wrote the reply to her invite in lowercase, brought honey for the punch and has hugs for everyone. Who is she? #christmas #quiz #fun #game #lol

Ten stories. South London roots, universal reach. Idleness, outsiders and the small joys that make life worth living. Review on the blog today: themadridreview.com/f/beyond-the... @deserterblog.bsky.social @vincerai.bsky.social @andrewgrumbridge.bsky.social #london #stories

This is a very, very short (yay!) poem published just last week on a new poetry website launched by a pal of mine. Thanks for reading. :) poesyplace.com/fifty-a-poem...

Every day this week we'll post a photo of a famous author all dressed up for a Christmas party. If you know who it is, shout it out loud or write it in the comments. #christmas #fun #quiz #competition

New on The Madrid Review today: our interview with John Elkin & Alix Daniel on the making of Cairn City/Cairn Ville — now officially published today by Cybirdy Publishing themadridreview.com/f/cairn-city... #cybirdy

Two of Dorothy Parker’s lost poems have been found. Read them here for the first time www.thetimes.com/article/2b72...

Just a little sketch from a visit to Southampton in 1998. I wandered around looking for something to draw and settled for a quick seascape of the docks with gulls. A cold wind coming off the water. #art #watercolour #drawing #seagulls

I now gather this has garnered over 22,000 views so far on FB. Who said there isn't a latent readership for poetry...?!

Our review of Carmen at the Teatro Real #opera #madrid #Carmen themadridreview.com/f/the-danger...

Kate Tough on the threat of AI translations. themadridreview.com/f/books-ai-a... #translation #translator @ceatl.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social @europeanwriterscouncil.eu

Step into Mercè Rodoreda’s world! Rodoreda, A Forest is at the CCCB until 25 May 2026. Today Jayne Marshall tells us what to expect. #Rodoreda #CCCB #Literature themadridreview.com/f/the-landsc... @picklespr.bsky.social @neuspenalba.bsky.social #Barcelona #art #review

Next Wednesday - get the RSVPs in! #christmas #chat #drinks #madrid #poetry #journalism luma.com/etbtxj5p

A True Story, in their words. themadridreview.com/f/when-kipli... #Marktwain #kipling #history #Hartford #writers #famous

If readers are thriving and publishing is booming, why does contemporary literature feel so flat? A guest essay by Elias Grove of @faunbymoonlight.bsky.social themadridreview.com/f/the-publis... #publishing #magazines #litmag #contemporary #opinion

The seemingly fallow period that follows publication is, in my view, a necessary pause, a pause that may be filled by the satisfaction of engaging with readers.

New today on The Madrid Review: An interview with poet Julian Gorham, whose work blends musical instinct, metaphysical curiosity and the precision of a former advertising creative. themadridreview.com/f/julian-gor... #advertising #creative #jazz

Huge congratulations to the wonderful Donna Haraway for winning the 2025 Erasmus Prize: erasmusprijs.org/en/laureates...

So happy to have this poem up on After... Poetry, for a few reasons: More than any other art I've seen in recent years, Auerbach's charcoal heads have stayed with me. I'm pretty sure it was either the first or second ekphrastic poem I wrote (really should do more). I've waited a year for this!

Early morning wander and lovely sunrise at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote #landscapephotography #sunrise #wintersun

A chase across Paris; the madness of Ted Hughes; a painter goes off-grid in New Zealand; the hunt for a president's love letters; an odd woman and the city; hooptedoodle-free crime; and more. Me on twelve of the best reissued books of the year:

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Fancy subscribing to our ace little mag? Follow this link - and there's a free option. If you're sentimental, drunk or filthy rich (or all three), you can donate too - send us an email. themadridreview.com/subscriptions #subscribe #subscriptions #donate #donations #litmag

Her voice is bold. Her craft is razor-sharp. And she’s just getting started. @regalhouse.bsky.social #addiction #love #recovery #writing #women #empowerment themadridreview.com/f/megan-a-sc...

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‼️ El presidente de #RTVE ratifica en el #Parlamento el veto del ente público a #Israel en #Eurovisión #genocidio 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine 🩸

#336, Water Tower, Plaza de Castilla, Madrid, 10/07/2022 #photography #madrid #architecture

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Journalism as a Public Service with Marilyn Quintana and Christmas Readings! Don't miss it! RSVP here: luma.com/etbtxj5p @rtvecom.bsky.social @mariapandora.bsky.social #madrid #journalism #christmasparty

A chat with director/writer Jack Rowan about this year’s Madrid Players' panto, a Madrid institution #panto #pantomime #Teatro #navidad #Christmas #tradition themadridreview.com/f/a-beanstal...

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Omegachicharrón 3. Creo que es la mejor noticia del año.

I'm already heading to the post office tomorrow with two copies in my rucksack, both soon to find their readers. Anybody up for making my trip even more worthwhile...?! 😜

Wanna avoid responsibilities while appearing responsible? Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together? Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude? Try reading a book in public! 📖 #WritingCommunity #BookSky

ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety. My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.

People of Alicante and Murcia and thereabouts- check out this great event coming up - share it far and wide #murcia #alicante #spain #coast #event luma.com/cs0rlydb

Thank you @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for last week's prompt! This week I'm hosting #PromptCombo & the prompt is #ThisPoem. You can interpret that however you wish, but I dare you to try something a little different 😇 All welcome to join, replies until Friday.

Thanks to all who have reposted this thread to help get the word out. The selling of these books "as new" on Amazon is making it more difficult for Unbound authors to rebuild what we lost and move on.

New on the blog today: John Elkin, creator of Anthropoetry, a poetic language where “words become stones, symbols and spells.” We talk magic, myth, cairns, bilingual worlds, and building Cairn City. themadridreview.com/f/building-c... #magic #spirituality #anthropology