The Neo-Nazi and Far-Right Coalition that Converged on Southampton Over Henry Nowak’s Murder There were Nazi salutes and 'White Power' chants on the streets of Southampton, after the Reform UK leader called for "pure cold rage" in response to Nowak's death...

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My passion project: www.retreatatbishopslodge.uk?utm_source=i...

One of the single short story chapbooks from their earlier incarnation in the early 2020s by the great @heidijames.bsky.social Available only on subscription, they caused quite a stir. And now they’re coming back. Same people. New company. Come and join us. #BookSky 💙📚

Ever left a book event wishing they could talk properly about the book, without worrying about spoilers? If you’ve read Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social, or plan to before July, this is for you. Stu and @heidijames.bsky.social will do a deep dive into the book + audience Q&A. Don’t miss this!

Can’t wait for this. Join us. And, if you have a questions for Stu you send them my way before the event.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. 2nd July, 7 p.m, an online event exclusively for peeps who've already read Keshed. The great @heidijames.bsky.social asking the questions. Don't miss this, it's gonna be fucking fire, @ortacpress.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stuhenni...

I know as one grows older, it is commonplace to become nostalgic for the past, believing things were better then. But come on, they definitely were.

#llegit Excel·lent! Les relacions difícils i sovint toxiques entre mares i filles, a traves de tres generacions sobre un fons de problemes socials, de racisme, abusos, desitjos, les vergonyes del 'què diran' etc. Fato del bo! Loved it @heidijames.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Good morning. Independent Bookshops are the heartbeat of our high streets and communities. Please, if you are able do support them. They pay their taxes & business rates whilst some in the book world. Want to fly to Mars in a Met Gala bib & tucker. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In memory of Adam Nathaniel Yauch, aka MCA 🖤 The American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, and founding member of the hardcore punk/hip-hop group Beastie Boys passed away on May 4, 2012, in New York City. #punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #MCA #beastieboys #punkrockhistory #otd

Vote Reform. Or we will house *dangerous migrant centres* in your village. And if you vote Green, it will be even worse for you. It's beyond disturbing. The chill wind of threat, thuggery and menace of a kind never before seen in Britain.

14 years already 😞 #MCA music.apple.com/gb/album/b-b...

I was one of the lucky authors (and subscribers) it was a great experience and they were fab books by some incredible writers. This is exciting.

The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley and rhubarb crumble (homegrown and made) have been the standout components of a spectacular bank holiday weekend. This book might not be for everyone, but I loved it. #thepalmhouse #gwendolineriley

Mothers' Day in Catalonia (first Sunday of May) and, coincidence of coincidences, the book I've started today opens with the line "She is going to kill her mother today" (and the bit I've read so far does indicate some pretty rough family relationships on the way 🤷‍♀️). @heidijames.bsky.social

Never on here much, nor was I much on Twitter. Seems to me like being at a party full of confident, intelligent people I had no business being around. Anyway, enough of that, this is me, overcoming that fear and leaving the proverbial kitchen where I was talking to the pet dog.

My biggest conspiracy theory is that telling working class people that engagement in the arts is a middle / upper class thing and to do so makes you a class traitor is a psyop to make them disengaged with themselves and the world and the beauty of being human, so that they accept worse treatment.

I interviewed the great @stuhennigan.bsky.social about his excellent debut novel #keshed. We chatted about his layered process, the influence of poetry in his work, the complexities of writing class & gender and more. We're part of this great edition of @minorliteratures.bsky.social.

This was fab. When I started writing again in 2018 and sussed the scene a bit, 3:AM and Minor Lits were the two big online places I wanted to get in. Been in 3:AM loads and now I've been in here twice in a couple of months. Cheeres to @yanina.bsky.social and everyone else. And Susanna for the chat!

Not been around here much of late, so if anyone missed it, the recording went live a week or so ago of me chatting with Glenn Fisher about a book of my choice, The Sound Mirror by the great @heidijames.bsky.social. Ta to Glenn for having us, enjoyed this. lazythinking.substack.com/p/stu-hennig...

ICYMI. Roll call, motherfuckers: if i organised an online event for Keshed with a ridiculously high quality host, who'd be up for coming now a bunch of you have read it? Testing the water and it looks good so far. RT's appreciated.

Manchester, i thought we were supposed to be mates? Only 3 tix sold for this and i'm not in the mood for another one nan and his dog gig after that organisational shitshow in York. Part of the book is set there, dammit, sort it out! #BookSky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/keshed-stu...

We've sold 1000 copies of Keshed in two months, with a press that only puts out a couple of books a year and has no marketing budget. So yes, it does. Problem is mainstream publishers think it doesn't so they keep knocking out homogenised retakes of stuff they know is safe bet.

So thank fuck for publishers like Henry @ortacpress.bsky.social who see the value in work that doesn't give a shit for staying safe, and trusts that there are readers out there to do it. 70 in Leeds for the launch, 20 in Stockport, 40+ in London. Loads of people wanting "lit fic" whatever the

Cheers to Glenn for having us on here and giving me the chance to wax lyrical about a favourite book of my choice. Never gonna pass up an op to spread some love for the great @heidijames.bsky.social, my evil literary twin and one of the very best writers around 🙏🖤 substack.com/@theglennfis...

In 2027 we will be launching Bluemoose Classics. Two fantastic books by two brilliant writers. WOUNDING by @heidijames.bsky.social THE SECRETS TO NOT DROWNING by @colettesnowden.bsky.social Marvelous. @thebookseller.com @theguardian.com @thetimes.com

exclusive: Nigel Farage has recorded Cameo videos in which he endorsed a neo-Nazi event, repeated extremist slogans and supported a man convicted over his involvement in a far-right riot. w/ @michaelgoodier.bsky.social

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All the deets here from Thursday. Shouts to @judecook.bsky.social @dantjenks.bsky.social @heidijames.bsky.social @jamesscudamore.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @nancykay-alt-acct.bsky.social @jonathangibbs.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stuhenni...

Been looking forward to this for time. Hopefully see some of ya there.

Two old favourites to read on the train ahead of next week's podcast recording of The Library of Lazy Thinking, where i'll be talking about the work of a modern master, the great @heidijames.bsky.social. Gonna revisit So the Doves if i get time over the weekend too 🙏🖤

@stuhennigan.bsky.social is one of the most generous, talented and supportive people I know. Writers - pay this man to edit/give feedback on your work. Readers - read this man’s heartbreaker of a book Keshed (the novel will also sucker punch you, I warned you) #keshed

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Statement from Major General (Ret.) Paul D. Eaton, an Army commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom:

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

Just to be serious for a moment, thanks to Mark for this series of posts, and to everyone else who's messaged, tweeted, whatever. It means the fucking world as a writer to know there are people who get your stuff, esp when it's as fucked up and challenging as mine can be. 1/

2021 #33 Much my favourite of @heidijames.bsky.social novels, in fact one of my favourite novels, period! The story of a successful journalist whose career unravels after he discovers major corruption, and the fate of his best friend years before, is a gem. Alt text has more. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🖋️📚 #booksky

On the homepage of @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social atm, 60+ titles related to Keshed. Mix of fiction, non-fic, poetry old and new inc. work by @jamesscudamore.bsky.social @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @heidijames.bsky.social @tonywilliams.bsky.social [more below] uk.bookshop.org/lists/how-to...

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

FINAL CALL FOR KESHED ONLINE LAUNCH TOMORROW. Anyone wants adding to the zoom invite list for the event online with @davidcollard.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social pls email [email protected] ASAP. I'm gonna check it one more time after work so get em in quick if you've not got one yet.

Thanks to @galleybeggars.bsky.social for their care and help at every step of the way! Can’t wait until July..

2021 #9 I was rolling through the @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social back catalogue and here I've come to the excellent debut novel of @heidijames.bsky.social . A woman seeks escape from her "perfect" domestic life through increasingly violent and degrading encounters. Beautifully written. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🖋️📚 #booksky

Ridiculous Keshed blurbs in my profile here from folk like @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @jamesscudamore.bsky.social @heidijames.bsky.social @susannacrossman.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social @leebrackstone.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/shop/Stu_Hen...

What the KENNEDY Center used to be… Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.

“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.” In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.

And so here we are. 55 today! A walk along the beach in Saltburn, watching out for the killer seals, and mermaids, and then off to a party at the Flamingo Hotel.

The countdown to Keshed begins. Shouts to @regretteruane.bsky.social @heidijames.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @saloneurope.bsky.social @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social stuhennigan.substack.com/p/countdown-...