"I've always been obsessed with how something that we think is an engineering failure is almost always a human failure, a failure of people to listen to each other." www.thenerve.news/p/novelist-y...

From oil rigs to Emmerdale: an interview with author Yassmin Abdel-Magied @yassmin.bsky.social, whose debut novel At Sea @canongate.co.uk is a “must read” on @dualipa.bsky.social’s Service95 Q&A by @luciaoc.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/novelist-y...

Was brilliant to chat to Lucia Osborne-Crowley for The Nerve about my new novel #AtSea and standing up to truth… www.thenerve.news/p/novelist-y...

I do not use Amazon. I do not buy from Amazon. But I DO !!! check the book reviews on Amazon (I know, I know) - and I love #AtSea is finally getting its flowers on that old monopolistic ecommerce site!!! 🥹 Praise Be!

Another excellent @writersfest.bc.ca event with @taramcguire chatting with new authors @taragereaux.bsky.social @lizjohnston.bsky.social and @yassmin.bsky.social #booksandideas 📚📚

TWO MORE DAYS TO PRE-ORDER #ATSEA in the UK at 20% OFF!!! From an indie bookshop!! Get your hands on a copy of the book people are calling 'thrilling' and 'A smart, razor-sharp takedown of the machismo of Big Oil' !! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/at-s...

“We have been treated extremely brutally,” Al-Karib says. “I think Sudanese [people] will remember this for generations.” My interview with @halaalkarib.bsky.social for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on Sudan entering the 4th year of the counterrevolutionary war www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people...

AT SEA is out on May 5th, 2026! Preorder now:

Los Angeles lit fic fans! We have an event for you! Join AT SEA author @yassmin.bsky.social at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social on May 9th to discuss one of the "Must Read Books of 2026" (according to @dualipa.bsky.social!). Tickets and more information below:

GIRLS, SHE'S ON TOUR!! Come hang out with my somewhere in the world for the launch of my literary novel, #AtSea! Tickets for dates here- yassminam.com/upcoming-events

A tale as old as time (or more precisely 2017/18) when they did the same to @yassmin.bsky.social. Great analysis by @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social, Dr Richard Bean and @ettemedia.bsky.social www.ettemedia.com/exclusive-me...

This is so good and so evocative. "When I think of my homeland before 2023, [...], I think of my wedding, where we invited a group of ‘foreigners’ and they found this country they knew so little about would become one of their favourite." <3

"This war would not be happening were it not for the revolution, and most importantly, the success of the non-violent, civilian movement that overthrew the authoritarian dictatorship of Omar Al-Bashir." on the ongoing counterrevolution in Sudan

"‘incomprehensible’... I would balk at describing this as deliberate framing from the belligerent warring parties. Rather, this framing suits outside stakeholders & observers...who have yet to entirely move away from the colonial & imperial understanding of Sudan and wars on the African continent."

"If I hear the phrase ‘forgotten’ with respect to Sudan one more time, I might scream" My latest on Sudan: thecontrapuntal.com/sudan-war-ya...

The podcast ep I’ve been working on for months about my aunt in Sudan is finally out!! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/5... An incredibly inspiring story - please have a listen wherever you get your podcasts!!

also if you missed my event last night… fear not! here’s me on a fabulous panel talking the book that: - started it all - was read in one sitting - cheers me up - changed my mind - would take on a desert island. What are your answers?! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAWK...

And including the response from Mercy Fekadu. I think her 2nd and 3rd points were the main ones on my mind as I was reading the piece. dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

This is an excellent, thought-provoking piece by @wlacher.bsky.social and @yguichaoua.bsky.social discussing the subject (and industry) around conflict studies. Its a piece I'll be chewing on for the next couple of days, and something I've been feeling as well dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...

SILVERBROOK LOVEEEEE 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

ramadan mubarak haboobs x

RARE chance to pre-order AT SEA at a discount!! Waterstones are running a promo until Friday - use the code FEB26 at the checkout and get a whole 25% OFF!! Run, don't walk to www.waterstones.com/book/at-sea/... and get the book they're calling 'Required reading for the Petroleum Age'

It never gets old!!! My next episode of #Emmerdale - one of Britain's longest running and most beloved continuing dramas - is airing TONIGHT!

…and that’s a wrap on the SILVERBROOK Tour!!! Twenty schools (!), almost 5000 students… what a time!! HUGE thanks to my team at Hachette and all the incredible booksellers, teachers and librarians who made this happen! Even bigger thanks to all the young people for their attention and curiosity ☺️

I’ve been a reporter on this new podcast exploring the Muslim experience…‘with all its messiness’. The first two eps of the podcast are out now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m... my episodes (on a professor teaching during the Sudanese war, and Islamic psychology in the age of AI) will be out soon!

SHE’S HEREEEEEEEEE!!!! Today is the DAY, yall!! Say MASHALLAH…! A @thebookseller.com Top Ten Picks for Jan, Yumna and the Golden Horse is the first in my new SILVERBROOK series, about a group of Muslim teens in a small English village which is not as sleepy as it looks.

A little Q&A on #Silverbrook - WHICH CAME OUT TODAYYYYY!!! goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/yass...

Values based realism. Principled and pragmatic. This is what Canada’s PM talked about as the future of geopolitical alliances. We are in such a moment - a reshaping of the world as we know it.

Anyone who believes in civilian self-determination should pay attention to Sudan, writes Yassmin Abdel-Magied Not only because of the scale of the horror, but because the inaction of the international community tells despots around the globe that it is acceptable.

Has DUA LIPA read my book? I don’t know, but looks like her team certainly has! Thanks @Service95 for highlighting #AtSea as one of the releases to look forward to in 2026, what a treat to wake up to!! Alhamdulilah. Pre-order at buythebook.online/at-sea today!! 🌊 🌊 🌊

17 SLEEPS LEFT UNTIL THE SECRETS OF SLEEPY #SILVERBROOK ARE REVEALED… Yumna and the Golden Horse is the first in my new series, a magical fantasy adventure set in a (not-so-sleepy) English village. Think Famous Five meets Encanto, if they were Muslim. 👀 OUT 29 JAN!! PRE ORDER - geni.us/Silverbrook

Sudan’s war is not “nihilistic” chaos, nor is it a “civil conflict”, writes Yassmin Abdel-Magied This is a war against civilians, punishment for the people’s audacity in standing up to the military regime—and the international community is enabling it.

www.ft.com/content/836e... I think it's absolutely wild to be turning property in E1 - super central in an area where rent is already hella high - INTO DATA CENTERS

Got such a lovely review from the team at @thecandidbookclub.bsky.social for #ATSEA!! Remember, out in May inshallah and you can pre-order here: buythebook.online/at-sea (Also so many other AMAZING books I want to read 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 youtu.be/8k3xoMrNafk?...

Anyone who believes in civilian self-determination should pay attention to Sudan, writes @yassmin.bsky.social. Not only because of the scale of the horror, but because the inaction of the international community tells despots around the globe that it is acceptable.

My latest, the first for 2026 - a reminder that the Sudanese people are forever inspiring. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/africa...

@yassmin.bsky.social is such a wonderful writer. I just read an older piece she wrote on grieving the loss of a career that hit me in the feels... www.theguardian.com/culture/2018...

Sudan’s war is not “nihilistic” chaos, nor is it a “civil conflict”, writes @yassmin.bsky.social. This is a war against civilians, punishment for the people’s audacity in standing up to the military regime—and the international community is enabling it.

"Sudanese people are determined to live lives of dignity, freedom and peace, and have demonstrated their commitment to this ideal. But they cannot achieve a just peace on their own. The question is, who will heed their calls?" asks @yassmin.bsky.social www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/africa...

So honoured to have been able to have this conversation with Malak Aldean ! Might have been a bit too honest (?) about my feels re different industries but am I wrong? I duno, you tell me! substack.com/home/post/p-...

One thing I would do to hurry up payments around this time of year is tell them “my accountant is harassing me about year end, can you pay this invoice before the holidays”

Please pay your freelancers before Christmas.

WE DID IT!! Together, with your incredible donations and bids, we successfully raised £19,000 GBP ($25,330 USD) through the Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction. Alhamdulilah!!!

Reminder last few hours on the auction: app.galabid.com/creatives4su... We're at 16.5k... let's see how much we can raise inshallah!!!

Reminder last few hours on the auction: app.galabid.com/creatives4su... We're at 16.5k... let's see how much we can raise inshallah!!!

Proud to be taking part in this. There are so many wonderful things by so many wonderful artists that you can bid for! For my part, I’m giving away a first edition copy of THIS QUEER ARAB FAMILY, signed by me. Place your bids now! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

9 days to go, y’all - go check it out, here’s some v cool stuff been donated

There's a lot of good things worth bidding for here, in the #creativesforsudan auction, please take a look and help fundraising for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher. @yassmin.bsky.social, via @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

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THE CREATIVES4SUDAN AUCTION IS NOW LIVE!!!! THE CREATIVES4SUDAN AUCTION IS NOW LIVE!!!! THE CREATIVES4SUDAN AUCTION IS NOW LIVE!!!! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...