America! I am going on a book tour in you later this month! I’ll be in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Connecticut. I’ll be returning next year for book two and going to more and different places! It’s a big country! I’m doing my best!

PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK has been picked by @parademag.bsky.social as one of the six books to read in April! Whoop! parade.com/books/6-nove...

This is the courtyard outside The Cursed Child in the West End covered in protest chalk for Trans Day of Visibility. Well done, London. Well done.

This is the courtyard outside The Cursed Child in the West End covered in protest chalk for Trans Day of Visibility. Well done, London. Well done.

It’s Trans Day of Visibility in a world where that’s been harder than ever. Salute to those who are bravely out, to those who wish they could be so, and to those who didn’t make it to this day. Believe trans people. Simple as that.

It’s Trans Day of Visibility in a world where that’s been harder than ever. Salute to those who are bravely out, to those who wish they could be so, and to those who didn’t make it to this day. Believe trans people. Simple as that.

Interesting how right wingers in America are falling “Project Hail Mary” an “anti woke” hit. When, aside from Ryan Gosling, not one single other line of dialogue is spoken by a white male character. True.

Interesting how right wingers in America are falling “Project Hail Mary” an “anti woke” hit. When, aside from Ryan Gosling, not one single other line of dialogue is spoken by a white male character. True.

“Rowling has made it abundantly clear that she thinks attacking transgender people via the legal system is a worthwhile cause and a good use of her vast personal fortune…there’s no way to watch this show without supporting Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting…”

First they came for the people who said you were pronouncing Thoreau incorrectly, and I said, “Thank God, they’re over there.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/b...

The summer time change is the one day I wake up and want to sue everyone

Apart from the seething hatred that has clearly driven her quite mad, this also echoes the rightwing panic articles about gay people in the 80s. But perhaps Bindel, a “political lesbian” who says she chose her orientation, doesn’t have the same experience as those of us who actually grew up gay.

I am a citizen of Iceland and let me assure you that we are not terrified of the future because of “authoritarian gender ideology”. What scares us is transphobes, ultra right wing ideologies, the manosphere, fascism, MAGA, oligarchs, techno fascists, ecological collapse and climate change.

Nothing but love for the trans people in my family, in my life, and out there in the world. The future will look back on this era in horror, but unfortunately we don’t live in the future. I encourage every cis person I know to speak up, say “not in my name”, to fight for the lives of our loved ones

Signed all these today, beautiful special editions for @waterstones.bsky.social Out a week from Tuesday!

Nothing but love for the trans people in my family, in my life, and out there in the world. The future will look back on this era in horror, but unfortunately we don’t live in the future. I encourage every cis person I know to speak up, say “not in my name”, to fight for the lives of our loved ones

And with enormous regret, I’ve had to cancel my trip. The problem had already cancelled one of my main events. I’m so sorry, TLA, I’ve been wanting to go to you for years. I hope you’ll have me back.

Completely cancelled writer Lionel Shriver on television again.

Because of ICE, reported security times at Houston airport are now up to four hours. I’m supposed to fly in for TLA this weekend, but now genuinely wondering if I’d make it out of the airport in time for my return flight.

Books I read on holiday: Pretenders to the Throne of God by @aptshadow.bsky.social Telephone by Percival Everett Public Library by Ali Smith The Dark Tower by Stephen King Clint by Shawn Levy I'll read anything, as long as it's good.

In case you're seeing the stuff about Reform Scottish leader Malcom Offord's "joke" about George Michael, and you're thinking, "How homophobic can it be?" Oh, babe, it's so much worse than you're even prepared for... Reform are a cancer on this country.

Leveraging the power of the Supreme Court to bully one child out of playing with her friends per group. Is this feminism?

absolutely wild that M&S, of all the brands, is the one telling TERFs to get rekt and also has by far the best spicy margarita tin on the market

Again, just don’t get podcasts. If I wanted to listen to people talking, I’d be an extrovert.

And have dropped my phone and broken it on holiday. So that’s fun.

One of the many shitty things about the closet is that it’s another room, isn’t it? And you teach yourself that you need to be separate from everyone else. I still mostly feel like I’m on the outside looking in, wondering how everyone else does it so easily.

I really do love these books.

I really do love these books.

This may be the greatest name that ever happened. I am honestly genuinely joyful to live in a world with a man named Boogie Fland. www.espn.com/mens-college...

Williams Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet and Bis Ans Ende Die Welt. The former has Garbage’s #1 Crush, the latter original tracks by Depeche Mode and Nick Cave. The 90s knew how to do a soundtrack. Honorable mention: Clueless

Finished TELEPHONE by Percival Everett. Read about five of his over the years, all so interesting and challenging and - the revolutionary thing these days - not at all ingratiating. Just telling a story, you like it or you don’t. And I really really like them.

Every restaurant in Spain seems to play slowed down bossa nova cover versions of English language hits. I’m assuming it’s a licensing thing but - AND I AM NOT KIDDING - the light bossa nova version of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid that we heard last night was perhaps not optimal.

I got asked about “tropes” in an interview yesterday and I said what I always say: “The word tropes is where joy goes to die.”

I have to say, Deeply Serious Films From Deeply Silly Source Material is genuinely my least favorite movie genre.

Never ever ever be surprised when anti trans people turn out to be racist as well.

Never ever ever be surprised when anti trans people turn out to be racist as well.

Now please may I have back everything that was already stolen?

Fantastic news in the UK today - the government has apparently ditched its plan to force creatives to 'opt out' if they don't want AI companies training on their life's work. www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog... 🧵 1/4

ME: oh a little Zohran video for St Patrick's Day, probably just celebrating Irish culture, maybe a few green beer jokes ZOHRAN (2 minutes in): ...and that's why King Leopold I of Belgium is a big wet bitch. Furthermore...

I am SHOCKED that the two biggest transphobes on the House of Lords - Baroness Falkner and Sharron Davies - want to restrict abortion access. Shocked I tell you! Shocked.

I am SHOCKED that the two biggest transphobes on the House of Lords - Baroness Falkner and Sharron Davies - want to restrict abortion access. Shocked I tell you! Shocked.

My proudest achievement is building a book family that powers this prize In 10 years, Jhalak Prize has grown from a single prize to a portfolio of 3 awards: 1. Jhalak Children’s & Young Adult Prize, 2. Jhalak Poetry Prize 3. Jhalak Prose Prize BEHOLD THIS EXCELLENCE! #jhalakprizeat10

Oh, it’s *this* day.

This is literally the first time I’ve hear Anna Wintour speak.

It’s not a good show so far, but it’s not as bad as the ITV panel during the commercials in the UK.

My goodness, the Foundation show is the most ridiculously difficult to follow sci fi thing I’ve ever seen. I’m constantly going “What?” Still watching tho.