Thank you @nivenj1.bsky.social What a book The Fathers is. You had me at 'howling pizza'. A genuinely great Glasgow novel..bravo 👌

@nivenj1.bsky.social Ffs, John. Needed a trigger warning on the audio version of Fathers. Was walking the dog this morning and reached the 🍇 scene. Luckily, nobody saw me greetin' my eyes out. Amazing writing, though. 👌

@nivenj1.bsky.social I’m a new dad in my 40s and have just literally been stopped dead in my tracks upon reaching the end of Part 2 of The Fathers. I’ve never had such a physical reaction to a book before. Why did you have to do it??!! I shall read on…

Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’

The scenes in London yesterday were the logical end result of billionaires and politicians spending a decade pandering to the very worst instincts of the bottom 30% of the school class. And it will get worse.

Thank you The Observer: just the world’s richest man calling for the overthrow of the democratically elected UK government. Musk actually said ‘you don’t have time to wait 4 years until your next election.’

I made the point a few days ago that you could feel the rage of the far right because they didn’t get their riots this summer. Looks like they’ll get them today.

The worst people in the UK out in force in London today. Yaxley Lennon claiming 3 million. Is there a realistic estimate of crowd size?

The right - in the UK and the US - are absolutely foaming at the mouth to use Charlie Kirk's murder to demonize the left. It's nonsense. Also, two simultaneous thoughts are possible... Charlie Kirk was an utterly hateful man. His murder was appalling.

All apologies for dragging his shit on here but it seems worthy of notice that the US President is gloating about unleashing the military on his own people

So if you’re right wing you’re allowed to minimise tax because you’re an avowed cunt but if you’re left wing you must die? Is that it?

“Most of us wouldn’t be able to map our misfortunes with as much precision, courage and humour as Justin Currie manages in the pages of this truly remarkable book. One of the most extraordinary rock memoirs I have ever read” John Niven 📚-🎧-E Out Now @nivenj1.bsky.social @delamitri.bsky.social

a prophet is without honour....

Just a brilliant book and so well deserved.

Trump about to announce he’s sending military into a bunch of democrat cities.

20. Fucking. Years.

Car rental at Naples airport. Fuck your own dog. Systemless carnage. Gonna take longer to pick up rental car than it took to fly here from London.

Guy who had his country invaded V the invader

You kind of want to kick in the teeth of every American dog fucker who voted for Trump

So they walk out with a sickening ‘deal’ unacceptable to anyone but Putin. Zelensky and Europe reject. What then?

Right now Trump is apologising to Putin for the kinds of questions shouted by the press. And telling him he wishes he could deal with journalists like Putin does.

End of the old world order. Dawn of international fascism.

Sickening

I’ve long given up commenting on it, however… Trump applauds that murderous fuck Putin onto US soil. He treated Zelensky like shit. Trump is a dog fucking cretin.

More of this sort of thing! @nivenj1.bsky.social OBSERVER COLUMNIST

Brilliant @nivenj1.bsky.social column in today's Observer. The commander-in-cheat comes to Scotland | The Observer share.google/zZh3AqF5dFjb...

@gingertucci.bsky.social mate - I think you DMd me. I can’t get into them for love or money. Can’t get this age authentication thing to work. Dm me on Instagram?

I’m going in. Been looking forward to reading this one… @nivenj1.bsky.social

The new @nivenj1.bsky.social novel is a brutal, compulsive experience. Laugh out loud funny (all the more so because you do so against your own best instincts), it is also a proper Glasgow West End novel.

I'm happy to report that I was not disappointed. Another magnificent book by @nivenj1.bsky.social.

It was this review that convinced me to buy the book. Just finished it in just over two days. I’m feeling a bit emotional m if I’m honest. Loved it, what a book.

Would you like one of my badges John? #CutToTheChase

@nivenj1.bsky.social right you fucker. How, as being a soft southerner for so long can you write a novel, as a guy who spent his late teens/early 20s like that about Glasgow. Laughed as much as I (didn't) cry. Honestly so entertaining, I'm waiting. For the Fathers movie. Brilliant.

Also wrote about The Fathers, and fatherhood, for Grazia… graziadaily.co.uk/life/parenti...

Most excellent review of The Fathers in today’s Guardian www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j....

Excuse the endless self promotion, but I have a new book out. In fact, I wrote about self promotion for the Observer today…. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Book 8 of 2025. As tremendous as I've come to expect from @nivenj1.bsky.social Raced through it in a few days, snorting laughing and choking up.

@nivenj1.bsky.social I honestly had no idea reading this where it was going to go, but what a fucking joy of a weekend getting to finish it. Just fantastic. Clawing ma fucking beads is a line I will never forget

I had loads to do today- cleaning, tidying, bit of work, big shop. Haven’t done any of it as I started reading this by @nivenj1.bsky.social this morning and couldn’t stop until I’d finished it. Read it, it is superb.

Two consecutive great evenings of book talks. @nivenj1.bsky.social and @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social in Manchester last night, followed by @irvinewelsh.bsky.social in Liverpool tonight.

Chapter 18 but yes

@nivenj1.bsky.social John, I’m Allan, your taxi bro from the Glasgow gig. Finished The Fathers a few days ago and I’m still buzzing. A fabulous read made even better that you put a sentence like “No one makes a cunt of the FUD” into it. Oh, my days, what a superb book. Thanks John.

Marr autobiography (very good) skelped just in time for the new one from my favourite author @nivenj1.bsky.social landing. Not long started it and already snorting like a fucking pig in a way only Niv can make me. Cannae wait to tear through this.

That moment in @nivenj1.bsky.social The Fathers when you finish Chapter 18

Let the holiday begin. Looking forward to getting stuck into this book by @nivenj1.bsky.social. I'm certain I will not be disappointed.

Going in @nivenj1.bsky.social never lets you down 🙏

In the spirit of Jason Donovan…

PUMP IT INTO YOUR EARS/ARSE

Tremendous fun at last night's London show. Huge thanks to Guy Garvey for brilliant chairing. BUY THE FATHERS! OUT NOW.

Always a tremendous crowd at Rock n Roll Book Club