ADRIFT LAUNCH PARTY Massive nice one to all who came along to the Gregson in Lancaster on 18th July. Slides were shown, scones consumed, extracts read, books signed, drinks drunk and heartfelt thanks passed on. DM me to get a signed copy of Adrift for £7.50 + P&P, or find it on Amazon for £7.99 x

Our short story prize is open for submissions again! Please share this widely - and please send us your stories: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize Closing date 8 November!

It’s 1984 and the Egyptian deity Anubis has taken refuge in a lamppost on the Wirral. Who knew? For more tall tales from the ‘80s, darkly comic satire set during Covid, and the murderous plot that binds them together, uncover my new novel Adrift, out now. #adrift #peterhumphreys #speakeasy #chorlton

SPOKE EASY Great to be back in excellent company at Speak Easy in Chorlton, Manchester reading from my new novel, Adrift, alongside Maria Roberts, artist-organisers @andynartist.bsky.social, Amanda Nicholson & others. You can find Adrift on (the dreaded) Amazon or DM me and I’ll get a copy to you x

VACANCY - DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY We're looking for a Senior #Research Associate in #Design for #Sustainability to work alongside experienced professors with a well-established research portfolio. Location: #Manchester All Saints Campus More details here: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

My new novel has a new cover - come to the book launch party for Adrift on Friday 18 July at The Gregson centre in Lancaster to learn more about the book's design and our nascent publisher, Pine Goat. There will also be (brief) readings, book sales (cash only), scones, drinks, music & nattering x

Speak Easy (Our spoken word night) is at Chorlton's wonderful Dulcimer Bar on 03/07/25. Full details here: onewriterandhispc.blogspot.com/2025/06/spea... Subs list: [email protected] #poetryopenmic #spokenwordopenmic #spokenword #poetry #chorltonopenmic #chorltonpoetry

Looking forward to returning to Speak Easy at Dulcimer this week where I'll be reading from my new novel Adrift & seeing what's afoot in the Chorlton lit scene. Best practise me enunciating x #speakeasy #chorlton #manchester #literature #reading #adrift #novel #peterhumphreys

New from Pine Goat My BBC-longlisted, Buenos Aires-set s/story Justice for one, or Justice for all? Released as an e-book/paperback on 2 June Available to pre-order now 🇦🇷

Justice, my Buenos Aires-based thriller, set during Covid and longlisted for the BBC Short Story Award is now available to pre-order. Yours for a quid from 2 June! If you enjoy it, please rate and review on Amazon and/or Goodreads to help support my work. Gracias! www.amazon.co.uk/Justice-Pete...

ONE YEAR OF PET PROJECTS! x10 episodes in the bag/pet carrier, each of them unique & charming–like our guests and their special animals. Here’s the first in a series of short promo films for the show. If you’re enjoying the pod, don’t forget to rate it on Spotify, iTunes or wherever you listen 😻

Guillermo Kuitca’s atmospheric canvases feat. toppled chairs, flooded stage sets and vast rooms of grief to reflect the grim subject matter: the lost, lonely and disappeared. Began young, transcribing numbers 1-30,000 to reflect the victims of the dictatorship with a steady hand. #MALBA #buenosaires

Biblioteca Nacional in Recoleta, Buenos Aires & guardians #borges and #cortazar. Designed ‘61, completed ‘92. Remembered my ID (passport) this time so could go in, see insightful exhibitions (on prisoners/the disappeared & Argentine film) and drink coffee on a brutal balcony.

Dream sequence based on real events in Buenos Aires 🍕

NEW PET PROJECTS pod with HK-based author Stewart McKay who talks about life with his 😻 and his debut novella, the wonderful Ballad of Billy Lopez (out now) Spoiler alert: ONE of us rashly attempts a US accent to relay a vaguely pet-related passage from said book.. open.spotify.com/episode/6tLK...

Anyone who tells you “we need to run government like a business” is secretly calculating how much your organs will sell for after they repossess your house

LANCASTER TEXTURES Now available after a launch party where some of us featured poets read. Inspired by Brad Cheek's insightful photos, chuffed to have some new work in this visceral collection Buy a copy from Assembly Arts until 15 March/bradverts.co.uk & support a homeless charity too. #BookSky

TONIGHT, Litfest comes back to Lancaster with over 50 ways to get involved (in person or online). It's not too late to book your tickets, we'd love for you to join us: geni.us/Litfest2025

A few pics of the paperback edition of the new novel, Adrift (Pine Goat, 2025) With massive thanks to everyone who helped me realise this new project ❤️

ADRIFT: my new 100% AI-free literary thriller spans x3 time periods over alternating chapter cycles (cargo ship to South America; intrigue in Manchester during Covid; murder mysteries on the Wirral in the 80s) as it hurtles toward a dramatic conclusion. #BookSky www.amazon.co.uk/Adrift-Peter...

“I’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism” Stephen Fry

Byline Times are superb, and well worth a subscription.

An important story about 'mysterious' payments being made to wayward individuals to vandalise mosques and set fire to police cars in the UK. Fairly likely this has been happening across Europe to feed someone's agenda...follow the money etc. Divided we fall. bylinetimes.com/2025/02/18/r...

This is terrific and terrifying! @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social #GetYourLugsOnIt!

Viktoria Amelina was a Ukrainian writer who documented Russian war crimes - until she became a victim of one of them. A Russian missile killed her in 2023. Her unfinished book hits the stores today, just as the world is about to turn a blind eye to Russian war crimes and force a bad deal on Ukraine

I had insomnia the night Russia invaded Ukraine and watched it unfold in real time. And tonight watching, here in London, that's what it feels like again. A dark, implacable malevolent takeover. That's accompanied by almost total silence amid so much noise. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

If you heard the last Pet Projects pod you’ll know cellist Margit van der Zwan also plays the musical saw so it was exciting to hear from @sawlady.bsky.social in response. She suggests you feast your ears on this fantastic musical collab in NYC ❤️ in which she plays 🪚🎻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Ph...

This is well worth 12 minutes of your time from Lewis:

SAY ‘CELLO’ TO MARGIT & CARLO! On Ep. 9 of the Pet Projects pod I talk w/artist, cellist & children's author Margit van der Zwan about her new book, 'I love my maracas!', touring with Elbow, learning the musical saw & her upcoming exhibition. #podcast #petprojects open.spotify.com/episode/6nTi...

Seeing off the black dog of January...with a black dog

So we’ve got to Episode 6 of Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring - the ramifications of Brexit, and the Mueller Investigation into Russian meddling in the election of Trump podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

This podcast, Sergei and The Westminster Spy Ring is just so epic. Short episodes told well. If you want to understand the last fifteen years, this story is key. 🔑🔥 Listen and share. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

An interesting read in The Namibian, I was lucky enough to live in Namibia briefly when independence was being celebrated and optimism In the air, but just a few years before..and in the shadows... www.namibian.com.na/how-the-root...

20% off a Byline Times subscription with the discount code: TRUTHNOTTRUMP ... what's not to love? 💝

"There was a reluctance on the part Downing Street to get involved in too much of a fight with Musk...but whether they're reluctant or not. They're in that fight." #Musk vs #Starmer with @adambienkov.bsky.social talking to @goldbergradio.bsky.social From @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod.fo/e/29f4e2

The world’s richest man is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla . Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...

This is so inspirational. Saying the words to his actual face

What's on at the Dukes Cinema this week🥤🍿 🎥 The Girl With The Needle (15) 🎥 Conclave (12A) 🎥 Vermiglio (15) 🎥 Architecton (U) 🎥 Mystery Film (18) 🎟️ loom.ly/d648AgA

Possibly the best political historical novel of the past decade. ‘The Night-Soil Men is an electric piece of writing, deft and funny and occasionally obscene.’ —Will Dunn, New Statesman

Boltonian Dan Lever is a musician & wordsmith with a passion for communication, Emjay his faithful mog. Together, they kick off a new series of Pet Projects that, as ever, mixes insight, humour, and advice. Curl up & enjoy 🎧❤️https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ASUrckPv7lAuqnNVmj2LT?si=79e65c1e17034cdc

NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next. I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"The British people were denied a proper independent investigation into #Russian interference." Sergei Cristo and @peterjukes.bsky.social join @goldbergradio.bsky.social to discuss their hit podcast 'Sergei And The Westminster Spy Ring.' From @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2995dc

Only a mile or so out of Lancaster the countryside takes over. Accompanied by the echoing thud of distant shotguns and sci-fi hum of overhead pylons I walked three miles (& three back) to collect a part for our stove from a farm. An unexpectedly satisfying way to spend a Saturday morning!

Deployed to investigate a residential Hong Kong neighbourhood that was hosting a week-long independent book fair did not uncover any violations. In full: https://buff.ly/40psMje

A good book & a special dog = bliss for the latest guest on the Pet Projects pod. Dip into a fascinating chat with author @jennashworth.bsky.social about her life, work and pet love by following the link in bio. Brand-new episode coming soon. As ever, best listened to through 🎧 #podcast #petprojects

'How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?' 30 Million People Wonder theonion.com/how-bad-for-...

x3 ads shown during US sporting match-up, 4 Jan. - Feeling unwell? Call this Amazon helpline and speak to an advisor who will sell you the meds you need. - Forgot what you're paying for? Pay us to check your direct debits. - Thinking about shaving your hair off? Wait! We can grow it back for you.

'While [the "liberal democratic" political-media class] are comfortable attending Spectator parties, pontificating on podcasts, going on tour, and offering hot takes, the country risks sleepwalking into a dangerous abyss.' bylinetimes.com/2024/12/20/t...

Happy Christmas! Suggested festive listening: the Pet Projects bumper Christmas special - with acclaimed author and Professor of Creative Writing @jennashworth.bsky.social & her beloved dog, Brodie. Enjoy! 🎄❄️⛄️😺🐶🐭🐰https://open.spotify.com/episode/3XV8qE8QA2kzPOoeiADH7b?si=5965c8e81b2d4271