I reviewed #SheWhoRemains by #ReneKarabash transl @izidoraangel.bsky.social publ by #PeirenePress for @ftweekend.com This compelling tale of rites and wrongs in the Accursed Mountains is up for the International @thebookerprizes.com www.ft.com/content/9248...

and congrats to publishers: #FigTreePenguin @tinderpress.bsky.social, #Harvillbooks, @faberbooks.bsky.social, @europaeditions.bsky.social, #HutchinsonHeinemann

Delighted to reveal the shortlist for the #AuthorsClub #BestFirstNovelAward #BFNA2026, now in its 72nd year. Congrats to: #RupertDastur, #ChristinaFonthes, @juliakellywriter.bsky.social, @michaelpedersen.bsky.social, #ThomasPeermohamedLambert, #XenobePurvis, www.authorsclub.co.uk/shortlist-fo...

I reviewed #WomenWithoutMen — Shahrnush Parsipur’s powerful tale of misogyny and escape in Iran,transl by Faridoun Farrokh, for @financialtimes.com Longlisted for this year’s International @thebookerprizes.com www.ft.com/content/493c... via @ft

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Congrats to: #RupertDastur, #ChristinaFonthes, @connorhutchinson.bsky.social, #RoweIrvin #GurnaikJohal, @juliakellywriter.bsky.social, #Sanam Mahloudji, @michaelpedersen.bsky.social, #ThomasPeermohamedLambert, #XenobePurvis, @anthonyshapland.bsky.social & #LucySteeds

Delighted to reveal the longlist for the AuthorsClub Best First Novel Award #BFNA2026, now in its 72nd year.

I reviewed Jack Nicholls’ audacious debut play #TheShitheads, at @royalcourttheatre.bsky.social Upstairs exuberantly co-directed by Aneesha Srinivasan and #DavidByrne www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Aamma Mohdin & Mir Rahimi talk about their experiences as refugees and the stigma surrounding mental health in different cultures. They also discussed the effects of sport on younger people in refugee camps. #FLF26 #FLF2026 #FavershamLiteraryFestival

Safe and warm in the Old Brewery Store, cultural historian Dame Marina Warner discusses the concept and history of Sanctuary, with @lucyjpop.bsky.social. #literature #books #history

Packed house to hear Dame Marina Warner say how important libraries are as public spaces where we come together, in this National Year of Reading 2026.

I reviewed The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by #RachelJoyce music by #Passenger for @newjournal.bsky.social at #TheatreRoyalHaymarket til 18 April. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

And looking forward to seeing Marina Warner again at @favlit.org and talking about Sanctuary: www.favershamliteraryfestival.org/2026/events/...

Looking forward to @favlit.org Festival and talking to Aamna Mohdin and Mir Rahimi: www.favershamliteraryfestival.org/2026/events/...

Great to have Andrew Lownie talking about his book Entitled and the arrest of Andrew TODAY. Great timing. Check out all our events here: www.authorsclub.co.uk/events/

We also have book reviews from @marklorch.bsky.social, @andrewmueller.bsky.social, @lucyjpop.bsky.social, @sneweyy.bsky.social and more, on everything from the warrior poets of Myanmar to the importance of "outsider science", and of course original poetry, our cryptic crossword and brainteaser...

Chris Bowers’s debut play, set in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, is both articulate and engaging: I reviewed for @newjournal.bsky.social at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed 5 * #AmericanPsycho Rupert Goold's directorial swansong at #AlmeidaTheatre for @islingtontrib.bsky.social www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed The Roof Beneath Their Feet by #GeetanjaliShree transl by #RahulSoni for @ftweekend.com publ by @andotherstories.bsky.social — on higher ground www.ft.com/content/9396...

I reviewed Guess How Much I Love You? by #LukeNorris for @newjournal.bsky.social at @royalcourt.bsky.social til Feb 21: At the centre of Luke Norris’s profoundly affecting play Guess How Much I Love You? are two beautifully nuanced performances: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed Woolf Works at #RBO for @newjournal.bsky.social: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed #SunnyAfternoon for @newjournal.bsky.social at #AlexandraPalaceTheatre til 31 Jan - 5 star performance: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed Woman in Mind for @islingtontrib.bsky.social At #DukeofYork'sTheatre til 28 Feb: www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/revi...

I reveiwed The Horse of Jenin by #AlaaShehada for @newjournal.bsky.social At @bushtheatre.bsky.social til 22 Jan www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I loved Daniyal Mueenuddin's novel. I reviewed for @theobserveruk.bsky.social. observer.co.uk/culture/book...

My pick of books to look out for in Jan-June 2026 from @faberbooks.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @jonathancape.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com @picadorbooks.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social @dauntbookspub.bsky.social www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/shel...

Looking forward to this:

I reviewed Arborescence by #RhettDavis publ by #FleetBooks @LittleBrownUK for @ftweekend.com - online now. Seeds of hope for a planet in crisis ft.com/content/5f0b... via @ft

🐒 Join EYE OF THE MONKEY author Krisztina Tóth in conversation with @lucyjpop.bsky.social 🐒 Thursday 29 January 2026 🕓 6:30pm GMT 📍 Waterstones Islington, London Tickets are available to purchase here: www.waterstones.com/events/eye-o...

My review of Tom Stoppard's #IndianInk for @newjournal.bsky.social at #HampsteadTheatre til 31 January: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I've been recommending this as an early eve entertainment - 6.30pm start lasting 45 mins... @sohotheatre.bsky.social Herewith my review for @newjournal.bsky.social #MostFavoured by #DavidIreland www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed A Love Story from the End of the World - Juhea Kim's tales of ecological catastrophe - for @financialtimes.com weekend: #BoroughPress www.ft.com/content/ed6a...

I reviewed Matthew Bourne's #TheRedShoes for @islingtontrib.bsky.social at @sadlerswells.bsky.social til 18 Jan: www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed Bengal Tiger at The Baghdad Zoo by #RajivJoseph for @newjournal.bsky.social An extraordinary combination of absurdist comedy, horror and dark symbolism, dir by #OmarElerian at #YoungVicTheatre til 31 Jan www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

HipHop Ebony Scrooge @sadlerswells.bsky.social East: I reviewed for @newjournal.bsky.social: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I loved #Kenrex 5* show and performance from #JackHolden. Grab a tkt while you can. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed the joyfully silly #Dracapella at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social for @newjournal.bsky.social - it's a lot of fun! www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed the first stage adaptation of John Le Carré's The Spy Who Came In From The Cold for @newjournal.bsky.social , at #SohoPlace til 21 Feb: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story adapted by #MarkGatiss for @newjournal.bsky.social at #AlexandraPalaceTheatre til Jan 4: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed End at Dorfman #NationalTheatre for @newjournal.bsky.social NewJournal - Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves star in final part of David Eldridge's trilogy exploring love and relationships: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed #Sanderling by #AnneWeber transl by @neilblackadder.bsky.social for @theobserveruk.bsky.social published by #TheIndigoPress observer.co.uk/culture/book...

I reviewed #AllMySons for @newjournal.bsky.social at #WyndhamsTheatre ★★★★★ from me: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

🐒 Join EYE OF THE MONKEY author Krisztina Tóth in conversation with @lucyjpop.bsky.social 🐒 Thursday 29 January 2026 🕓 6:30pm GMT 📍 Waterstones Islington, London Tickets are available to purchase here: www.waterstones.com/events/eye-o...

Looking forward to #FiguresinExtinction - #CrystalPite #SimonMcBurney & #NederlandsDansTheater join forces to confront the global destruction of our planet @sadlerswells.bsky.social www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/ned...

I reviewed Anna Ziegler’s The Wanderers for @newjournal.bsky.social #MaryleboneTheatre til Nov 29: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I loved #JackHolden's adaptation of The Line of Beauty by #AlanHollinghurst - Beautifully cast & brilliantly directed by #MichaelGrandage Herewith my 5* review for @islingtontrib.bsky.social @almeida.co.uk til Nov 29. www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed The Assembled Parties at #HampsteadTheatre for @newjournal.bsky.social NewJournal www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed Ragdoll by #KatherineMoar at @jstheatre.bsky.social - Superbly acted, this four-hander makes for quietly compelling drama: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

I reviewed The Unbelievers for @newjournal.bsky.social at @royalcourt.bsky.social #NicolaWalker is pitch-perfect as a mother at the end of her wits, her grief isolating her from her family, while the terrific supporting cast are equally compelling: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Looking forward to seeing #BirminghamRoyalBallet 's Black Sabbath - The Ballet #CarlosAcosta at @sadlerswells.bsky.social There are a few tickets remaining. www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/bir...