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Translating across borders both literary and linguistic, we’re excited to welcome award-winning translator and novelist Kate Briggs to #DeptfordLitFest 📚️ for an in-conversation with writer and critic @jennifer_hodgson_ 📅 Wednesday 25 March, 7-8pm 📍 Room 137A, Richard Hoggart Building @goldsmithsuol

“This study is probably the most depressing project I've been involved with in my entire life…It's distressing to see others engage in fraud &in misleading others. But if you believe that science is useful & important for humanity, then you have to fight for it”🧪 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Today was all about Potsdam

Having a Russian friend who recently had to go back to Moscow to help her aged parents for 2 weeks is quite eye-opening. In some respects the war is having a positive effect on the country: with oligarchs' money no longer going abroad, there's been lots of internal investment.

For me it was getting Borges' THE BOOK OF IMAGINARY BEINGS and Calvino's IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT A TRAVELLER as gifts, both in the same year as a teenager. Blew my tiny mind. "So you're allowed to _do this_?!!" theconversation.com/the-novel-th...

Winding Up the Week #462 bookjotter.com/2026/03/07/w...

Robin and Shawn chat about The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor youtu.be/l99OpTg5Pd0

PSA for London art lovers! The Victoria Miro gallery will be hosting an exhibition of Paula Rego's drawings and works on paper, PAULA REGO: STORY LINE, from 16th April to 23rd May. 🔥 #Art #ArtSky #PaulaRego #London www.victoria-miro.com/exhibitions/...

It's a privilege to share translator David McKay's reading from Astrid Roemer's OFF-WHITE, a family saga set amid themes of male violence, colonialism, & the dismantling of racial identity, marking the return of a celebrated Surinamese author after two decades. Don't miss this one!

It might just be me, but I'd rather read a greater diversity of Authors than 100 books by the same author

Inspired by my Korean class this morning, I prepared Tteokbokki for my friend who's arriving tonight and some French 빵 (actually, savoury cake) for another friend's birthday tomorrow 👩‍🍳👩‍🍳

🚨🚨FANFARE!!🚨🚨 It's here! It's time! She's back!! The new #StellaBlómkvist has landed - for the price of one of her ink-black espressos you can own the next slice of Stella's sleuthing. And this one hits home, Stella has got a LOT going on, in more ways than one... #BookSky #Iceland #IcelandNoir 🔎💀📚

#FridayFun: Loft Conversions findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/f...

The Remembered Soldier is very good, beautifully nuanced about psychology and love etc. But the stylistic choice of starting nearly every sentence with 'and' over 600 pages is driving me nuts. Am I the only one?

UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say

Five on Friday with Rosie Hendry @hendry_rosie Today I'm delighted to feature author Rosie Hendry. Her heartwarming stories are inspired by historical records, where gems of social history are often to be found. Her interest in the WWII era was sparked by her father’s many tales of growing up at…

Happy Thursday! @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I got a chance to talk with @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social about unclassifiable books, and I had a great time! Here is our new episode! open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...

#TheMurderPool by @stellablomkvist.bsky.social is out now! Don’t miss this gripping murderous story #Iceland 🇮🇸 @angryalgonquin.bsky.social @jackycnoir64.bsky.social @radiomukhers.bsky.social @karlou72.bsky.social @bogdanhrib.bsky.social

Lots to agree with, argue over, and think about here. (Definitely agree the idea "universal" characteristic of literary fiction is a powerless character on an internal journey is... not accurate. And very much agree with disdaining the "us vs. them" sports mentality) reactormag.com/unfortunatel...

#ReadingWales26: The Icarus Ascent by Mike Lewis On 14 July 1865, eight men set out to become the first to conquer The Matterhorn, one of the highest summits in Europe. Only three of them made it back alive. The expedition was put together in haste by two British mountaineers — Edward Whymper and…

Great review by @micahrickard.bsky.social of one of the films I really liked ftom the Berlinale: We Are All Strangers www.micahrickard.com/film/we-are-...

I'm getting around to posting my reviews out of this year's Berlinale Film Fest. First up, the festival's opening film, NO GOOD MEN. "This does not set out to be a straightforward romcom. The real world is always close at hand, always a threat. www.micahrickard.com/film/no-good...

Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran. No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles. Worth a watch. (🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)

Trotz aller bad news: Wie behält man angesichts von Kriegen und Krisen seine Zuversicht? Und ab wann wird diese problematisch? Antworten in unserer neuen Folge von «Gute Frage!» Mit Angelika Hardegger, @bluelle.bsky.social und @yvesgwegelin.bsky.social Jetzt anhören: https://republik.link/zM4mN

My favourite Stella yet!

Kino-Tipp: heute startet İlker Çataks neuer Film "Gelbe Briefe" in den deutschen Kinos, der gerade bei der Berlinale als bester Film ausgezeichnet wurde! auch das Berliner Ensemble spielt eine Rolle - hier wurde eine der zentralen Szenen des Films gedreht.

New Review - Appropriately for World Book Day a fantasy story that all ages should have fun with. The 1980s, magic, secrets and did I mention the talking hamster? I strongly recommend Mystery of the Midnight Cartographers by @geeksyndicate.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/...

My February 2026 Review: halfmanhalfbook.co.uk/book-musings...

The Other Side of the Carnival: "Sad Jester" Art thoughtsonpapyrus.com/2026/03/04/t...

In the midst of chaos, I'm delighted to see this review of Jean Bart's *Europolis* (CEU Press, translated by SH) from the Carnegie Endowment.. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

With all that is going on in the Middle East, eminent author, poet & translator Huda Fakhreddine shares her thoughts about challenging dominant narratives Read our special edition here issuu.com/anankemag/do...

www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gese... non-German speakers can run this through a translator

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Here’s what you’ll be reading in 2026, according to Irish booksellers With new titles due from the likes of Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Colm Tóibín and Donal Ryan, booksellers expect 2026 to be a ‘bumper year’ www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Die Premiere von Friedrich Wilhelm Murnaus Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens fand am 4. März 1922 im Marmorsaal des Zoologischen Gartens Berlin statt. Zum Jahrestag blicken wir auf einige der historischen Produktionsorte (gerne den 🧵 ergänzen):

Book of the Month: February 2026 crossexaminingcrime.com/2026/03/04/b...

In The Spotlight: Simon McLeave's The Snowdonia Killings margot-kin-berg.com/2026/03/03/i...

Sarah Orne's Jewett's A MARSH ISLAND with a conversational afterward from the One Bright Book crew is OUT!

For one week only! Grab yourself a bargain while it's a bargain! 'A brilliant mystery with a wonderful cast of characters. I loved this book!' VICTORIA DOWD UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FH7LR3S1 US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7LR3S1 @jennieensor.bsky.social #99p #99cents #cosymystery #thriller

Two Recent Reads: from Taiwan and South Korea findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/t...

For anyone enjoying THE SECRET AGENT or any of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s films, here’s an excellent discussion between the director and Roger & James Deakins via their Team Deakins podcast. Full of interesting chat about KMF’s approach to filmmaking. #FilmSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

I'm running a free online taster session for the MA/MFA Creative Writing at City St George's, Uni of London tomorrow 5.30pm. In it I'll be looking at the narrative structure of Sally Rooney's novels, complete with terrible schematic infographics. Register for your free place here:

First Reads for 2026 wordsandpeace.com/2026/03/03/f...

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/y... > via @kaggsy59.bsky.social

Book Review: China Mountain Zhang A stone cold classic of future lives which holds up more than 30 years after it was written. @dreddieclark.bsky.social has our review at the NOAF blog www.nerds-feather.com/2026/03/book...

Don’t miss this special Ramadan literary evening with Tharik Hussain discussing Muslim Europe. 📅 March 5th ⏰ 7pm 🎟 £6 📖 10% book discount with ticket In conversation with Fatimah Ali. History. Memory. Belonging. Secure your seat buff.ly/bYifa3O

New on the blog today, I've written about THE BARRACKS by John McGahern. A sad, quietly devastating novel that delves deep into character, raising the question of whether the protagonist - a housewife in her early forties - has lived a meaningful life. 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/t...

My latest review looks at Hanna Johansson's 'Body Double' (translated by Kira Josefsson, courtesy of Scribe Publications), a Swedish thriller where all is definitely not as it seems... tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/b...