Treaty of Versailles (part deux). So stupid.

The last three gigs I’ve been to have included recorder solos. Belle and Sebastian were great tonight and last night. Such nostalgia and great to see the 20-something hipsters still love the band I loved when I was their age.

Redwoods are very cool.

I once saw a man walking down Charring Cross Road in London. He was older, but had real swag and the kind of charisma that was turning heads. I noticed it was Anthony Head just as he walked past me. I was way too London to bother him. But I appreciated seeing a legend go by.

I am addicted to Duolingo. I realize I am 6 years behind everyone else.

I caught a band bracelet at The Beth’s gig tonight in Berkeley. They were amazing, tune after brilliant tune. #thebeths

As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.

Look, all I'm saying is that if you're middle aged, you should re-listen to Life by The Cardigans. It won't solve anything, but it will remind you about being in your 20s. And that jangly, lounge, jazz, indie pop was briefly a thing for a few glorious moments. (I'll see you at the B&S tour).

All I'm saying is there's a very real chance that I'm the Bangaranga.

Today in bookselling I had a conversation with another grown-up about our favorite dinosaurs. We both agreed ankylosaurus is the best.

I bought a CD player so I could play this 1980s masterpiece.

I know you're all wondering what you can get me for Christmas. I'll have any of these please. Although the boy in the fish for preference. Thanks. gerrishfineart.com/artist/david...

I want a record player, but I left my records back in the UK 20 years ago. So I'm buying a CD player, much less cool but I do have four big travel cases of CDs. I unearthed those earlier and found some ancient gig tickets. 15 pounds to see Franz Ferdinand. 30 to see Kylie. #old #rockhistory

Philadelphia Book Haul. From the Rosenbach Library, Head House Books, Brickbat Books and Partners & Son.

I have a zine making problem. Come over to Mr. Mopps’ for Independent Bookstore Day tomorrow and get one of these delightful zine essays for free. Or if I know where you live I can send you one if you like. #zine #indiebookstoreday #independentbookstoreday #ibd26

Bookselling is low wage, high stress, often unpaid work. Booksellers work in social care and at the whim of corporations. It can be worth it, but when it isn't, stepping away is a brave thing to do. Janet Geddis, I see you and I support your decision. www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?i...

American venues continue to be over the top. Great view from the nosebleed seats.

I am both immensely proud of myself and ashamed that I didn’t ask one of dozens of professionals I know to edit it. It’s a chapbook, editing is too good for it.

Now send JD Vance to run the publicity team for the new Harry Potter series.

After many years of hanging around with poets and artists and writers, I have just written and produced my first chapbook. Tomorrow it will be reviewed by an expert at which point I will probably regret this choice but right now, I've got that "I made that" feeling.

What if the United States had a Congress?

Spent the day at a conference for booksellers. Did I miss anything?

Working on an Edelweiss and spreadsheet list of these books, so booksellers can build displays. Will share here shortly.

This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance. gofund.me/f7704eb98 Read what happened to this hero: www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...

Everyone pony the fuck fpr the librarian who just got sacked for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from the kids' section of the library.

Today in bookselling “my friend is having a baby and he’s a pretty full on Marxist, do you have any books I could give the baby?”. Yes, comrade, yes I do.

Europeans when asked to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

Is it my imagination, or did the US just annex the Sudetenland?

I had to do a poker face this morning for just this reason.

If you miss my face, or if you enjoy an English accent, you should keep an eye on the Mopps Instagram over the next few weeks. Yes, I did make that jumper, thanks for asking. www.instagram.com/reel/DRQfowx...

#nokings Portland frog brigade

#nokings in San Francisco

You know where you can find some actually radical ideas? In an indie bookstore. Specifically in the young teen section. Those kids are reading about some wild ideas like equality, justice and consequences.

I mean my reach here is tiny. But this is one extremely smart and talented children's book expert.

Today I am on the back of the struggle bus wedged under the seat.

Great disturbance in the bookselling force tonight as B&N buys Books Inc, the oldest indie bookstore in the west.

This morning in #bookselling an elderly customer was complaining that “the animals in this book don’t even live in this country”. So I guess even animals can be the target of isolationist nonsense.

Is it just me or does the news seem like something from a South Park episode right now?

In awe of this icon at MoMI in Queens when a Gen Z woman behind me said “she’s so beautiful”. She is.

Pulp’s Misshapes has never sounded more spot on. I keep listening to the live version from Glasto this weekend and I just cry.

Oh Alanis, I wish I had 10,000 spoons.

Everyone who went to school between Sandy Hook and today gets a free pass. No one over forty gets to tell you a damn thing about “back in my day.” Adults spent over two decades “protecting” you from books and did less than dick to protect you from getting shot. Have all the middle fingers.

There have been a lot of bad days. Today seems to be one of the worst. Read. Think for yourself. Check in with your real life communities.

In the spirit of Glastonbury I am seeing a symphonic version of Bowie’s last album today and Earth Wing & Fire tomorrow. I contain multitudes.

Today in #bookselling a retired librarian asked me if I’d heard of Alan Garner. This was the moment I’ve been training for since I was 9 years old.

If Democrats truly want to appeal to young men, they should probably start presenting themselves as the party that definitively *won’t* draft you into an illegal war.

Yesterday in #bookselling I met an enthusiastic dog named Gusto and played catch with a two-year-old. It's not a good living, but it's a good life.