We will be flogging mags, t-shirts, totes, badges and more this Saturday. Come and find our table at Brixton Library. 12pm kick off. Pints after, probably.

Domenica Bastardi — Game 9 of 38 (Pisa Away)
Rain. Ticket chaos. Fan ban.
Ended up sitting in Pisa’s Curva Sud, freezing, silently celebrating every Lazio attack. 🤐💙 www.tibsnews.co.uk/calcio-amore... #DomenicaBastardi #SSLazio

Tuesday morning rush hour

My late father in laws work permit to come and work on the Duke Of Argyll’s estate in 1957. Issued by the Questura of Lucca and the Ministry of Labour. The beginning of a remarkable journey! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇹

Joyce Carol Oates may be the best poster of our time.

In case you missed it last week... Not long to go now to Venice Noir! Really looking forward to heading through to Venice on Friday to meet some amazing authors and fellow book lovers in the world's greatest noir setting!

First in a series of short posts about my writing back catalogue... Notes from Verona. A 'must-read' account of lockdown life in Italy! www.amazon.com/Notes-Verona...

A single shared source of truth is essential for a functioning democracy. Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common. My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...

Was reminded yesterday of the kind author blurbs I got for this book. For a while these projects take over your life. Then they just seem to gather dust until something reminds you of all the hard work and toil that went into them! www.amazon.com/Ritas-War-wa...

no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy

Damascus has long been on my list of cities that I want to visit. It’s the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.

Ravenna Commonwealth War Ceremony a couple of years ago to visit the grave of my namesake. #remembrance

On the road with the u19s but should be able squeeze in the first half of Lecce v Hellas. Small town Italy never disappoints!

Finally arrived after a slight Brexit-related hold up! Looks amazing! Thanks @kennypieper.bsky.social

Even two out of three is good 💪

@jonawils.bsky.social explores the political and personal upheavals at the center of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

🎙 Ep. 2519 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In conversation with @davidhewson.com and @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social to discuss their lives as crime writers and the festival they inspired, Venice Noir. 🎧 Listen: loom.ly/rVE1lPk 🔗 For more info about Venice Noir visit: www.venicenoir.it/

From Valpollicella to Glasgow… Plenty of column inches for my home town in today’s papers

Trying to stay regular with my Notes from Verona column for the Gentleman Ultra. For all your football news from Verona with a hefty dose of nostalgia! You can find the full archive here: www.gentlemanultra.com/category/ser...

This was a lot of fun to do! Many thanks @rickhough.bsky.social . Join @davidhewson.com and me, as we discuss Venice Noir, writing, Italy and the challenges of reading HP Lovecraft in Welsh…

🎙 Ep. 2519 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In conversation with @davidhewson.com and @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social to discuss their lives as crime writers and the festival they inspired, Venice Noir. 🎧 Listen: loom.ly/rVE1lPk 🔗 For more info about Venice Noir visit: www.venicenoir.it/

since chatgpt has coached another young person in a mental health crisis to their death, I am yet again tapping the sign

For the first time in Italy! Back-to-back games at the Bentegodi! I’m in!

After Vinitaly, the Fieracavalli (horse fair) is one of the biggest events in Verona’s calendar. I took a quick canter around during my lunch break.

Welcome to Venice Noir (Italian)!

🚨 New Series Alert 🚨 In the first of a new series looking at Italy’s greatest goalkeepers, for my @GentlemanUltra I take a look at the career of Marco Landucci: The Flying Keeper. 🇮🇹🟣⚜️ Read the full article below and comment who we should feature next! www.gentlemanultra.com/2025/11/05/m...

NEW POST! 🗞️ 🇪🇸 Spain has inspired some great football writing over the years.📚 Here is a pick of my favourites, featuring @miguellpereira.bsky.social @colinmillar.bsky.social @sidlowe.bsky.social and others... What should I add?🤔 open.substack.com/pub/outsidew...

Superb thread by Monbiot.

Hellas Verona has submitted a project feasibility study for the development of a new stadium on the site of the Bentegodi. Of course, we’ve been here before, but this is an ambitious project with an eye on hosting Euro 2032.

Such a pleasant piece of urban regeneration in one verona’s more industrial quarters. Tram line coming soon too!

And yet more!

Venice Noir in the news

Geez I love the cliffhanger but really hope there’s gonna be a sequel!

Novel set on the Italian-American Riviera (Lake Como NJ) and CARRARA, Italy www.tripfiction.com/novel-set-on... The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani The marvels of marble I did feel conned by the cover, however... #blueskybooks #booksky

Storm brewing at the Bentegodi!

Dusting down some old vinyl tonight after the Halloween party

On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.

Peak France 🇫🇷🍷

Dusting this one down again!

As a 48 year old living in Italy I feel this one.

Really enjoyed my conversation with @davidhewson.com and @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social coming soon on the Italian Wine Podcast which featured, among other things, the legendary Castradina! Hoping I get to sample it at Venice Noir next month!

Modena is always a great place to visit! Sounds like the football is decent as well!

Hats off to these legends at the Como game!

This one slipped under the radar but we covered plenty of ground including ⚽️ Vardy’s arrival in Cremona ⚽️ McTominay’s ongoing impact in Napoli ⚽️ Lloyd Kelly’s match winners for Juve As well as all the latest news from Verona, Sampdoria and elsewhere. open.spotify.com/episode/1ePs...

Yes! And then the day I actually don’t carry a book around all day is the one where I actually have a moment to read it!

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible. Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.

I have a very bad feeling about this...