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I recently had the pleasure and privilege to translate Nathacha Appanah's 'La mémoire délavée'. She is a wonderful writer. I am delighted she has now received this accolade: www.lemonde.fr/culture/arti...

Norwich colours at sunset.

For lovers of Venice, my latest co-translation with Howard Curtis: global.oup.com/academic/pro...:

This is truly frightening. The harrowing experience of author and friend Alexis Ragougneau (whose novel, La Madone de Notre-Dame, I translated) at the hands of the medical establishment. Please contact me in private if you wish to read the whole article. www.lemonde.fr/m-le-mag/art...

Congratulations to Dame Sarah Mullally DBE on her historic appointment as the Archbishop of Canterbury. As Bishop of London for the past seven years, she has shown remarkable leadership and dedication to our city - I know she’ll continue this vital work in her new role.

A WOMAN! AT LAST! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

A starling in Dún Laoghaire.

Come and join our #Skychat tomorrow! If you're unfamiliar with #Skychats, find out more via our #WomenWritersNet link, here: www.womenwritersnetwork.com/blueskychats...

"Yes your Majesty, my hat was inspired by the President's bouffant"

The power of storytelling in a child's life. This is a beautiful clip: youtube.com/shorts/wwqgn...

Go, girls! Woo-hoo! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@leiataillefur.bsky.social Hello. Won't you please tell us about St Cuthbert today?

RESIDENCY ALERT! Apply for Bucheon's Residency Program in 2025! Open to writers, poets, translators, graphic novelists who have at least one published work and are from a City of Literature. Applications close on 31 August 2025. - lnkd.in/gBupJm9G

Mild culture shock no. 1 on returning to England from France: People don't greet you automatically as soon as you walk into a shop, or when they come into a waiting room, or when you pass them in corridors. (picture of a sign on the door of a shop in Nice)

At the Gatto Nero, of course.

What really worries me about forests in a rapidly changing climate is that trees live a long time, and can't move How can any individual be adapted to conditions when it germinates, and conditions decades later when it's mature? We'll see a big shift to fast maturing species, I think

Our Spring/Summer season of events is drawing to a close with two How I Write sessions with the fabulous Mary Beard (10 July) and Nydia Hetherington (17 July). Find full details and how to book on our website See societyofauthors.org/events/

Usual response when you complain about incompetence/inefficiency: – in Italy: "Beh, Signora, che devo fare? Ha ragione Lei... mi spiace ma purtroppo..."

Hi, people. Sorry, is anyone here having problems with Yahoo Mail?

Now, the McKitterick Prize, for a debut novel by an author over 40. Tom McKitterick, former editor of the Political Quarterly and author of an unpublished novel, endowed the McKitterick Prize, which was first awarded in 1990. #SoAwards 🧵

The Moomins are the mascot of World Refugee Week! And we’re celebrating their 80th anniversary today on our website, discussing the cultural phenomenon #Moomins #refugee #kidlit worldkidlit.org/2025/06/16/w...

An article by my fellow blogger Orna Raz: Day 618 Of The War: NO Safe Room Or Shelter blogs.timesofisrael.com/day-618-of-t...

“When they slaughtered Congress, we didn't wake up. When they blamed terrorists and suspended the constitution, we didn't wake up then, either. Nothing changes instantaneously. In a gradually heating bathtub, you'd be boiled to death before you knew it.” —Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

Beautifully written thoughts about the sea and what it means to author @paolatrimarco.bsky.social

COVER!!!

We’ve acquired a remarkable group of rare medieval manuscripts that reveal new insights into life in Britain & Ireland during the Middle Ages – from religious dialogue to daily urban life. Items include…

Lots of buzz at the moment about Emily Wilson and her performance-readings from her translations of Homer's #Odyssey. You can watch those readings (and so many more!) on our channel: check us out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1at...

Please read: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Watch Jazz ‘Hot’, the Rare 1938 Short Film With Jazz Legend Django Reinhardt

It's all about employers cutting corners, isn't it? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Very proud to have translated the extract from the winner of European Union Prize for Literature 2025. Congratulations to author Nicoletta Verna and thanks to EUPL for entrusting her to me. @pnla.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @creativeeurope.bsky.social euprizeliterature.eu/en/prize-aut...

‘The Djinn’: By Ihsan Abdel Kouddous The prolific and popular Ihsan Abdel Kouddous (1919–90) tells us about his run-in with djinn.

“[...] celebrates the movement from one language to another. It contains a multiplicity of Englishes. It is a translation with a texture.” www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Nature's Intelligence.

“What day is it?” said Pooh. “Why, it’s #WorldBeeDay“ 🐝 📜 Harley 3448

Here's how to join us at the #InternationalBooker2025 ceremony this evening: ➡️ From 7:30pm BST, we'll be sharing highlights from the red carpet over on our Instagram and TikTok (1/2)

Because we need to look at something beautiful every now and then... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A poem for my daughter—just in time for her and her brother’s third birthday—from the June issue of the @newrepublic.com.

"Audible’s AI tool, and others like it, must not be used as a back door to teach and refine existing AI tools. Authors must be included in the process and not get shut out by tech companies and publishers " Our chief executive, Anna Ganley www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Shame on Amazon. Shame. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...