Our latest newsletter contains the chance to get some beautiful signed artwork from @jamesnunnart.bsky.social , news of an All My Precious Madness t-shirt, massive glaring typos and more of the things we hope you love and expect: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...

Delighted that the audiobook version of All My Precious Madness, read by Paul Hilton and produced by @spiracleaudiobooks.bsky.social has been shortlisted for a Speakie in the best fiction audiobook category: www.thebookseller.com/news/the-bri...

In a cafe listening to this woman with her laptop setup take a zoom call like it’s her living room and thinking of @markabowles.bsky.social and All My Precious Madness (@galleybeggars.bsky.social)

Couldn’t make it to Brussels? Miss your besties from #EWSBrussels2025? Our free quarterly online salon is next month, as usual hosted by our illustrious @kiklodge.bsky.social 🗓️ 28 Oct 19:00 CET Link below!

Gonzalo’s swag has arrived - almost as fine as the book!

At @shakespeareandcompany.com yesterday, more than delighted to see my book #allmypreciousmadness @galleybeggars.bsky.social As they have a camera ban, I asked them to make an exception. They obliged and asked my to sign the books.

On 25 September, I'll be reading at this Gaza fundraiser @pagesofhackney.bsky.social along with several other authors, including Zena Agha who I had the pleasure of meeting recently @edbookfest.bsky.social. All fees will go to The Sameer Project & the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature.

Come to this! Even sloppy latte drinkers welcome.

Thanks, glad you liked it!

Wonder if any SE London people can identify where in Peckham this is?

Still a handful of tickets left. Come share/learn/shop/tour/dine/hang with us!

Too many amazing presenters to name, but we've got great sessions from @kitdewaal.com @desperatelit.bsky.social @dilyswt.bsky.social @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social @kiklodge.bsky.social @mlmcguinness.bsky.social @norami.bsky.social @markabowles.bsky.social & so many more.

'A writer also makes sense in relation to other writers. As the years went by, I would come across premonitions or echoes of Beckett in others.' Tim Parks: My lifelong love of Samuel Beckett

Really looking forward to this!

This was fun!

Writer and reader friends, does anyone (preferably in London) have a copy or have access to a copy of the Moncrieff translation of Proust, before the Kilmartin and Enright additions? #proust #translation OR if not, anyone that could help me identify the French originals of particular quotes? Ta

London people! Join us for a trip to @europeanpoetryfest.bsky.social on 30 June to see some Estonian poetry. Want to come? Just DM or email [email protected] or see you there

Thus, from Barack Obama, is oddly (stylistically) reminiscent of Thomas Bernhard.

Anyone in #Brockley or thereabouts tomorrow, June 1st, I’ll be reading All My Precious Madness at Crofton Books, 12.30

The James Tait Black Prizes are the oldest literary prizes in the UK - so come along on 30 May at 4pm to find out 2025's Fiction and Biography winners! Featuring the judges and postgraduate panel, as well as Ian Penman, one of last year's winners, it's not to be missed. Free 🎟️: edin.ac/3H1ZKPi

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It was a lovely evening!

20 years ago I wrote a blog called “notes on rhetoric”, cataloging the tired tropes used (mostly by the Right) to silence debate and quash dissent. I’m struck by how little has changed: notesonrhetoric.blogspot.com/2005/03/note...

The Fiction shortlist: Mark Bowles, All My Precious Madness @galleybeggars.bsky.social Lucas Rijneveld, My Heavenly Favourite, translated by Michele Hutchison @faberbooks.bsky.social Phillip B. Williams, Ours @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social Yasmin Zaher, The Coin @wearefootnote.bsky.social

The shortlists for the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes 2025 have been announced! There are two prizes, in Fiction and Biography, and it's been a pleasure to judge the Fiction prize. www.ed.ac.uk/news/connect...

It’s a real honour.

I recently put Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social's 'All My Precious Madness' (@galleybeggars.bsky.social) into the hands of one of my regular library readers: he came back yesterday, COULD NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT IT, has bought 2 copies to give other people. #librarymanagerjoy #booksky 📚💙 #books

Anyone familiar with the writer Mavis Gallant? Sounds interesting: www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

A very enjoyable night, with some great writing.

📣 Our next reader for tomorrow is @markabowles.bsky.social Mark’s first novel, All My Precious Madness, was published by @galleybeggars.bsky.social in September 2024. It has been shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize and The Authors' Club First Novel Prize. 📣

Back in September, in an event with us and @legroff.bsky.social, Colm Toibin talked about how this was happening in Ireland. Looks like it has moved to the UK too. It's IMPERATIVE that this be condemned and resisted. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

I haven’t met many “famous people,” but the one who will most surprise you, just in terms of your sense of time/ history, is Michael Yeats, son of WB.

“organised groups” mostly on the right of politics, needless to say. But “cancel culture” and censorship are mostly represented as coming from the left. Ideology as the camera obscure in which the world appears inverted (Marx).

My rather beaten copy of All My Precious Madness by @markabowles.bsky.social I took it with me everywhere until I finished it. Every crease and crinkle is a term of endearment. Poignant, moving and hilarious. I really needed this. Thanks Mark.

Anyone in London on 30th April, I’m reading at the Author’s Club First Novel Award event: www.authorsclub.co.uk/meet-the-bes... It’s free but you have to book 😊

My God. Mark Bowles, All My Precious Madness. Do read it, please.

Bravo, Mark! Unbelievably proud - just wonderful to see All My Precious Madness celebrated on such a fine prize, and alongside five other brilliant debuts. Hooray!

And I’m delighted to be on it!!

This was great!

It was a pleasure doing this:

London people! Only 8 places left for this now! Join us and you will hear from @markabowles.bsky.social @renesperezii.bsky.social @minxmarple.bsky.social and many more great writers Plus keg of local beer 🍺 Plus new friends Plus 📚 @allgoodbookshop.co.uk

Im thrilled too! It’s an honour. And in great company.

Friends, due to a delightful level of demand, we’ll be opening up regular priced tickets on Monday✨ There are still a few days to scoop up the remaining tickets at the early bird rate! Thank you to everyone who’s bought tickets so far—we are going to have such a blast in Brussels! 💥

This has been a deeply affecting book.

Looking forward to reading some new work at this, and of course to hearing lots of brilliant people read!