Feels that this game could perk up a bit

We’ve been up since 5am and now we’re having a beer and a coffee to keep us awake

Whatever, pal. But very keen to read 5000 words on Victoria Starmer and Angela Rayner both wearing Me+Em for their victory walks

C H I L D L E S S C A T L A D Y

I mean, me too, and I chaired an online literary event last night, so who’s to say who the hero is?

Ta da! The Observer New Review on a stellar new season for fiction with an exclusive extract from Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel, Anthony Cummins guide to the best books, Roddy Doyle by Alex Clark Eliza Clark (mostly offline) + Julia Armfield by Kathryn Bromwich, Rachel Cooke on Lord of the Flies at 70

#PavilionLit Nice interview with Robert Harris in today's ST Culture. The book, Precipice, is a humdinger and you can hear RH discussing it with Alex Clark on September 3rd in Pavilion DL rb.gy/41ljel

On the podcast this week, Mary Beard (mary beard) joins Alex Clark (Alex Clark) and Lucy Dallas to explain why two recently discovered fragments of Euripides are big news. the-tls.co.uk/regular-featur…

Tonight!

I beg of you no

Loved loved LOVED doing this interview with the mighty Richard Powers

Please do come! Linda and her novels are superb and she is very wise and funny to listen to!

Next week, join @DavidNwriter in conversation with Alex Clark as they discuss David's life in writing online next Tuesday 8 October. Book tickets via the link below. theguardian.com/guardian-live-…

I loved doing this event - David is one of the greats imo and brilliant to talk to 👏

Despite what Keith says, interesting and original pieces on the great Gary Indiana, who should be so much more widely read than he is.

My interview with the marvellous Richard Flanagan ‘I fly, I drive. We’re all complicit’: Richard Flanagan on vanishing species and refusing the Baillie Gifford prize money theguardian.com/books/2024/nov…

What a Monday morning manifesto from the ever eloquent Hanif, even if the squares among us need to punk before they can re-punk 🙏

Amid the grim* music at Dublin Airport comes Wah’s Story of the Blues. I’ve gone from Loudermilk to weepy nostalgia *not to my taste ** **or any reasonable person’s