Scones and falsehoods. I really enjoyed this theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

You couldn't make it up: our waters are full of shit, but rather than giving Ofwat new powers to protect our environment and hold water companies accountable, the Government is instead imposing a legal duty on them to consider economic growth. inews.co.uk/news/save-brit…

Important research on how the museum landscape is changing. At least 467 closed since 2000 but with more opening than closing there are more museums now than there were 24 years ago:

mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/2024/03/20/new…

If you want to explore feminist perspectives on Sudan, check out this Sudanese feminist reading list. Including fiction, non-fiction & journalism and more. Thanks for compiling and also for including Ghost Season!

We are very sorry to hear of Maryse Condé’s passing. The international impact of her prizewinning work will be remembered for generations to come.

Cinema for Gaza gives us hope - so nice seeing a whole lot of excellent people coming together for this fundraiser uk.givergy.com/cinemaforgaza/…

My book comes out in two days and all the news cares about is a woman who hates my entire demographic

Wow. One of the first things I did when I surrendered to writing a biography was to reread Conde's work on biography as fiction and fiction as biography. Endless gratitude to this great force of creativity and rigor. <3

Thank you, @criterionchannel! I am beyond grateful! The brilliant So Mayer, who interviewed me for this presentation, dubbed these my 'New York Feminisms Trilogy' - which created a new way of seeing them, even to me. If you have any questions, please write to me here! ✍️

Happy April!! Lizzie Borden trifecta now streaming on the Criterion Channel 😍🎞️

Fascinating article from the New Yorker's archives. What it makes me think of is the bravado and cupidity of masculinity when encouraged to value scientific development in the service of war over preservation of life. It screams death drive. It screams 'bro'.

Thank you to editor extraordinaire, Sarah Rigby and my brilliant agent Portobello Literary for bringing me on board alongside this wealth of wonderful writers! 🧑🏻‍🌾🌿🫛

I was away on retreat last week staking broad beans, so missed the official cover reveal of this gorgeous collection of writing, which also features, err, me, my allotment, and a host of other beings 🌱🌻🧄🌽🐜🪲🐁🦊🐈‍⬛

To mark the upcoming LGBTQ+ History Month, we present a series of documentaries exploring the lives and memories of queer Asian women and non-binary people across the world. Events taking place The Garden Cinema and Museum of the Home from 4-17 Feb. Book now: queereast.org.uk/event/we-were-…

Back in September, Louise Hickman was joined by authors Jo Lindsay Walton and Jenny Chamarette on the b.skiiii too for readings of two sort stories examining access work (such as live captioning)

It was real treat & definitely one to catch up on if you missed it⬇️

mctd.ac.uk/watch-digitali…

Rest in power Benjamin Zephaniah 💔

We are heartbroken to learn of the loss of the mighty Benjamin Zephaniah. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

Israel has killed more Palestinians in the West Bank in last 6 weeks than in any full year since at least 2005 & put more in admin detention wo trial/charge than in 30+ years. Settler violence up 6X w hundreds displaced. My Human Rights Watch dispatch on escalating repression in the West Bank.