UN AMOR by Sara Mesa (tr. Katie Whittemore) is now available though our subscription… and it’s looking good👌 Also available for pre-order (published June 4th) Cover art by María Medem peirenepress.com/shop/subscript…

Thank you so much to Kate and Peirene Press for my copy of #UnAmor by #SaraMesa tr. by Katie Whittemore which is out on June 4th. This is Nat’s story of what happens when she moves to the village of La Escapa, and receives an unusual offer when she needs repairs to her home.

Thank you so much to Kate and Peirene Press for my copy of #UnAmor translated by Katie Whittemore. It’s a claustrophobic story of desire and small town unease and I think it looks fab. Out in early June.

MSF calls for Israel to immediately halt its Rafah offensive as more airstrikes kill people in "safe zone" camps msf.org.uk/article/gaza-i…

"States supporting Israel's military operations are complicit in the massacre of civilians." Caroline Seguin, head of emergency programmes in Gaza, describes the ongoing apocalyptic situation👇 msf.org.uk/article/gaza-s…

Happy publication day to Un Amor by Sara Mesa, translated by Katie Whittemore, out with Peirene Press today! Photo from the event last week at Hackney Libraries which was a joy

Enjoyed this strange, haunting novel about power, outsiders, small towns. Reminded me of Disgrace-era Coetzee

Looking forward to speaking with Caoillin Hughes and Sarah Perry at WaterstonesCambridge this evening! waterstones.com/events/an-even…

I had an excellent time speaking to Caoilinn Hughes and Sarah Perry on Wednesday talking about The Alternatives and Enlightenment, two incredible novels that everyone should buy!

🔴 On the morning of Saturday 8 June 2024, Israeli forces heavily bombed the Middle Area of the Gaza Strip, including Al-Nuseirat refugee camp. Dr Hazem Maloh, a Palestinian medical doctor working with MSF, recalls that horrific and traumatising day 👇 msf.org.uk/article/attack…

This feels like a while ago now even though it was only 2 weeks... On being haunted by the ghost of a horny Sultana in Granada open.substack.com/pub/kate447/p/…

"I have never seen a mass casualty event like today [13 July]. Every corner in the hospital was busy. Every space was occupied by the injured or bodies of the dead,” says Dr Mohammed Abu Mughaiseeb, MSF deputy medical coordinator, working in Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis, Gaza 1/5

Sudan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis on Earth. And yet, no one is really talking about it. This needs to change. Learn more about what's happening in Sudan 👇 msf.org.uk/article/bigges…

turns out poets write the best novels.. I loved writing about poets in the booker prize library for national poetry day ❤️

No one and nowhere is safe in Gaza today. We are marching in central London to call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza. #CeasefireNOW

“There is a constant threat of violence,” Mohammed al-Hammadi, MSF’s field coordinator in Khartoum tells The Guardian. Read the full article here:👇 theguardian.com/global-develop…