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Just finished 'Beck' by Anthony McGowan. Such a good writer for YA readers & especially those who might not realise that reading could be for them. Full of humour, sadness, adventure, tenderness & understanding of what it means to be a teenage boy! waterstones.com/book/the-beck/…

I’d like to see cat whisperer Nicholas Hogg talk this one down.

This is 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna. It was just announced that she is the subject of a new documentary, to be screened at a festival in France. Hours later she was massacred by Israeli soldiers together with 10 members of her family.

I'm thinking of taking up the triangle.More for the intellectual discipline than anything else. I suppose the big question is alto or tenor (the bass triangle just looks silly, and we'd have storage issues)?And there's the issue of whether to go electric, or stick with acoustic…

I am very happy to be part of #EmpathyDayFestival, working with Hannah Gold - here sometimes 🤩. Our session is one of many sessions with many authors that schools can access by signing up here: empathylab.uk/empathy-day/ EmpathyLabUK Barrington Stoke

"His clear, punchy prose sets stories alight from the first page and the issues he has taken on over the years seem virtually limitless." NEW #BfK interview: Nicholas Tucker chats to Anthony McGowan about his new book THE BECK booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/wild-t…

My thanks to Nicholas for this. Was a delight chatting to him.

Went out for the first time for a couple of days. Waddled the few hundred yards to our local least-bad restaurant. Pretended to complain about various things on the way. Leading to: "And you haven't even offered to carry my crutches!" Was quite pleased with that. Nobody laughed.

I was just thinking that you could have a skateboarding version of a treadmill, or indoor bike, which would just involve a plank on the floor and a fan, blowing in your face.

So, we've spent tens of millions of pounds blowing up some sheds in Yemen, so that our useless aircraft carrier can steam through the Red Sea, on it's way to China, so we can … er, what? Project some power? The Chinese must be shitting themselves.

Anyone got any idea what this might be? My wife found it in a drawer and is about to throw it away. I'm worried that it serves some vital function, and its loss will have dire consequences. (Capo shown for scale.)

Pulling together a presentation about my various animal books. Wanted an image of me being bothered by a bear. Thought I'd see if my photoshopping skills were the equal of what AI could manage. What d you reckon? Can you even tell which is which?

Our Year 7s had a brilliant time at Latymer School for an author talk with Anthony McGowan! He discussed his new book, writing process, and how his childhood and love of animals shaped his work. A thoughtful, inspiring session—topped off with a book signing! #AuthorVisit

I've substacked. Like all my substacks, it's entirely free, representing reasonable value for money. anthonymcgowan.substack.com/p/i-was-that-m…

Not long now! We're very excited for Anthony McGowan and Gill Lewis to take to the stage at Hay Festival 📚

Look at their faces Keir Starmer. Was the missile that killed them fired from an F35? An F35 for which we supplied crucial components - components you explicitly decided to sell to Israel.

Been walking past this way marker for more than 50 years. Never really looked at it before. Not that interesting, but in a real sense I’ll forever be 21 miles from Doncaster.

An Assyrian Priest Reads Blake, by Anthony McGowan open.substack.com/pub/anthonymcg…

Realised that I didn't have quite clear in my mind the differences between the forte piano & the piano forte. Or, for that matter, Trust House Forte, the Roaring Fortes, Forte Thousand Leagues under the Sea, etc etc. So I looked it all up, and now I do.