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It gave me nightmares. That’s not an exaggeration. IT GAVE ME NIGHTMARES.

Roman mosaics in Volubilis - proof that the oldest profession in the world is, in fact, dog-walking.

I tried to haggle but he wasn’t feline it. Out.

Didn’t expect this in Morocco.

Snow in the Atlas Mountains this morning; sunshine in the Sahara Desert this evening.

Absolute chuffin’ bliss.

I try to refrain from posting running selfies, but I can’t resist when they’re from the Sahara Desert. Oh, and here’s a tree.

I’ve not read anything before quite like The Return by Dulce Maria Cardoso. She captures the voice of a 15-yr-old boy perfectly. Big thanks to Ángel Gurría-Quintana for his beautiful translation and MacLehose Press for publishing so us Anglophones can read it too.

I firmly believe that Anthony Doerr is one of the great short-story writers of our generation.

Funnily enough, I just read the bit in Tim Hannigan's The Granite Kingdom where he visits Katrina Rotgalve's bookshop. So pleased that Looe isn't going to lose this vital institution. Hooray and congrats!

I like this

Running up and down Moroccan hills, listening to Portuguese folk music. It’s not everyone who can tell you the exact moment their life peaked.

What a privilege and honour to meet the great Jane Johnson 〓〓💙🇲🇦 and Abdel 🐝 🦋🦊 🐾 in Tafraout today. Best ‘how did you two meet?’ story ever!

The Granite Kingdom in a (slightly different) granite kingdom. Tim Hannigan’s book is extraordinary. His writing flits between the scholarly and the downright fucking gorgeous. I loved it, not least its assurance that leaving Cornwall can, in fact, be a very Cornish thing to do.

I’ve long been jealous of Jane Johnson 〓〓💙🇲🇦’s and Abdel 🐝 🦋🦊 🐾’s photos of lunch from their terrace. Today I was lucky enough to experience it in real life. And let me tell you this: I was right to be jealous.

If you haven’t yet read Jodie Rhian Matthews’ truly stunning novel Meet Me At the Surface, you can grab a copy in its shiny new paperback format this week. Such a brilliant book.

When people talk about the genius of the Smiths, this is where my mind goes. Dear Ali and Zadie, thank you. Your books have genuinely made my life better.

Funny, poignant, moving, Cathy Rentzenbrink’s second novel #OrdinaryTime is that rare thing: a profound page-turner. The insights into mental health (and, for me, men’s mental health especially) were extraordinary, filled with truth and compassion. Cheers, Cathy, I loved it.

That was extraordinary

But monsieur this cheese gives me …