This could not be more timely. Coming from Little, Brown UK October 3rd.

🥂 congrats Adrian Tinniswood looking forward to your event with us in May 2025

Love this pic of me & brilliant Damien Lewis juggling WW2 narratives at today’s Henley Literary Festival !

I spy 👁️ Adrian Tinniswood John Lewis-Stempel & Guy Shrubsole who'll all be with us in May 2025. To receive our newsletters email [email protected]

The wonderful, one and only John Sweeney who was with us this year. To receive info for May 2025 email [email protected]

.Dr Rachel Clarke with us May 2025. To receive our newsletters email [email protected]

See Guy Shrubsole below. He'll be with us in May 2025 #TheLieOfTheLand. For Festival updates email [email protected]

See Dr Rachel Clarke below. She'll be with us in May 2025 #TheStoryOfTheHeart. For Festival updates email [email protected]

Another illuminating and important article by Henry Porter The Convention. Result is still on a knife edge - 'But, as Obama says: “We gotta keep hoping.” ' theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Another important article. Whatever the election result I fear the US is in for a rough ride.

For anyone interested, I’m due to talk to the. MediaShow on BBCRadio4 at 4pm U.K. time. You can listen on BBC Sounds

Important to boost this, if you feel able. Carole, fearless as ever, is one of the few people who's speaking freely about the appallingly irresponsible behaviour of Guardian management and the Scott Trust.

Beethoven born otd 1770! A composer who has truly changed the world, bequeathing us his strength through all adversity, his joy in the world, his love of humanity. And all through music of infinite profundity, originality, beauty, drama, tenderness and humour. We're so grateful!

Time for British journalists to respond and make their disgust felt. The bus was targeted - that's an attack on all the journalists, not just Arab media workers covering the genocide in Gaza. alan rusbridger

Interesting view from Michael Billington on Marianne Faithfull's stage work. Most of the obits seem to have completely ignored that side of her work.

A beautifully written and very moving article by Benjamin Appl on Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Benjamin first sang for us Chipping Campden Music Fest in 2014 and it was clear then his was a very special talent. shorturl.at/wSItq

So looking forward to this event which is selling very fast. Don't miss it - book soon! chippingcampden.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…

So looking forward to Sarah's event and then revisiting the monologue of my Uncle Toke's remarkable early life. He played the part of Sam Pearson from the very first episode of Emmerdale in 1972 up to his sudden death on September 26th 1984.