.Adam Sobsey reviews “Shadows of Reality,” a collection of photographs from the works of novelist and essayist W. G. Sebald: "As the images accumulate, however, the catalog takes on unexpected shape and heft: it becomes an alternative biography." lareviewofbooks.org/article/w-g-se…

Delighted to return to Los Angeles Review of Books with this piece about W.G. Sebald, whose photos have been catalogued and discussed in a valuable new Boiler House Press book: lareviewofbooks.org/article/w-g-se…

🏆 The Republic of Consciousness Prize Longlist 2024 has been announced! Celebrating publishing by small presses, explore the Republic of Consciousness Prize list and support independent publishing AND indie bookshops: uk.bookshop.org/lists/republic…

We’re so proud to have been selected as a regional finalist for the East of England in the Nibbies. Congratulations to all the other regional finalists but especially our fellow wee beasties in the Easties Dedalus Books SRL Publishing & Scorpius Books 📚 🩷🥳

A perfect novel.

'Now, faced with another life to live that is not his own, Backus must contend with a profound existential dilemma: what to do next; how to behave.' David Collard (David Collard): In a reissued 1960s ‘masterpiece’, a man assumes a new identity the-tls.co.uk/articles/morta…

📚 Our new blog explores the 'Recovered Books' list for Boiler House Press which republishes outstanding forgotten works of literature and reminds us that quality does not guarantee lasting success, often it’s just luck. ➡️ bit.ly/4dyFv7q

Tory detox

"That's the shot" #GeneralElection

#GeneralElection

"Now call a general election in the pouring rain with 'Things Can Only Get Better' blasting in the background!" #GeneralElection

chris evans “Wet Pain” Terence Taylor “Dolan’s Cadillac” Stephen King “The Chaser” John Collier “The Quest for ‘Blank Claveringi’” Patricia Highsmith “This Paradise” Ruby Cowling “A Toy for Juliette” Robert Bloch

This interests me, from a psychological point of view. Tory campaigner just came to the door and asked me who I was thinking of voting for and… well, it all came out. I thought I was angry, but I had NO IDEA how angry I was till one of them was standing right in front of me.

Reform UK plan tax cuts which they say will cost £70bn; however our analysis shows the actual cost will be at least £93bn. And their funding figures are out by £15bn+ All this means Reform UK have a total unfunded cost of at least £38bn - about two Liz Trusses.

Hey Elon Musk why is this account not banned?

Great to see a shout out to Europa in the Nobel Prize citation for 한강 available in Deborah Smith’s translation from Strangers Press

✅🪣📋❤️❤️❤️ nobelprize.org/prizes/literat…

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Some lovely reactions from Korea. “I hope people who want to give up and turn their backs on life will read Han’s books." english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_e…

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.