First Drafts from the current Private Eye...I loved his book. And that film on Netflix. Rather pleased with this one! @petergodferysmith @wmcollinsbooks

A flurry of lyrebird song and displays. Includes mimicry of a whipbird call at the start. And various others. From a blog post about an escape: metazoan.net/120-escape/

Apt and appealing reflections on 'Living on Earth,' among other things, by Joshua Rothman. Includes some intrepid New York swimming. newyorker.com/culture/open-q…

In a few days I head to the UK for a "Living on Earth" tour. The first event is with Topping Books in Edinburgh (Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh), Tuesday evening (17th) at the Royal Scots Club. I am going to show some rarely-seen octopus videos. Event info: toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinbur…

The second event on my "Living on Earth" UK tour will be a conversation with the brilliant Anil Seth, author of Being You, at Daunt Books in London on Sept 19. dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/pe…

Is this octopus wearing a kilt? * Venue change for my Edinburgh talk on Tuesday 17th; it's now at the bookstore, Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh. Details: toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinbur…

An edited excerpt from "Living on Earth" in the Pioneer Works zine Broadcast. About the beginnings and – especially – ends of lives. The edit (which they did) is smart, distilling a longer passage. pioneerworks.org/broadcast/livi…

Nourishing food and conversation courtesy of Paola Totaro and Peter Godfrey-Smith whose rapport with animals extends beyond the octopus. You can hear him speak about the evolution of animal consciousness The Crick this Friday at 4.30pm Tickets on Eventbrite. Free

Tomorrow! 👇🏽