I've reviewed Lionel Shriver's new novel, which imagines a world in which intelligence is maligned, for FT Weekend
ft.com/content/cc69e0…

New event announcement! Join us on Saturday 27th April at UCL IAS for a symposium with Jonathan Kramnick, Ryan Ruby, Yvette Siegert 🦜, Ross Wilson, Irina Dumitrescu, Thomas Karshan, and Lucy Newlyn.

Free to attend, all welcome, register here: tinyurl.com/formsofcritcism

We are pleased to announce that the Novel Prize is open for submissions until 1 June. The winner receives $10,000 & simultaneous publication with us in the UK, @newdirections in the US & Giramondo Publishing in Australia. More details here: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/prizes/novel-p…

PSA: The Boston Globe is growing, profitable, and hiring: three jobs on the legendary Spotlight team, an immigration reporter, an arts editor, a national politics writer in DC, and lots more here: …stonglobemediapartners.applytojob.com

I need to get my ‘receptionist’ a nicer office…

Here are our next titles for Radio 4's Bookclub. Email [email protected] if you'd like to come along, meet our authors and ask a question. Recording dates are on my lovingly handcrafted post-its (as I don't know how to do it digitally). All details on our website.

Not long now until PERCIVAL EVERETT is in the UK for publication of James. 'In language, & in ownership of language, resides a great power & resides an avenue to any kind of freedom we're going to have.'

London: Elaine Feeney, Niamh Mulvey and I will be talking about writing and our new books at Foyles Bookshop on Saturday April 20th. Join us! Tickets: foyles.co.uk/events/irish-w…

a schmear station modeled after an ice cream parlor…new york is so back

I entered The Picture of Dorian Gray Lottery for £20 tickets on TodayTix! Tap here to enter: todaytix.com/london/shows/3…

Read an extract from the opening chapter of each title on the #InternationalBooker2024 longlist ⤵️

thebookerprizes.com/read-extracts-…

We are really excited to have Radio 4 Bookclub recordings lined up with Nicholas Shakespeare; Lucy Caldwell Lucy Caldwell; Marlon James and Ayobami Adebayo. 👇
Do join us! To come along and ask a question email [email protected]

WRITERS! Do you want a… 1.5 HOUR CREATIVE WRITING SESSION IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM, A NOTEBOOK AND SIGNED NOVEL! Our lovely village school is trying to raise funds to renovate the library. Lots of fab lots here and I’m offering this: auctionofpromises.com/lotread.aspx?l… 📚

A crash course in novel writing: how Kazuo Ishiguro wrote The Remains of the Day in a month.

thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

Armistead Maupin: ‘I was woke before it had a name, and I resent the use of that term to denigrate anybody with a conscience’. He tells ⁦Mia Levitin⁩ about the last of Tales of the City, the Aids crisis and why he no longer talks to his brother

irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

⁦The Stinging Fly⁩ is sponsoring a new bursary for emerging translators from Ireland to attend Bristol Translates summer school – please retweet stingingfly.org/news/new-bursa…

QUESTION!

Can anyone recommend a wheelchair accessible bookshop/or similar venue space in central London for a book launch for around 50ish people?

Such a beautifully thoughtful review of Melting Point in the Irish Times. Thank you so much Mia Levitin

Looking forward to chatting to Sheila Heti about Alphabetical Diaries 1:30pm GMT tomorrow! Join us online. Tix 👇🏻