Christmas present idea for that person you don't want to spend too much on. I sign and dedicate a copy of my new paperback to whoever you want and then my local bookshop will post it to you. Email shop@claphambooks,com and it will look like you sort of made an effort...

Another reminder that I am gradually migrating over to 🦋 - where I am johnofarrell and am much younger and better looking ...

Warm up your #MondayMorning with another dose of Mike Fenton Stevens💙' wholesome podcast @mytcpod. Listen to comedy writer John O'Farrell return to share five more items he'd like to include in a Time Capsule: four to preserve & one to bury forever & forget. podfollow.com/mytimecapsule/…

What a beautiful tree. It was planted during the redevelopment of public space near where I live. I know local councillors worked hard to make that happen and I'm such a politics nerd, that I look at this beautiful tree and think - 'I love it when politics works this well.'

I find it harder to write when the supervisor is watching me.

700+ journalists at Britain’s only liberal newspaper(s) believe that something has gone so profoundly wrong in their own organisation that 93% of them have voted to go on strike 1/ pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nat…

Just saw this compelling, highly original funny film. Huge congrats to Rich Peppiatt and everyone involved.

Huge thanks to the US cast of Mrs Doubtfire who do their last performance of the American tour tonight after 427 shows. I will miss the laughter, the friendships, but most of all, the cheques.

Who can relate? #screenwriting

Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from George Eaton

Have changed my Twitter biog

My Spotify Wrapped. I’m so modern.

I’m not sure my local Picturehouse have actually seen Elf. “Action/Thriller/Crime”

Our secret is not murdering writers.

Please sign this petition- the law needs changing and you can help make it happen. change.org/p/deepfake-sex…

🎙#TheStandard podcast 🤶Christmas Tales and Family Politics with author John O'Farrell 🎄 🎧Listen here: podfollow.com/the-standard

A worthy number one!

Despite being neither a celebrity nor a mastermind, I am appearing on this quiz show this evening. #CelebrityMastermind BBC2; 7.30pm. My specialised subject 'Who put the ram in the ramalamadingdong?'

Family Politics is available for 99p on Kindle right now if that is of any interest to you? It isn't? Oh, sorry, for bothering you. amazon.co.uk/stores/John-OF…

This is a fantastic programme, loads of great support and advice from clever publishing people and also me.