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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Pope has invited you to read all the formally inventive/form is content/ what’s this up to …novels. Especially the funny ones that even mention the Vatican and Grindr in their Second Canto

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Any mushroom heads or mycologists on here who might kindly talk me through this beauty? #mycology #fungi #tree #mycologist

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Get yer tickets! I am doing 2 of the 90 plus events. Fri 23rd Oct night 8pm solo event with Mark Medley & a Sat panel with two other writers & moderated by Elee. (Typing this on the pavement none of the names are coming up) Bring your students CW teachers

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Vancouver big news! Tickets are now on sale for my Vancouver Writers Festival event Friday Oct 23 at 8pm moderated by @markmedley.bsky.social GET YER TICKETS 🚨 hot stuff! www.showpass.com/2026-festiva...

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A Reminder Welcome the bewildering grain to your bookshelves. If you can explain it, you’ve probably read it 15 times before. We don’t hire po-faced dullards at the Library of Brothel.

Book One
Fourth Canto
Library of Brothel
Extract from a novel by Anakana Schofield

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Well my four candles worked ❤️ up Mayo! I wish my mother would have lived to see it with her hand made flag.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Jesus I am in all the papers today, hyping brilliant Thalia Field, Rachel Cohen & giving out about Ben Lerner’s myopic mithering Must retrieve what they cut. Thanks to Jean-Marc who’s exceptionally well read & basically doing the only insightful print book coverage in this country, it seems

Newspaper page of author talking books good and bad

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Look at this Anchorite sex symbol let out of the wall to dwell beside her fire extinguisher incase she internally combusts over the state of reading and appetite for desperate banality

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Contrary to the dull, po-faced scolding writers often get for writing challenging literary work, the plain people of Canada are enthusiastically enjoying Library of Brothel. We always underestimate what readers are up for. We live in v stupid times but readers aren’t stupid

Person expressing words your book blew my mind

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

My next podcast might be reading this book for you If we have enough enthusiasm

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

AI bots pitching for my anti AI novel is its own bockety beauty…

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Check out the NYRB US cover for Library of Brothel You can preorder here bookshop.org/p/books/libr... or from @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social or any local bookseller

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Gorgeous playful show at Western Front - Rosamunde Borde

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It’s only when you have to go get your picture taken for the newspaper you realize you have no appropriate clothes & especially footwear, but then you go back to the monastic life and agree with not needing such things. V nice photographer who chatted abt blood pressure with me

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Mad celebrations downtown So many people Try to get off Granville and take side streets if crowds make you panicky. It’s more manageable if you cut off onto the side streets. Also Mexico game had fans amped up. My son has awesome photos on www.instagram.com/p/DZv5GNXGzW... Mine below are shabby

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

My son is taking great photos at the fan march to the Canada match procession. The proximity between celebration or protest is quite fascinating when I look at them.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

French outfits remind me a bit of cigarette packets from 1980's

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Thank you so much to the great people who came and and helped me open the Library of Brothel yesterday at the Western Front. My interlocutor curator Caitlin Jones was brilliant with incisive questions and history and deepening context. I wish every writer/artist/reader this experience Support yr ARC

Writer signing books
Photo by Cúán Isamu

Writer being interviewed
Photo by Leslie Hurtig

Book with post its where reader laughed out loud

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Vancouver 🌸 Today at 3pm Spread the word. If you are local do not watch the live stream. Show up! The whole point of this novel is people need to get in the room together and have actual conversations! Western Front is an amazing Artist Run Centre & building. V lucky to launch here. Love to all

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Annie Ernaux, Unpublished journal entries @yalereview.bsky.social Trans: Alison L Strayer and Emma Ramadan

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I am establishing what’s happening based on the roars of Knicks fans while keeping schtum on being for the Spurs. Might need a better vantage point than “roars”

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It’s the June MIRACLE When they tell you your book is too difficult- don’t heed them ❤️ Thank you SO very much mighty readers and booksellers who passionately support literature and art making.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I am surprised Henry VIII was so short. Unrelated but I think we need to go back to these metal outfits, if we are going to co-exist with maniacs on e-scooters on the sidewalk and Tesla drivers.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This response to my column is so funny. I guess nobody reads Swift anymore. The whole column is about how detrimental AI is for job seekers… which makes it even funnier because he didn’t read it. I love all my readers but there’s always men who simply go off without reading. God bless them

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

My favourite review of Library of Brothel so far. Jolts! Just like the current state of our global madness, every 15 mins it’s yet another jolt.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Thank you so much to @pfbvan.bsky.social and especially those who preordered this novel. May you get the best duvets in heaven. See you all at TPL next Thursday & Western Front on June 13th ❤️

Stack of copies of new novel Library of Brothel

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I am surprised he’s not busy, you know, running the country. Scammers do note that Mr Carney would not be getting a free copy of my novel, as he can well afford to buy it. At least claim you have court-side tickets for me. Or that you grow giant vegetables.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Vancouver 1 more screening tomorrow! This documentary was excellent. I am shook after it. Great to see some friends in it. Poignant, hard, v familiar and very funny. Don’t waste your time with bad, jealous or indifferent men if you are a woman writer. Edna was tremendous. What endurance, words, wit

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

“May be even bolder and more inventive than her Giller-nominated Martin John” Thank you to Zoomer and Kate Atkinson.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

For all people in my timezone sensibly asleep at this hour … I am awake busy imagining what happens when Pablo’s 80 hippos, the 50 bears and 900 crocodiles share a picnic.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

HOW’S SHE CUTTING?! A finished copy arrived today From my weary heart to your fabulous bookshelves I invite you to visit Library of Brothel. May 26, 2026 - Canada Jan 12, 2027 US/UK @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social Probably my most unique/ambitious novel. A FUCK AI, gimme a job or stigmata novel ❤️🧠

Back cover of novel. Rush and preorder. Best cash you’ll ever spend

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Imagine getting this text from your mother. I have never heard of Tyler Hynes. It Is so cruel. But our social interactions are breaking down which leaves people more isolated and vulnerable

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This is a v sad story. The woman is deaf. I need to start a match making service. Ban Hallmark movies.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

trying to knit a sock is v humbling Poco a poco …

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The astronauts and Mission Control are discussing snack protocol on the livestream. The Canadian brought Maple Cream Cookies. I wouldn't eat those on earth. I'd bring Milky Way chocolate bars if I agreed with going to the moon, which I don't. We're bombing earth + should leave the moon in peace.

photo of chocolate bars called Milky Way

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

This Gertrude Stein biography is v interesting, especially funny is the bit where she meets Joyce and they can barely exchange 5 and a half words.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Congratulations to Music on Main on 20 Year Anniversary- 800 events. We love you David Pay Tonight Steve Reich !

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Complete babe with v compelling ginger mancat (2023)

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

“I do know that Schofield is one of the most adventurous writers in the English language today, and I’m excited to go wherever she takes me” It’s easy to lose your courage when you spend long, long years alone working on a novel that you know will meet resistance, so reading this is v hopeful. GRMA

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Good God now the bots have come for podcast pitching and Other Ppl. Next it will be “you bought 6 eggs we’d like to pitch you headfirst into a fridge” 😂

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Glory be to the Sakura 🌸 which survived a month’s rain in a matter of days

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Funnily this headline finally makes sense.

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Anakana Schofield @anakanaschofield.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I am worried about this country. This is not a good representation of our literature and Sinclair sounds like an American banker in 1920 not an Irish octopus. 🐙 Everyone has truly gone berserk in the last month.

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