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DIE ZEIT @zeit.de · 17/09/2026
Der DFB hat Klopp gekauft, und er hat Klopp bekommen: Vor seinem ersten Länderspiel nominiert der Bundestrainer einen XXL-Kader und er kritisiert Medien sowie die AfD.
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Nationalmannschaft: Jetzt beginnt der Kloppismus
Der DFB hat Klopp gekauft, und er hat Klopp bekommen: Vor seinem ersten Länderspiel nominiert der Bundestrainer einen XXL-Kader und er kritisiert Medien sowie die AfD.
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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sebastian Barry is on the latest episode of BBC Radio 4's Take Four Books discussing three influences for The Newer World. Listen here 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Take Four Books, Sebastian Barry
The Irish writer speaks about his latest novel, The Newer World, and its three influences.
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It’s weird that they’re calling him nuts. It’s like they just realized it.
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
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Opinion | Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts
Courting authoritarianism with a rapacious Trump.
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Jude Cook @judecook.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Delighted that the good people at 3:AM Magazine have run an extract from my new novel TIME BEING, forthcoming from @saltpublishing.com on September 7th. Many thanks @andrewgallix.bsky.social Read the opening chapter here: www.3ammagazine.com/3am/fiction/
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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In 1891, John Singer Sargent visited Istanbul in Turkey - in this picture, he has painted the interior of the church of the Hagia Sophia and captured the early morning light reflecting off the church's gold panelling.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/08/2026
Bessent gets Drucked ft.trib.al/8sD6M4K
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Bessent gets Drucked
‘Governments defending prices against fundamentals always lose’
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 03/08/2026
RFK Jr.: “You probably don’t understand this as you’re not a scientist.” Dana Bash: “You’re not a scientist either.”
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Nolan v. Homer
Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · July 26 · 52m
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David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The 2020 playbook is unfolding now, and I’m concerned, to put it mildly, that Mike Johnson is no Mike Pence. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/o...
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Opinion | How Trump and His Allies Can Corrupt the Midterms
Stop the steal before it starts.
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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 28/07/2026
Presenting the Booker Prize 2026 longlist. Find out more about the books and authors that make up this year's Booker Dozen: thebookerprizes.com/bp2026
The Booker Prize 2026 longlist in full:

- The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis
- Switzy by Emma Cline
- Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman
- The End of Everything by M. John Harrison
- The Disappearers by Marlon James
- Black Bag by Luke Kennard
- The Renovation by Kenan Orhan
- May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry
- The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley
- The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
- John of John by Douglas Stuart
- All Them Dogs by Djamel White
- The Vivisectors by Missouri WilliamsThe Booker Prize 2026 longlist in full:

- The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis
- Switzy by Emma Cline
- Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman
- The End of Everything by M. John Harrison
- The Disappearers by Marlon James
- Black Bag by Luke Kennard
- The Renovation by Kenan Orhan
- May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry
- The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley
- The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
- John of John by Douglas Stuart
- All Them Dogs by Djamel White
- The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams
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Euronews @euronews.com · 19/07/2026
Spain are 2026 World Cup champions! 🏆 Spain beat defending champions Argentina 1-0 in the final to claim their second World Cup title.
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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Paperback of the week: The Anniversary by Andrea Bajani The Italian novelist’s account of living with a violent, bullying father – and complicit mother – is both harrowing and compelling ✍️ Chris Power bit.ly/4bfUXG8
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Paperback of the week: The Anniversary by Andrea Bajani
The Italian novelist’s account of living with a violent, bullying father – and complicit mother – is both harrowing and compelling
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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
New review: Andrea Bajani's Premio Strega-winning novel, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦 www.complete-review.com/reviews/ital...
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The Anniversary - Andrea Bajani
A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Anniversary by Andrea Bajani.
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Margaret Drabble: The Great Good Places
Podcast Episode · London Review Bookshop Podcast · July 13 · 58m
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Yale University Press London 📖 @yalebooks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
An engaging, wide-ranging exploration of the end of Roman Britain and the beginnings of England from Nicholas Higham. Read an extract: yalebooks.co.uk/how-anglo-sa... #IMC2026
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 07/07/2026
I wrote about the lads
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The Worst Ending to the Best U.S. Men’s World Cup Ever
The vibes had been immaculate. Suddenly, they sucked.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/06/2026
New York City erupted in celebration on Saturday after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA finals to win their first championship since 1973. trib.al/rmLf1TV
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Tocqueville Road Trip: 1. Game of chance
Podcast Episode · Economist Podcasts · June 13 · 51m
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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How Do You Write a “Mighty Book” in 2026?
“To produce a mighty book you must choose a mighty theme,” Herman Melville writes in Moby-Dick. In the US, one of the mightiest for the past generation has been the shift from a society dominated b…
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Jonathan Franzen: How to Write Truly Great Characters | How I Write
Podcast Episode · How I Write · November 26, 2025 · 1h 4m
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Gabriel Flynn @gabrielflynn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Very happy to share the news that Poor Ghost! has been shortlisted for the 2026 Betty Trask Prize
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"Vibrant styles, powerful themes, and essential voices" - announcing the Society of Authors Awards 2026 shortlists - The Society of Authors
The Society of Authors’ Awards shortlists announced today represent some of the best and most promising literary voices of the year.
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Andrew Porter @andrewporter01.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Incredibly honored and thrilled to learn that my novel The Imagined Life has been longlisted for the 2026 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award!!✨ marktwainhouse.org/2026/05/28/t...
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The History of Literature Podcast @holpod.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
In this episode, Jacke talks to novelist Natasha Joukovsky about #MarchMadness, #Greekmyths, the mediocrities who roam the streets of Washington, D.C., and her new book Medium Rare, which combines all of the above. #books #literature @melvillehouse.bsky.social
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790 Madness and Myth (with Natasha Joukovsky) | My Last Book wit…
What happens when an abnormally average man is suddenly on a path to greatness, as his picks in the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament start panning out? Will he pred…
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
“Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.” ~ Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV
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Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon vatican.va/content/leo-xi...
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Larry Sanderson @ls2000.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Lázár by Nelio Biedermann review – a Hungarian epic from a 22-year-old author The fortunes of a single family are entwined with the turmoil of the 20th century in this ambitious, gothic-inflected debut Marcel Theroux www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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Lázár by Nelio Biedermann review – a Hungarian epic from a 22-year-old author
The fortunes of a single family are entwined with the turmoil of the 20th century in this ambitious, gothic-inflected debut
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John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The text of my lecture yesterday at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. A special thank you to @stevenklein.bsky.social for the generous invitation! www.unpopularfront.news/p/why-the-cl...
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Why the Clock Broke: America in an Age of Crisis
My lecture at King's College London
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Trump Administration Begins Investigations Into Three Medical Schools www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...
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Trump Administration Begins Investigations Into Three Medical Schools
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John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The Trumpist intellectuals wake up.— www.unpopularfront.news/p/grand-delu...
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Grand Delusion
The Trumpist Intellectuals Wake Up
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The Lit Path @thelitpath.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
@jackaldane.bsky.social and guests are preparing to delve into the novel that have altered their perspectives for good. Here's a taste of what's to come on The Lit Path, and why it matters that men read more fiction. 🔗 thelitpath.substack.com
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The Lit Path | Jack Aldane | Substack
A podcast about novels that have changed men's lives, with Jack Aldane. Click to read The Lit Path, by Jack Aldane, a Substack publication. Launched 18 days ago.
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My Martin Amis podcast @mymartinamis.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The next episode invites @georgemonaghan.bsky.social and @nickpaulharris.bsky.social to discuss 📚Experience📚 with @jackaldane.bsky.social, under the studio lights at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social. Don't miss it!
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Liam Bishop @liamhbishopwriting.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Also gave Leo Robson’s novel a go. A bit of recent nostalgia, set in the 2012 Olympics - a near distant memory!
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Andrew Martin Reads
Podcast Episode · The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker · December 14, 2025 · Subscribers Only · 42m
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James Crawford @jdcrawf.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Listen now to my BBC Radio 4 chat with John Lanchester about new @faberbooks.bsky.social novel 'Look What You Made Me Do' and his three comic novel influences, Evelyn Waugh, Barbara Pym & Kurt Vonnegut! 🎧📚👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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John Williams @johnwilliams.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I'm going to write one long thread over the next couple of days about the people I worked with at the Post. They deserve the extra time and attention. I'll start with someone you likely know well: @roncharles.bsky.social 1/TK
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John Williams @johnwilliams.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
If you're in D.C. a week from tomorrow, there's an event at Politics & Prose honoring the history of Book World. I think the tone will likely be less funerary than you might imagine. I know my comments will be. politics-prose.com/tribute-book...
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A Tribute to Book World
- Jonathan Yardley — author, book critic, Book World, 1983-2015
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Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
New from Jeremy Cooper (regular readers will know I've developed quite a thing about him. His new book is in our window) lithub.com/writing-in-t...
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Writing in the Round
In recent years I have benefited from leading a carefully unified life, writing fiction and nonfiction in a similar style, speaking privately and publicly in a single voice, and doing the same thin…
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Jack Aldane @jackaldane.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I can’t wait for you all to enjoy this one @mymartinamis.bsky.social
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John Williams @johnwilliams.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I'll say more before too long, but for now: Thanks to anyone who has ever read and supported the Post's books coverage.
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Liam Bishop @liamhbishopwriting.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🍦New episode is out today! A ‘fake’ crime novel set in the Slovenia, using stream of consciousness, featuring tons of ice cream. Yes please! I’m talking to Slovenian writer Ana Schnabl about her novel FLOOD TIDE, translated by Rawley Grau Listen here 👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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Episode 125: Flannery O'Connor
Podcast Episode · The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast · 02/05/2026 · 1h 43m
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Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
A drawing by Erik Satie which cannot resist its fancies.
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Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 15/01/2026
Anyone want to know what I think when I think of it...
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Rebecca Hussey @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Frances finishes it, I begin! Our next @onebrightbook.bsky.social episode.
Anthony Trollope’s THE WAY WE LIVE NOW.
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A. Natasha Joukovsky @joukovsky.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Save the date for MEDIUM RARE’s launch @strandbooks.com in NYC on MARCH 4 alongside two of the best writers alive @somers.bsky.social & Elizabeth Winkler After my debut events were all on Zoom in 2021, I could not be more excited for this 🏀🪽 @melvillehouse.bsky.social
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Radz Pandit @radzpandit.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Twelve wonderful books I read for #NYRBWomen25 this year. readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2025/12/28/n...
A stack of twelve books. They are:

1) Angel by Elizabeth Taylor 
2) Lies and Sorcery by Elsa Morante 
3) Paris Stories by Mavis Gallant 
4) Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood 
5) Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea by Teffi 
6) Free Day by Inès Cagnati
7) Family and Borghesia by Natalia Ginzburg 
8) The New York Stories of Elizabeth Hardwick 
9) A House and Its Head by Ivy Compton-Burnett 
10) Talk by Linda Rosenkrantz 
11) I Used to be Charming by Eve Babitz 
12) Written on Water by Eileen Chang
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chrisbril.bsky.social @chrisbril.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Pett Review goes public
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