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Clare Bogen

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Publicity Director, Fitzcarraldo Editions Sometimes football, always cats.

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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Listen to Benoît Loiseau discuss his new book, THE DEATH OF THE CLINIC, on the 'In Theory' podcast: www.jhiblog.org/2026/09/25/t...
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The Death of the Clinic: Disha Karnad Jani Interviews Benoît Loiseau
Disha Karnad Jani interviews Benoît Loiseau about his new work, "The Death of the Clinic: Radical Experiments in the Art of Medicine" (2026), which offers a formally inventive history of five radical ...
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Clare Bogen @clarebot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Fitzcarraldo – inside the chicest publisher on earth
Jacques Testard is transforming our reading habits, one blue book at a time
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On Thursday 24 September at the Margate Bookshop, Holly Pester is in conversation with Juliano Zaffino, discussing her poetry collection CAFÉS. 🤍💙 Tickets are free and available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cafes-with...
An event at the Margate Bookshop: Cafés with Holly Pester. Thursday 24 September, 7-9 p.m. Fort Road Bar. Booking essential. Free tickets available via Eventbrite.
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Granta @grantamag.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
On the country’s 250th anniversary, the American Berserk is alive and well. The writers for Granta 176 did not need instruction about where to find it. The issue launches on 10 September, 2026. subscribe.granta.com
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We are pleased to announce that our online shop is now shipping to EU countries. All EU orders are 20 per cent off until 28 August with the code ‘EU20OFF’. fitzcarraldoeditions.com?utm_source=b...
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Clare Bogen @clarebot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Javier Cercas: ‘The only rule is that there are no rules’
The Spanish author defied literary convention with his acclaimed book Anatomy of a Moment, which revisits the failed military coup that rocked his country 45 years ago
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
'Giannisi’s poetry is rich in meaning and allusion, refusing to be fixed, thriving on organic freshness. Its interest is constantly renewed. Sneeden’s clean, accurate versions mirror the clear, unpretentious Greek of her sophisticated original poems.' 💙 Read Mark Glanville's review of GOATSONG:
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Hereness, thereness
Goatsong, whose title is the literal translation of the Greek word for tragedy (“tragodia”), brings together three of the Greek poet Phoebe Giannisi’s
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Clare Bogen @clarebot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Holly Pester reads from CAFÉS at Charleston: youtube.com/watch?v=KHo1BnbOiFQ&feature=youtu.be
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Holly Pester reads from CAFÉS
YouTube video by Fitzcarraldo Editions
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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Finished Greyhound by Joanna Pocock. Observations on her repeat journey across the US via Greyhound bus. Insight into the broken lives of many who travel on those buses, marginalised by the centrifugal spin of intensifying societal decay. That said many retain an their openness and likeability.
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Clare Bogen @clarebot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We recently spent a stunning afternoon at Charleston, in Firle with some of our writers. One of the highlights is that they all took turns reading in the house, surrounded by Vanessa Bell's life. It was beautiful.
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
📚 We are pleased to announce our August publications — HOW TO MAKE A WOMAN by Marie Darrieussecq, tr. Penny Hueston; — ANATOMY OF A MOMENT by Javier Cercas, tr. Anne McLean; — CROWDS AND POWER by Elias Canetti, tr. Carol Stewart. fitzcarraldoeditions.com/shop/?utm_so...
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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
On the blog this week, WOMEN WRITERS IN TRANSLATION - some book recommendations for #WITMonth. Featuring books by Alba de Céspedes (tr. Ann Goldstein), Magda Szabó (tr. Len Rix), Vigdis Hjorth (tr. Charlotte Barslund) & more! #BookSky 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/w...
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Women Writers in Translation – some book recommendations for #WITMonth
As many of you know, August is #WITMonth (Women in Translation), a celebration of books by women writers, initially written in languages other than English (and then translated for English-speaking…
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Paul Sweeney @paulsweeneypoet.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I really must read more of her prose because I love her poems. Well done @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social nice get.
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🎉We are thrilled that Makenna Goodman’s HELEN OF NOWHERE has been longlisted for the 2026 @thebookerprizes.com 🎉 Read an excerpt from the book here: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/helen-...
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We are thrilled to share that RUINS, CHILD by Giada Scodellaro has been longlisted for the The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize 💙
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Announcing The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize Longlist | The Center for Fiction
We are pleased to announce The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize Longlist. This year, we received over 180 submitted titles with U.S. publication dates between January 1 and December 31, 2026....
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Iris Murdoch @irismurdoch.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Those lovely people at @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social have a new edition of Elias Canetti's 'Crowds and Power' out next month. Iris reviewed it in 1962 in The Spectator.
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
'To imagine a future I had to stitch one myself, even if the pattern was unclear.' Read Alice Hattrick, author of FANCY WORK, in the latest @draughtjournal.bsky.social: draughtjournal.com/article/scraps
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Scraps
<p>For weeks, I spent evenings stitching scraps of fabric, sometimes well into the early hours of the morning. I had accumulated these materials – onc
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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Lunchtime book shopping at @booksupstairs.bsky.social Greyhound by Joanna Pocock about her journey across the US on Greyhound buses.
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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Next up Vaim Hotel, the second Vaim novel by one of my favourites, Jon Fosse. Translated by another of my favourites, Damion Searls. With thanks to @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social for the proof copy.
Plain white proof copy of the book.
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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A very exciting delivery form @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social thank you @clarebot.bsky.social - I was on retreat with Mary Ruefle in the late 90s and she was as mischievous and wayward as you might imagine
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
THE MULAI by Munir Hachemi, tr. Julia Sanches, publishes today 🪐 Head to the link below to order your copy and read an extract from the book. fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/the-mu...
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The Mulai | Fitzcarraldo Editions
An archaeologist travels to a distant planet to spend time among a mysterious community, a people who live in temperature-controlled domes, worship a deity called Dog, and repeat an elliptical phrase ...
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
'Ambitious and inviting, this confident collection confirms Fitzcarraldo’s entry in the arena of contemporary poetry.' Rowland Bagnall reviews CAFÉS by Holly Pester for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
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The best recent poetry – review roundup
Cafés by Holly Pester; The Acrobat by Wisława Szymborska; Volvelle by Rachael Boast; Tree of Knowledge by Victoria Chang; Talk a Blue Streak by Lila Matsumoto
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Max Liu @maxjliu.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Last couple of years I've been banging on about Munir Hachemi's novel Living Things from @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social. For this week's @ftweekend.com I reviewed Hachemi's latest, The Mulai, which is again translated by Julia Sanches www.ft.com/content/dfbd...
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The Mulai — an extraplanetary experiment in language and identity
Munir Hachemi’s playful, hedonistic novel on descendants of colonisers from Earth offers a daring exercise in translation
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Dr Malice @atarbuck.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I’ve just finished this book and it was beyond brilliant, I loved being suffused in it.
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
'As a writer, I’ve never been concerned in achieving a sense of objectivity. I’m interested in undermining it...' Alice Hattrick speaks to the Oxford Review of Books about their new book, FANCY WORK: www.the-orb.org/post/in-conv...
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In Conversation with Alice Hattrick
Ella Sperling interviews Alice Hattrick on their latest novel released by Fitzcarraldo, Fancy Work.
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
'Though a novel, the book can also be read as a cacophonous speech-collage-turned-philosophical-investigation of crime and punishment.' Read Kathryn Scanlan’s afterword to TWENTY MINUTES OF SILENCE by Hélène Bessette, tr. Kate Briggs @parisreview.bsky.social: www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/07...
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Hélène Bessette and the Novel as Arc Lamp by Kathryn Scanlan
July 6, 2026 – “Though a novel, the book can also be read as a cacophonous speech-collage-turned-philosophical-investigation of crime and punishment.”
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
'That became the story: that there isn’t evidence. But there isn’t usually evidence of queer lives. Writing about queer lives is always imbued with loss.' Alice Hattrick, author of FANCY WORK, in @theobserveruk.bsky.social: observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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Alice Hattrick: ‘Embroidery is a form of resistance’
The author on being a ‘non-objective researcher’ in their work to reclaim the story of the Victorian designer May Morris, the erosion of queer rights, and why they sew
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claire biddles @msclairebiddles.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
hello everyone i am working on a big piece for guardian about the CURRENT STATE OF MUSIC ZINES!!!! i have many already but i want to get as many as poss from FAR AND WIDE in uk so pls either fill out the form here or email me directly (email on my website in bio) www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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Sniffin’ Glue at 50! Do you make a music zine? If so, we want to see it
To mark 50 years since the punk DIY publishing explosion, we want to compile a map of the UK’s contemporary zine scene
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Michael Metivier @grousehollow.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
UK friends: do not miss! And say hello for me!
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Tuesday, 16 June: Makenna will be in conversation with Lara Williams @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. Tickets and details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helen-of-n...
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HELEN OF NOWHERE: Makenna Goodman in conversation with Lara Williams
Join us to hear Makenna Goodman discuss her novel Helen of Nowhere with Lara Williams!
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
ICYMI: Next Friday, 19 June. Join us for an evening at Charleston: www.charleston.org.uk/event/nowher...
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Charleston — Nowhere Fancy: An Evening with Fitzcarraldo Editions
A showcase of new writing on intimacy, identity, and home.
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Reminder: Matthew Rice will be at Blackwell's Manchester in conversation with Andrew McMillan. Details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plastic-ma...
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PLASTIC: Matthew Rice in conversation with Andrew McMillan
Join us for an evening exploring labour, Irish history and class through poetry through Matthew Rice's book-length poem, Plastic
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🦌We are excited to announce a limited edition of Polly Barton’s debut novel WHAT AM I, A DEER?🦌 This edition is available exclusively through independent bookshops and on our website, with a run of 2,500 copies. Pre-order now: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/what-a...
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What Am I, A Deer? (Author Collection) | Fitzcarraldo Editions
To celebrate the launch of Polly Barton’s What Am I, A Deer?, we are pleased to present the author collection, a series of occasional limited editions. Available exclusively through independent booksh...
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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Together at last. Thank you @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social and @joannapocock.bsky.social
A copy of Joanna Pocock’s Greyhound (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2025) next to William Least-Heat Moon’s Blue Highways (Picador, 1983) two books of memoir and reportage amidst the less-travelled American landscape.
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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
New old Janet Frame coming from Fitzcarraldo Editions in November: her 1966 novel A State of Siege. Wise words from the chap on the back cover.
Janet Frame’s A State of Siege, in the standard Fitzcarraldo Editions livery: white text on International Klein Blue card The blurb for the novel, as well as a quote from me:

“[Frame's| writing is engaging and idiosyncratic - full of a character that proves that the best way to strike deep with the reader is not to do what everyone else is doing, but to grasp your distinctive vision of the world and hammer it hard."
- John Self, The Times
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Clare Bogen @clarebot.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Thank you to my mental health support team ❤️
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Clare Bogen @clarebot.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
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Clare Bogen @clarebot.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
It’s relatively cool in Brighton today but he’s a fan of drama.
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Clare Bogen @clarebot.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I’m so excited to work on this book - it will be so valuable beyond, reaching into how we all look at the world, our citizenships and our responsibilities as human beings right now.
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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 03/06/2025
Laila Soueif 69-year-old mother of imprisoned Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is feared to be near death after a long hunger strike. She is risking her life for her son's freedom.
Mother close to death in hunger strike for her son’s freedom. 

Image of Laila Soueif mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah.
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The European Review of Books @europeanreview.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
How to write? How to write a novel, a character? After his chat with British author Jonathan Buckley, @sanderpleij.bsky.social made a few notes. One read: « Mesmerising. » Read the full conversation here: europeanreviewofbooks.com/texting-with...
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Clare Bogen @clarebot.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Do you think it’s safe to give cats a tiny bit of pancake? I think my cats might like that
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Peter Cornell died on 1 March 2025 in Stockholm. We want to take this moment to celebrate Peter’s writing and to mourn him with a few words from Joachim Hamou, his friend and agent: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/2025/03/pete...
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