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Kathryn Bromwich @kathrynbromwich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Very excited to announce that my second novel Distortion is coming out in the UK next February with dream publisher @serpents-tail.bsky.social 🐍📚. Thrilled to be published on such an illustrious list, alongside many of my favourite contemporary authors

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 17/04/2026

The Music is Black: A British Story @ V&A East ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An ambitious exhibition launching the V&A’s new outpost shies away from the hardest parts of the social history behind the tunes, but tells its story with verve, writes music critic @damienmorris.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/review-the...

The Music is Black: A British Story @ V&A East. Four stars. Image of exhibit with orange walls and photographs on display

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Mhairi McFarlane @mhairim.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

observer.co.uk/style/featur... absolutely beautiful piece about Rachel Cooke by her husband.

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‘Her amazing smile was undimmed, and I would try anything to summon it’ | The Observer

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Joshua Blackburn @leagueofthelexicon.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

As Black Friday looms, I’ve done a deep dive into the origin of this curious name for my latest Substack. Have a look-see. shorturl.at/Uhxvf

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Sarah Donaldson @sarahdonaldson.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Wonderful tribute by @timadamswrites.bsky.social Rachel was always a wonderful colleague and over the past 14 months, during we experienced a horrendous period at the Guardian together, she became a cherished friend…. /cont. 🧵 observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer

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Michaelangelo Matos @matoswk.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I am sad beyond words about Peter Shapiro. Turn the Beat Around is the best-written book on disco, period. He was a writing hero.

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Sam Jordison @samjordison.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I wrote about the ongoing idea that you can’t make jokes about certain things any more. I don’t make strong conclusions, but I do have some personal examples to throw into the debate. And some jokes. Which I hope are permissible… open.substack.com/pub/samj/p/t...

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That joke isn't funny any more

In 2003, I wrote a book called Crap Towns. It seemed funny at the time. But plenty of people say it would not be possible to publish it today. Is that a problem?

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