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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thank you ever so much, Xander! So thrilled!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Drinks are on me next time then!!!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So very kind of you to say, Ian - thank you ever so much!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Absolutely over the moon and deeply honoured to see Waterstones select LIFELINES as one of their Paperbacks of the Year for 2026! They've backed this book right from the very beginning and I'm so grateful for the incredible support. @eandtbooks.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social

Image from Waterstones Paperbacks of the Year promotion with the cover of Lifelines by Julian Hoffman against a gold and starred background.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Island light one minute, island light the next. #corfutown

A pale yellow Vespa against a pastel pink wall.

The old fortress of Corfu Town backed by an immense incoming storm.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"From the depths of mystery, and even from the heights of splendour, we bounce back and hurry for the latitudes of home." She taught me that attention was a way of being in the world. Travel well, Annie. And thank you. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

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Annie Dillard, Pulitzer prize-winning author of nonfiction and nature essays, dies aged 81

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, published when Dillard was 28, skyrocketed her to become one of the most prominent nonfiction writers of her generation

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thanks so much, David - I do hope you enjoy it!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you ever so much, Elizabeth - deeply appreciated!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Such an honour to have this incredibly thoughtful and expansive review of the North American edition of LIFELINES in the Wall Street Journal. "Prose this good deserves celebration, and the fact that it comes with a moral imperative amplifies the book's appeal." www.wsj.com/arts-culture... ($)

The cover of the NA edition of LIFELINES, including a Dalmatian pelican and a peacock butterfly.

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We have seen some stunning #Lifelines displays at Waterstones stores this month! Have you spotted the book out and about? Thank you so much to @waterstones.bsky.social for choosing Julian Hoffman's stunning memoir as a Non-Fiction Book of the Month. #WBOTM Get your copy now: bit.ly/4pF7kS6

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#Lifelines by @julianhoffman.bsky.social is a @waterstones.bsky.social Book of the Month! Read more about this transporting #memoir on the Waterstones blog, where Julian tells how a chance encounter with a book changed his life forever: www.waterstones.com/blog/julian-... #WBOTM #Greece #Travel

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lostriversto.bsky.social @lostriversto.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A fascinating look at how we got here, where the water runs, and how climate change is forcing us to reckon with that history. "Canada’s three largest cities have something in common — they’re not just built along bodies of water, they’re built over them." newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...

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Discover where ancient rivers flow under Canadian cities | CBC News

Ancient rivers once nourished and protected the lands where we built our biggest cities. Now, they’re buried underground. Is it finally time to let them see daylight?

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Two excellent books! And I love that the Jarman book inspired your move! Although it was a very long time ago that I saw his house and garden while walking Dungeness I still have such vivid memories of it. So resonant that I can see how the book inspired you. Thanks for sharing this!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

That's very kind of you to say - thank you!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Ah, that was such a formative novel for me when I was in my teens! I haven't gone back to it for years, but it still lingers with me.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I wrote a short piece for the @waterstones.bsky.social blog about how books can change lives. In our case, Giorgos Catsadorakis' Prespa: A Story for Man & Nature led us to a mountain village in Greece. What other books have changed lives? @eandtbooks.bsky.social www.waterstones.com/blog/julian-...

A composite image with the paperback cover of Julian Hoffman's Lifelines and a portrait image of the author.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

You're very welcome, Xander - it really is staggering, on so many levels.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Next best thing to being there in person!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

And in the fabulous presence of Arundhati Roy too! So brilliant to see this - many thanks for sending, Steve!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thank you ever so much, Nicholas - deeply appreciated, my friend.

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

☀️ #Lifelines by @julianhoffman.bsky.social is a @waterstones.bsky.social Non-Fiction Book of the Month! 'Hoffman's exquisite account of relocation to a crossroads region of Greece called Prespa deftly blends travel and nature writing with history, memoir and ecology.’ bit.ly/3TcPFVy #WBOTM

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

That's so wonderful to see, Tim - thanks ever so much and I hope you enjoy it!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The UK paperback of LIFELINES is out tomorrow, but I'm also so deeply thrilled and honoured to share that it's Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month for July! Huge thanks to @waterstones.bsky.social for the selection and to @eandtbooks.bsky.social for believing in this book from the beginning.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Thanks so much for this wonderfully generous post, John!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Some thoughts on the unique and irreplaceable Vjosa-Narta ecosystem at the heart of the #flamingorevolution in Albania right now. Petition against the destruction of the Vjosa-Narta here: c.org/R76Q28MSZY

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

You've just brought a very big smile to my face - thank you!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Thank you so much, Mary - I do hope you enjoy it!

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Mona Khalil, Lebanon’s most well-known sea turtle conservationist, died of her wounds today after being injured by an Israeli strike I feel sick

MARINE ECOLOGIST MONA
KHALIL HAS PASSED AWAY
AFTER SUSTAINING INJURIES IN AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Thank you so much - that's very kind of you to say!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Ευχαριστώ πολύ! It was such an incredible honour to receive the award and a fabulous ceremony to be part of, with so many excellent shortlisted books. Back home in Prespa now and still overwhelmed and grateful for it all!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Delighted to have an excerpt from LIFELINES up on the fabulous @terrainorg.bsky.social - on wonder, outer space, brown bears and humility. Plus a video clip from a very resilient camera of bears in Prespa, Greece! www.terrain.org/2026/nonfict...

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In Praise of Humility - Terrain.org

"In Praise of Humility" is an excerpt from Julian Hoffman's beautiful new memoir, Lifelines: Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Thank you ever so much for this, Peter - deeply appreciated and I do hope you enjoy the book!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

terrain.org

In Praise of Humility - Terrain.org

"In Praise of Humility" is an excerpt from Julian Hoffman's beautiful new memoir, Lifelines: Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

So, so true - and yes, golden orioles!!!!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“I call it the place where I go to meet the gods.” ~ Hanais Mhilli Excellent and important piece @mongabay.com on what's happening right now in the Vjosa-Narta area of Albania and the Flamingo Revolution aiming to stop the destruction of these irreplaceable sites. news.mongabay.com/2026/06/flam...

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‘Flamingo Revolution’ aims to stop Kushner-backed resort on protected Albanian delta

VJOSA-NARTA, Albania — In late April, heavy machinery began moving into the Pishë Poro-Narta protected landscape on Albania’s Adriatic coast without permits or public notice. Bulldozers and excavators...

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Thank you so much, Alberthe - deeply appreciated!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Thank you so much! What an incredible honour; what a fabulous evening. My deepest gratitude.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Yes, we are! Exhausted, energised, over the moon, and so deeply deeply honoured by it all. Plus we've had golden orioles flying all around the garden today 😊

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Thank you SO much, Stephen! We're both delighted you could be there. And what a night it was! By the way, Julia has just finished Natasha's book and absolutely loved it :)

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Thank you so much, Megan! And it was wonderful to see your brilliant book in so many London shops while I was there!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Thank you so much, Ruth! Missing you both here - and hoping we'll see you soon.

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Thank you ever so much, Katharine - deeply appreciated!

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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

That's so wonderful to hear and kind of you to say - thank you!

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