Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Not my assembly, but a friend: the eccentric Shakespearean critic G Wilson Knight was invited to speak at their school and after quoting from King Lear, started taking his clothes off. 110
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Anyone know if it’s possible find out in advance how much (if anything) the ALCS pays you? I believe it’s next week? 000
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I’m at home feeling lugubrious and listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees. But later I’ll be reading some newly written fiction, along with @susannacrossman.bsky.social and others: www.mothervine.co.ukmothervine.co.ukMother Vine | Wine Shop & Bar in Greater LondonEstablished in November 2021, Mother Vine is Sloane Square’s neighbourhood wine shop & bar on Pavilion Road, and a personal reflection of our journey through the world of wine. 093
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I’m available for A-Level and GCSE English tuition. Please spread the word! #gcse #englishliterature 012
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026As September opens out, it is time to return to your writing. I'm doing online tutorials and greatly enjoying it. Email me and I'll explain: bowles.mark@gmail.com 010
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A nice essay on the great, if (or because) unclassifiable John Berger: www.arrowsmithpress.com/journal/john...arrowsmithpress.comThree Notes for John Berger — ARROWSMITH — ARROWSMITHThe years to come will inaugurate the search for a type of friendship in art, of which John Berger is, for now, a last great example. 060
Reposted by Mark BowlesPatrick Christie @patrickchristie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Enjoyed the launch of @markabowles.bsky.social excellent new book 'How Do People Say the Same' last night 151
Reposted by Mark Bowles@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A tremendous, thoughtful review of @markabowles.bsky.social How Do People Stay The Same in @thespectator1828.bsky.social: spectator.com/article/a-su... "A fascinating formal experiment... In its very disjointedness, Bowles’s bracing book gets closer to the messy truth of life than do most novels."spectator.comA succession of selves: How Do People Stay the Same by Mark Bowles reviewedReaders of Mark Bowles’s All My Precious Madness (2024) will find much that is familiar in How Do People Stay the Same. Both are about a Bradford-born writer with a love of travel, philosophy and espr... 164
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026How Do People Stay the Same - Nice review in The Spectator, albeit behind the paywall: “a fascinating formal experiment.. Bowles's bracing book gets closer to the messy truth of life than do most novels.” spectator.com/article/a-su...spectator.comA succession of selves: How Do People Stay the Same by Mark Bowles reviewedReaders of Mark Bowles’s All My Precious Madness (2024) will find much that is familiar in How Do People Stay the Same. Both are about a Bradford-born writer with a love of travel, philosophy and espr... 082
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Looking forward to seeing fellow writers and readers tomorrow for the launch of How Do People Stay the Same. I believe there’s room for a few more so please come along: 064
Reposted by Mark BowlesEuropean Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Last chance to book for this Let's get those poems out into the world ❤️ 032
Reposted by Mark BowlesStuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Tom Overton, John Berger: From Life - @versobooks.bsky.social o, September 2026 www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...versobooks.comJohn BergerJohn Berger (1926–2017) served in Britain’s wartime army before attending art school. The young artist became a critic and broadcaster, cutting a swathe through the staid world of post-war Britain, de... 0178
Reposted by Mark BowlesMelissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 05/09/2026We're all living in man-made societies. Nothing is inevitable. All of these structure were the result of man-made choices. Other choices were - and still are - available. 018655
Reposted by Mark BowlesMark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 29/08/202610th September at Nest and Vine, Queens Rd Peckham. If you haven’t already, please dm or email me if you’re coming. Bowles.mark@gmail.com Hope to see you there!! 076
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Anyone fancy going to this: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/here-is-wh...eventbrite.co.ukHere Is Where We Meet - John Berger at 100A celebration of the life and work of John Berger, on what would have been his 100th birthday at Conway Hall 020
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Playlist. All songs mentioned (with one exception) in How Do People Stay the Same: open.spotify.com/playlist/3Pr...open.spotify.comHow Do People Stay the SamePlaylist · Bowles.mark · 15 items 142
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 29/08/202610th September at Nest and Vine, Queens Rd Peckham. If you haven’t already, please dm or email me if you’re coming. Bowles.mark@gmail.com Hope to see you there!! 076
Reposted by Mark BowlesVicky MacKenzie @vickymackenzie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This was a brilliant discussion between @markabowles.bsky.social and @susannacrossman.bsky.social about literature, the self, memory and so much more! Well worth your time - plus a brilliant reading by Mark from his new novel, How Do People Stay the Same. 092
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It was an absolute thought-inciting pleasure speaking to the brilliant and amusing @susannacrossman.bsky.social for the online launch of How Do People Stay the Same @galleybeggars.bsky.social, and here it is online so you can listen too: app.box.com/s/pu14ca4v5v... #howdopeoplestaythesameapp.box.comBox 053
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I’ll be reading at this: www.saloneurope.org/event-detail...saloneurope.orgLondon Literary Salon at Veranda Books | European Writers SalEuropean Writers Salon is delighted to host a themed literary salon at Veranda Books. We will drink wine, hear fantastic readings and get to know one another in a warm and welcoming setting (and buy l... 130
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 28/08/2026luma.com/xe3uwolvluma.comBook Launch: How Do People Stay The Same · LumaLondon launch for How Do People Stay the Same. Mark Bowles will be reading from his book and talking to Ella Clark of Goldfinch books. There’ll be music,… 030
Reposted by Mark BowlesEuropean Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Still thinking about joining us in Madrid in September? Book soon. TINY number of tickets left. 185
Reposted by Mark BowlesPatrick Christie @patrickchristie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Compliments to @markabowles.bsky.social for a superb follow up to his debut. It's a stubborn book (in keeping with its narrator, Patrick) and refuses to reveal itself easily to the reader. Part of me is tempted to read it again backwards 261
Reposted by Mark BowlesEuropean Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Don’t miss this conversation with friends of EWS @susannacrossman.bsky.social and @markabowles.bsky.social ✨ 0119
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Very much enjoyed this chat with Sam and Lori. Have a listen! 073
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Delighted to be interviewed by @susannacrossman.bsky.social for the online launch of How Do People Stay the Same. A few places left!! 083
Reposted by Mark BowlesSusanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Currently reading, rereading the brilliant new novel How Do People Stay The Same by Mark Bowles published by @galleybeggars.bsky.social . ❤️🔥. Highly recommend my friends. 0175
Reposted by Mark BowlesDeborah @deborahzafer.bsky.social · 05/08/202620 - Another brilliant read from @markabowles.bsky.social - entirely Bowlesian in every way (which is a good thing) 151
Reposted by Mark BowlesIndependent Lit @independentlit.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Check it out:independentlituk.substack.comDepression and Dimwits in Mark Bowles’ How Do People Stay The SameMore acerbic wit from the author of All My Precious Madness 073
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Nice review in the Irish Times #howdopeoplestaythesame 180
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The new book in Waterstones Piccadilly! #howdopeoplestaythesame 0100
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 23/07/2026"There is a sharp, bright, mordant intelligence to be enjoyed here." Review of How Do People Stay the Same in the TLS: www.the-tls.com/literature/f...the-tls.comWhat do people talk about?Mark Bowles’s autobiographical debut novel, All My Precious Madness (TLS, November 8, 2024), followed the philosophical travails of a Bradford-born 041
Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Very proud of this elegant looking volume hitting the shops today. 1246
Reposted by Mark Bowles@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 23/07/2026It’s publication day for this beautiful book. Congratulations @markabowles.bsky.social 1287
Reposted by Mark BowlesAcross The Pond Podcast @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Conversation with @markabowles.bsky.social coming soon on the podcast 083
Reposted by Mark BowlesStu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026#BookSky I Read an ARC of this about three months ago and it's fab. Dialled in the vituperation a bit from the first one but replaced it with hefty doses of pathos and Pessoa, what's not to like about that? Mark is a fucking great writer. 0142
Reposted by Mark BowlesIndependent Lit @independentlit.bsky.social · 22/07/2026✨TOMORROW TOMORROW TOMORROW✨ we publish our first ever review on Independent Lit, for the debut of How Do People Stay The Same by @markabowles.bsky.social (@galleybeggars.bsky.social) 174
Reposted by Mark BowlesRichard James Foster @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This book is magic. 094
Reposted by Mark BowlesSimon Harper @onesharper.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Monday morning mail delivers the goods. Signed paperback copy of @markabowles.bsky.social's new book, How Do People Stay the Same. Absolutely loved All My Precious Madness, so looking forward to this. 2192
Reposted by Mark Bowles@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 10/07/2026These beautiful books are on their way into the world. Publication very soon. Pre-orders still being taken. Details in our newslettter: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi... 2205