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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Not 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.

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Anyone know if it’s possible find out in advance how much (if anything) the ALCS pays you? I believe it’s next week?

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’m available for A-Level and GCSE English tuition. Please spread the word! #gcse #englishliterature

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As 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

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Patrick Christie @patrickchristie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Enjoyed the launch of @markabowles.bsky.social excellent new book 'How Do People Say the Same' last night

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Great evening! Thanks to all who came.

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A 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."

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A succession of selves: How Do People Stay the Same by Mark Bowles reviewed

Readers 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...

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

How 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...

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A succession of selves: How Do People Stay the Same by Mark Bowles reviewed

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Looking 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:

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Last chance to book for this Let's get those poems out into the world ❤️

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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 05/09/2026

We'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.

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

10th 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!!

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Playlist. All songs mentioned (with one exception) in How Do People Stay the Same: open.spotify.com/playlist/3Pr...

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

10th 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!!

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Vicky MacKenzie @vickymackenzie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This 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.

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It 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... #howdopeoplestaythesame

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Still thinking about joining us in Madrid in September? Book soon. TINY number of tickets left.

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Patrick Christie @patrickchristie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Compliments 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

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Don’t miss this conversation with friends of EWS @susannacrossman.bsky.social and @markabowles.bsky.social ✨

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Very much enjoyed this chat with Sam and Lori. Have a listen!

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Delighted to be interviewed by @susannacrossman.bsky.social for the online launch of How Do People Stay the Same. A few places left!!

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Currently reading, rereading the brilliant new novel How Do People Stay The Same by Mark Bowles published by @galleybeggars.bsky.social . ❤️🔥. Highly recommend my friends.

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Deborah @deborahzafer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

20 - Another brilliant read from @markabowles.bsky.social - entirely Bowlesian in every way (which is a good thing)

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Mark Bowles @markabowles.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Very proud of this elegant looking volume hitting the shops today.

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

It’s publication day for this beautiful book. Congratulations @markabowles.bsky.social

How Do People Stay the Same by Mark Bowles looking pretty damn stunning. Just wait until you read it though!

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Across The Pond Podcast @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Conversation with @markabowles.bsky.social coming soon on the podcast

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Stu 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.

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Independent 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)

Notebook and book (black cover with all caps white type) next to a woman's leg on a textured beige blanket over a floral bedspread

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Richard James Foster @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This book is magic.

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Simon Harper @onesharper.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Monday 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.

A paperback book lying on a picnic blanket. The book is How Do People Stay the Same, by Mark Bowles.

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

These 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...

Limited edition copies of How Do People Stay the Same

Mass market paperback of How Do People Stay the Same, fresh from the packet

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