'Like something almost being said'

Following the recent announcement of #InternationalBooker2024 long list, here’s my review of one of the contenders – CROOKED PLOW, by Brazil’s Itamar Vieira Júnior, translated by Johnny Lorenz. The Booker Prizes FT Weekend
ft.com/content/149a33…

“…arrogant, self-absorbed and intoxicated by his own process of reinvention.” My review of Édouard Louis’ latest work of auto-fiction, Change, in FT Weekend
ft.com/content/ca8c9d…

I had a blast taking photos of Georgina Cannon James Wood - thinkwoodist.bsky.social & Brendan McGurk for The Tender Heights’ debut album. Delighted to see one of them used for their first single New Boy – out now!

I had so much fun taking photos of Georgina Cannon and her bandmates for The Tender Heights’ first album. Can’t wait to hear the debut single!

One week today!! The #debut single from The Tender Heights (my new band) will be released! Very excited for this and more music to come. Hoping people will enjoying listening to it as much as we enjoy playing it… (and listen to it constantly on repeat on Spotify 😬) #newmusic

'A triumph of solemnity-busting erudition and mischievous invention that will delight and titillate.'

My review of Álvaro Enrigue's 'You Dreamed of Empires':

'A colonial encounter reimagined' ft.com/content/96764e… via @ft

The wonderful rita palmeira interviewed me for her podcast Livros no Centro to mark the start of this year's Flip - Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty. We talked about the role of the moderator and shared memories of chairing events at the world's finest literary festival. In Portuguese.
open.spotify.com/episode/28TNhW…

Long ago, as acting deputy books editor FT Weekend, I commissioned a review from AS Byatt. I remember the trepidation of writing to her suggesting some edits. She couldn’t have been nicer about it, or more gracious and generous in her response. (Not always so with star authors.)

It’s here! My end-of-year list of some of the best new fiction in #translation . Happy reading! FT Weekend