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‘Most people who report near-death experiences describe them as pleasant or even transcendent.’

Some see heaven, writes Michael Bond – but others see a kind of hell: 👇 unherd.com/2023/11/would-…

What are the most taboo topics of 2023? They might surprise you.

Join us on Monday 2nd as we launch the first piece of research that uses UK social-media data to unearth taboo subjects that deserve renewed attention.

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The key to true love, as Iris Murdoch realised, is the ability to see beauty in the lives of others | Michael Bond unherd.com/2023/09/can-a-…

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Michael Bond talks to Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 about the ways in which fans talk to each other.
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We are thrilled to be back at @wildernesshq *next* Friday, taking over @phloxbooks Books Tent with our friends at @bluebirdbooksforlife! If you're going to be there, please do join us and listen to our wonderful authors MaddieMortimer, Michael Bond and harriet 📚 🎪

Very excited to be back at Wilderness next Friday for the Picador Books x Bluebird Books takeover in the Books Tent, run by the fab Phlox Books! 📚🎪

Excited for the Picador Books x Bluebird Books talks in the Books Tent on Friday 4th August! Line-up of speakers include Michael Bond , harriet, MaddieMortimer, Carrie Plitt, Mireille, Jodie Lancet-Grant aka Jodie Mullish, tomysisterhood Renée Kapuku Courtney Daniella Boateng and Sage Flowers🌞

The big idea: why you should embrace your inner fan theguardian.com/books/2023/may…

The growing (and welcome) trend of cemeteries having white postboxes where people can post letters to loved ones who have died. This one in Bourne End, #Bucks . Courtesy of The Beyonder #postboxsaturday

This is a great example of how fictional characters and alternative universes can help people get through difficult times bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-… #Fans

Thank you to Picador Books for publishing my book, and to Waterstones for describing it so succinctly #Fans

From Whovians to Swifties, pop culture fandoms can have a dubious reputation, but social psychology shows that being part of a group can be immensely enriching, says Michael Bond newscientist.com/article/mg2583…

Happy publication day to Michael Bond - 'Fans: A Journey into the Psychology of Belonging' Picador Books Connor Hutchinson is included in Martin Chilton's #BookRecommendations for May

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“Not long ago, I had a conversation with a man who feels in his bones that he is a bear” | Michael Bond unherd.com/2023/05/the-an…

No enemies on #StarWarsDay

Whether we are Whovians, Janeites or Gooners, our reasons for joining fandoms “are not so different to why people participate in religion, sign up to a political party or even join the army”.

I enjoyed reviewing Fans by Michael Bond for Times Books thetimes.co.uk/article/fans-a…