Fishing in her river, you have to pay a toll.

Those who voted down the resolution at the Society of Authors last night took assistance from this group. This should worry every author who still has membership.

Same, Society of Authors.

On this day in 1980, #DexysMidnightRunners were at Number One in the UK singles chart with Geno.
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In his letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr., told us the white moderate “is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice” and said this is someone who “prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice.”

Sharing this Edinb event for my new crime novel 'When The Needle Drops' Blackwell's Edinburgh 7pm Weds June 5 w/ Ambrose Parry Chris Brookmyre Tix: shorturl.at/deDEG Pre-order now, out May 9 Black & White Bonnier Books UK Hope to see some of you along!
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Still tickets remaining to hear The Librarian of Weeping Bank read his story 'Pock' at The Hive on 9th May, 7pm.

Book your tickets here: e-services.worcestershire.gov.uk/LibraryEvents/…

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Always good advice for election day.

May 15th. Strange Bedsfellows reading at #BrownBooks in Hightown, Luton. The wonderful Peter Philpott will be reading, along with myself and Keith Jebb, and couple of other great poets. Tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/strange-beds…..

Thanks to everyone Sedgehill Academy for another brilliant Q&A session - always a joy to see you!

“For as long as the story goes on, reality no longer exists.”

– Paul Auster in The Brooklyn Follies. RIP.

I probably wasn't aware of it at the time, but reading The New York Trilogy in my early twenties did as much as anything to inspire my fascination with the city, and to deepen my love of literature itself. RIP Paul Auster.

🔳 Paul Auster, R.I.P.

“As my friend George Oppen once said to me, about getting old, 'what a strange thing to happen to a little boy''

I love everything about this photo

Yes, posterity will remember Rishi Sunak with his shirt sleeves rolled up, and that desperate-eyed, look-at-how-approachable-I-am smirk, carrying a tray of burgers for a photo op that turned out to be one of the biggest public health own goals of all time.

It’s not often I side with the police but what would be nice is if, rather than them having to refute the lies of hate rags like the Daily Fail on social media, there was some kind of law preventing them from printing lies in the first place?

This session, inspired by the work of Christina Rossetti, is for writers who are also carers – and is completely FREE. Tutored by Sarah Hesketh and Dinah Roe (Dinah Roe). Please share!
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Excited to share the first event for my new crime novel 'When The Needle Drops' Waterstones Glasgow 7pm Tues June 4, chatting with Billy Sloan BillySloan Tix: shorturl.at/NST67 Pre-order now, out May 9 Black & White > Billy's excellent book is out now. (Maybe a tune too)

Watch my pal David Jonsson and others in this brilliant selection of readings:

Thanks to everyone STMCA for a wonderful visit - the Y7s and Y8s are a credit to you. Some great work!