RFK Jr.: “You probably don’t understand this as you’re not a scientist.” Dana Bash: “You’re not a scientist either.”
The 2020 playbook is unfolding now, and I’m concerned, to put it mildly, that Mike Johnson is no Mike Pence. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/o...
Opinion | How Trump and His Allies Can Corrupt the Midterms
Stop the steal before it starts.
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Presenting the Booker Prize 2026 longlist. Find out more about the books and authors that make up this year's Booker Dozen: thebookerprizes.com/bp2026
Spain are 2026 World Cup champions! 🏆 Spain beat defending champions Argentina 1-0 in the final to claim their second World Cup title.
Paperback of the week: The Anniversary by Andrea Bajani The Italian novelist’s account of living with a violent, bullying father – and complicit mother – is both harrowing and compelling ✍️ Chris Power https://bit.ly/4bfUXG8
Paperback of the week: The Anniversary by Andrea Bajani
The Italian novelist’s account of living with a violent, bullying father – and complicit mother – is both harrowing and compelling
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New review: Andrea Bajani's Premio Strega-winning novel, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦 www.complete-review.com/reviews/ital...
The Anniversary - Andrea Bajani
A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Anniversary by Andrea Bajani.
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An engaging, wide-ranging exploration of the end of Roman Britain and the beginnings of England from Nicholas Higham. Read an extract: yalebooks.co.uk/how-anglo-sa... #IMC2026
New York City erupted in celebration on Saturday after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA finals to win their first championship since 1973. trib.al/rmLf1TV
Very happy to share the news that Poor Ghost! has been shortlisted for the 2026 Betty Trask Prize
"Vibrant styles, powerful themes, and essential voices" - announcing the Society of Authors Awards 2026 shortlists - The Society of Authors
The Society of Authors’ Awards shortlists announced today represent some of the best and most promising literary voices of the year.
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Incredibly honored and thrilled to learn that my novel The Imagined Life has been longlisted for the 2026 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award!!✨ marktwainhouse.org/2026/05/28/t...
In this episode, Jacke talks to novelist Natasha Joukovsky about #MarchMadness, #Greekmyths, the mediocrities who roam the streets of Washington, D.C., and her new book Medium Rare, which combines all of the above. #books #literature @melvillehouse.bsky.social
790 Madness and Myth (with Natasha Joukovsky) | My Last Book wit…
What happens when an abnormally average man is suddenly on a path to greatness, as his picks in the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament start panning out? Will he pred…
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“Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.” ~ Pope Leo
Lázár by Nelio Biedermann review – a Hungarian epic from a 22-year-old author The fortunes of a single family are entwined with the turmoil of the 20th century in this ambitious, gothic-inflected debut Marcel Theroux www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
Lázár by Nelio Biedermann review – a Hungarian epic from a 22-year-old author
The fortunes of a single family are entwined with the turmoil of the 20th century in this ambitious, gothic-inflected debut
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The text of my lecture yesterday at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. A special thank you to @stevenklein.bsky.social for the generous invitation! www.unpopularfront.news/p/why-the-cl...
Why the Clock Broke: America in an Age of Crisis
My lecture at King's College London
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Trump Administration Begins Investigations Into Three Medical Schools www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...
Trump Administration Begins Investigations Into Three Medical Schools
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The Trumpist intellectuals wake up.— www.unpopularfront.news/p/grand-delu...
Grand Delusion
The Trumpist Intellectuals Wake Up
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@jackaldane.bsky.social and guests are preparing to delve into the novel that have altered their perspectives for good. Here's a taste of what's to come on The Lit Path, and why it matters that men read more fiction. 🔗 thelitpath.substack.com
The Lit Path | Jack Aldane | Substack
A podcast about novels that have changed men's lives, with Jack Aldane. Click to read The Lit Path, by Jack Aldane, a Substack publication. Launched 18 days ago.
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The next episode invites @georgemonaghan.bsky.social and @nickpaulharris.bsky.social to discuss 📚Experience📚 with @jackaldane.bsky.social, under the studio lights at @newstatesman1913.bsky.social. Don't miss it!
My Martin Amis podcast@mymartinamis.bsky.social · 6mo agoWith statesmanlike calm, @georgemonaghan.bsky.social delivers a message of reassurance to listeners, alongside his colleague @nickpaulharris.bsky.social, about an ep that will see @jackaldane.bsky.social and the duo discuss 📚Experience📚, The Amis Papers at the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social, & more.
Also gave Leo Robson’s novel a go. A bit of recent nostalgia, set in the 2012 Olympics - a near distant memory!
Listen now to my BBC Radio 4 chat with John Lanchester about new @faberbooks.bsky.social novel 'Look What You Made Me Do' and his three comic novel influences, Evelyn Waugh, Barbara Pym & Kurt Vonnegut! 🎧📚👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I'm going to write one long thread over the next couple of days about the people I worked with at the Post. They deserve the extra time and attention. I'll start with someone you likely know well: @roncharles.bsky.social 1/TK
If you're in D.C. a week from tomorrow, there's an event at Politics & Prose honoring the history of Book World. I think the tone will likely be less funerary than you might imagine. I know my comments will be. politics-prose.com/tribute-book...
A Tribute to Book World
- Jonathan Yardley — author, book critic, Book World, 1983-2015
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