I've got a quiche in for the eclipse. #eclipsequiche
Benjamin Myers
@benjaminmyers76.bsky.social
Extremely humble legend. Writer of JESUS CHRIST KINSKI, RARE SINGLES, CUDDY, THE OFFING, THE GALLOWS POLE (BBC/Shane Meadows), THE PERFECT GOLDEN CIRCLE etc. Books: https://bio.site/benjaminmyers
Writing tip: you can accomplish more in 4 hours than 8 hours. And even more (italics) in 2 hours.
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“A poignant, aromatic meditation on family and identity.” Grateful for this considered review of Base Notes by @cathybrown746.bsky.social — a lady with impeccable literary taste ✨ 746books.com/2026/07/30/j...
July Miscellany
However determined I am to make progress with my 20 Books of Summer stack, there’s always room for a few distractions. July proved to be one of those months, with four books finding their way…
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Here's a sentence I've never typed: I like the Prime Minister.
I like Louis Theroux but am baffled as to why he is encouraging podcast listeners to purchase an AI product for research, citations and helping you "find the narrative" (?). Sacrificing journalistic credibility for big tech feels like a major misfire.
I think skateparks are beautiful. Perhaps in 5000 years' time - when the books are burned and the data gone - future civilisations will unearth them from the sea bed with awe and wonder.
A thorough and bleak read by @robsaintjohn.bsky.social on what's happening to Europe's rivers: "the low April to June rainfall carried no long-term climate signal at all. The rain was ordinary. The heat was not, and the heat changed what the rain did." freshwaterblog.net/2026/08/06/t...
The thirsty summer: what Europe’s heatwaves are doing to its freshwaters
Hunger stone on the Elbe River, Těchlovice, Czechia. Image: Dr. Bernd Gross | Flickr Creative Commons In late July, a mammoth’s jaw and tusks appeared on an exposed Danube riverbank near Ryah…
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"I was fascinated by the daring of the thought experiment (a kind of absurd companion piece to the film) and your ability to convey the energy and uncomfortable complexity of Klaus with such rigour and humour in spite of everything one might expect." - Nikolai Kinski Paperback out Nov 2026.
Whiteadder/Wolfspider Two novellas. Two covers. One volume. "1973. Fresh from tour, psychedelic folk band Once Upon A Time relocate to a row of dilapidated cottages in the Scottish Borders to 'get it together in the country'..." www.benjaminmyerswriter.com/post/whitead... ɹǝpıdsɟןoʍ/ɹǝppɐǝʇıɥʍ
Ryan Murphy's output has been all over the place but he's the only director who's come anywhere close to capturing Bret Easton Ellis' creeping sense of capitalist-era evil and general moral bankruptcy. This occult portrait of Los Angeles is beautifully done. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
The Shards review – murder, 80s mayhem and the Ryan Murphy comeback we’ve been waiting for
Murphy is back on form with this gorgeously curated, shot and scored adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel – about a serial killer stalking privileged LA teenagers
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It’s the 50th anniversary of the time Eric Clapton went onstage and told everyone who wasn’t British to leave the room and the country, and was the impetus for Rock Against Racism
The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize 2026-2027 is now open for submissions: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
'The Mowing-Devil', printed in 1678. It recounts, as fact, an alleged incident in #Hertfordshire. A farmer saw a fiery light over his oat field one night, and then found it had been mysteriously mowed. The illustration encouraged some to believe it depicts the first Crop Circle. #WyrdWednesday
Here we go. For your Christmas stocking. Bluemoose Books - Hebden to Hollywood . My recollections of the publishing industry and why we started Bluemoose. Plus a few stories and successes along the way. Marvellous.
Mr Benjamin Myers has a new novel in the pipeline. As usual, I'm reading it for the first time as a proof -- which is how we've managed to stay together for 20 years without interfering in each other's work. Needless to say, the first chapter went down a treat before bed. I highly recommend it.
Benjamin Myers@benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · last wk.Whiteadder/Wolfspider Two novellas. Two covers. One volume. "1973. Fresh from tour, psychedelic folk band Once Upon A Time relocate to a row of dilapidated cottages in the Scottish Borders to 'get it together in the country'..." www.benjaminmyerswriter.com/post/whitead... ɹǝpıdsɟןoʍ/ɹǝppɐǝʇıɥʍ
I very much enjoyed this oddity - The Pin Jar by Sam Reid - published by @roughtradebooks.bsky.social and perhaps you will too. Support our indie publishers. roughtradebooks.com/products/the...
THE PIN JAR (SIGNED COPIES) - Sam Reid
***PRE-ORDERS SHIPPING OCTOBER 2025*** “Best new debut novel.”—Financial Times“So hauntingly lyrical… an extraordinary trip for your imagination. I adored it.”—Maxine Peake“In startlingly curious, The...
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A haunting, visionary and exhilarating epic about the death of the Sixties dream. Part mindbending puzzle-box, part kaleidoscopic nightmare, Whiteadder/Wolfspider by Benjamin Myers can be read forwards or backwards, upside down or right-side up. Publishing March 2027
‘Right now, the trans and nonbinary community is fighting many of the same tabloid lies and legal obstacles thrown at lesbians, gay men and bisexuals since for ever. We are unnatural, we are a danger to children, we spy on you in toilets.‘ On solidarity, Pride and visibility.
Damian Barr@damianbarr.bsky.social · last wk.I wrote about Berlin and Pride and solidarity, especially within our community. I hope it helps. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Whiteadder/Wolfspider Two novellas. Two covers. One volume. "1973. Fresh from tour, psychedelic folk band Once Upon A Time relocate to a row of dilapidated cottages in the Scottish Borders to 'get it together in the country'..." www.benjaminmyerswriter.com/post/whitead... ɹǝpıdsɟןoʍ/ɹǝppɐǝʇıɥʍ
Durham's presiding Reform council giggling in their tiny 'Make Durham Great Again' caps. They're not serious people.
So, turns out Rod Liddle was a fan of a) Fat White Family and b) my books. There's no accounting for taste, I suppose.
If you hate data centres and love the countryside, this is a good petition to consider, and a campaign I'm very much backing. www.change.org/p/save-the-l...
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