Lucy Popescu
@lucyjpop.bsky.social
Writer, editor, critic. Chair of the Authors Club & Best First Novel Award. Former Director, WiPC, English PEN. Books incl #ACountrytoCallHome #ACountryofRefuge #TheGoodTourist & #AnotherSky. https://www.lucypopescu.com/
I reviewed Château Rouge - Amit Chaudhuri’s vivid vignettes of living in Paris - for @ftweekend.com online now: www.ft.com/content/a379... via @ft
Château Rouge — Amit Chaudhuri’s vivid vignettes of living in Paris
In a non-linear novel ripe with wit and writerly ambition, profound insights emerge amid evocations of the prosaic
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I reviewed The Guilty for @newjournal.bsky.social & @islingtontrib.bsky.social - a compelling performance from #RussellTovey - at @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social til 15 Aug : www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: The Guilty, at Donmar Warehouse
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I reviewed Here Comes J Edgar, a West End-ready musical, for @islingtontrib.bsky.social - a sensational cast at @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social : www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: Here Comes J Edgar, at King’s Head Theatre
West End-ready musical tells the public and private story of ruthless FBI director
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I reviewed The Smile of Her by #ChristineLahti for @newjournal.bsky.social at #MaryleboneTheatre - an absorbing solo show: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: The Smile of Her, at Marylebone Theatre
American actor Christine Lahti recounts her journey from 1950s suburban America to challenging a patriarchal world in absorbing solo work
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@camdenfringe.bsky.social Preview: my pick of what’s on offer in 20th anniversary season for @newjournal.bsky.social: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/camd...
Camden Fringe: what’s on offer in 20th anniversary season
Nearer and cheaper than Edinburgh, the festival is a great alternative, writes Lucy Popescu
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Rajiv Joseph’s satire Archduke @royalcourt.bsky.social reminds us how quickly nationalist fervour can tip into deadly violence: I reviewed for @newjournal.bsky.social www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: Archduke, at Royal Court Theatre
Rajiv Joseph’s satire reminds us how quickly nationalist fervour can tip into deadly violence
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I reviewed the all female #GlengarryGlenRoss for @newjournal.bsky.social at @oldvictheatre.bsky.social til 18 July www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: Glengarry Glen Ross, at The Old Vic
Stellar performances from all-female cast in revival of David Mamet’s 1983 classic
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I reviewed One Hundred Guinea Pigs by Gustavo Rodríguez, transl by #danielhahn publ by #CharcoPress for @financialtimes.com - a surprisingly life-affirming tale of assisted dying: www.ft.com/content/4a37...
One Hundred Guinea Pigs by Gustavo Rodríguez — a surprisingly life-affirming tale of assisted dying
A bittersweet novel about ageing and end-of-life care set in conservative Peru, a country full of contradictions
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I reviewed Christine Bacon's A Fine Idea, at #Arcolatheatre for @newjournal.bsky.social - a searing and timely examination of development aid today. #IceandFire www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: A Fine Idea, at Arcola Theatre
Compelling production offers a timely reminder that global inequality is worsening
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I reviewed Driftwood at at #KilnTheatre for @newjournal.bsky.social - Martina Laird’s debut play simmers with intrigue, lust and passion: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: Driftwood, at Kiln Theatre
Play set in a drinking club in Trinidad on the eve of political independence interweaves the domestic and the political to great effect
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I reviewed Under the Shadow at #AlmeidaTheatre for @newjournal.bsky.social - I was gripped throughout Carmen Nasr’s stage adaptation of Babak Anvari’s 2016 Farsi film about the human cost of war and state repression. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: Under the Shadow, at Almeida Theatre
Gripping production set during Iran’s conflict with Iraq in the 1980s is a stark account of how quickly war and tyranny can unmoor us
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I reviewed the terrific musical The Harder They Come for @newjournal.bsky.social a brilliant ensemble led by #NateyJones dir by #MatthewXia at @stratfordeast.com til 4 July. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: The Harder They Come, at Theatre Royal Stratford East
Reggae musical based on the cult Jamaican film starring Jimmy Cliff sizzles with heat and energy
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Don't miss Barbara Pym’s #QuartetinAutumn, adapted for the stage by #SamanthaHarvey - a poignant depiction of four co-workers approaching retirement. I reviewed for @islingtontrib.bsky.social playing @arcolatheatre.bsky.social til 13 June www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: Quartet in Autumn, at Arcola Theatre
Poignant depiction of four co-workers approaching retirement is a masterclass in observing ordinary lives
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I reviewed #Care by #AlexanderZeldin for @newjournal.bsky.social This superb play lays bare the realities of end-of-life care, the loneliness and despair, but also celebrates human resilience. at #youngvictheatre til 11 July www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: Care, at Young Vic Theatre
Play set in a care home is a heartfelt examination of old age that celebrates human resilience
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I reviewed The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind for @newjournal.bsky.social - at #SohoPlace til 18 July. An uplifting musical – with book and lyrics by Richy Hughes, music and lyrics by Tim Sutton – about triumphing against the odds. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...
Review: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, at @sohoplace
Uplifting musical celebrates the power of imagination and resilience in a harsh landscape wracked by corruption
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I talked to Daniel Trilling about his timely analysis of the rise of far right populism and how to combat it, published by @picadorbooks.bsky.social, for @newjournal.bsky.social - www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/fara...
Farage damage and the rise of the far right
What was responsible for the rise of the far right, and how do we fight it? Dan Trilling, says Lucy Popescu, has unearthed a few answers... and solutions
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My review of Saraswati by #GurnaikJohal publ by @serpents-tail.bsky.social Tail. Tackling themes of climate change and Hindu nationalism, this ambitious novel heralds a bold new talent:https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/book-review-saraswati/
Book review: Saraswati
Tackling themes of climate change and Hindu nationalism, this ambitious novel heralds a bold new talent
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Delighted to announce the winner of the #AuthorsClub #BestFirstNovelAward 2026 #BFNA2026, now in its 72nd year, is Christina Fonthes’s Where You Go, I Will Go @tinderpress.bsky.social Many congratulations. www.authorsclub.co.uk/the-authors-...
The Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award Winner 2026 | The Authors’ Club Since 1891
The Authors’ Club is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2026 Best First Novel Award is Christina Fonthes’s Where You Go, I Will Go (Tinder Press) This year’s guest adjudicator, the biographer…
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Tackling themes of climate change and Hindu nationalism, "Saraswati" is an ambitious novel that heralds a bold new talent, writes @lucyjpop.bsky.social
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I'm looking forward to interviewing Ana Paula Maia about her International Booker shortlisted novel On Earth As It Is Beneath on 18 May @waterstones.bsky.social Islington, publ by @charcopress.com @thebookerprizes.com www.waterstones.com/events/ana-p...
Ana Paula Maia in conversation with Lucy Popescu | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Ana Paula Maia in conversation with Lucy Popescu today.
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I reviewed #SheWhoRemains by #ReneKarabash transl @izidoraangel.bsky.social publ by #PeirenePress for @ftweekend.com This compelling tale of rites and wrongs in the Accursed Mountains is up for the International @thebookerprizes.com www.ft.com/content/9248...
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and congrats to publishers: #FigTreePenguin @tinderpress.bsky.social, #Harvillbooks, @faberbooks.bsky.social, @europaeditions.bsky.social, #HutchinsonHeinemann
Lucy Popescu@lucyjpop.bsky.social · 5mo agoDelighted to reveal the shortlist for the #AuthorsClub #BestFirstNovelAward #BFNA2026, now in its 72nd year. Congrats to: #RupertDastur, #ChristinaFonthes, @juliakellywriter.bsky.social, @michaelpedersen.bsky.social, #ThomasPeermohamedLambert, #XenobePurvis, www.authorsclub.co.uk/shortlist-fo...
Delighted to reveal the shortlist for the #AuthorsClub #BestFirstNovelAward #BFNA2026, now in its 72nd year. Congrats to: #RupertDastur, #ChristinaFonthes, @juliakellywriter.bsky.social, @michaelpedersen.bsky.social, #ThomasPeermohamedLambert, #XenobePurvis, www.authorsclub.co.uk/shortlist-fo...
Shortlist for the 2026 Best First Novel Award | The Authors’ Club Since 1891
The Authors’ Club is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2026 Best First Novel Award, now in its 72nd year. Lucy Popescu, chairing the judging panel, commented: “We are delighted to announce…
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I reviewed #WomenWithoutMen — Shahrnush Parsipur’s powerful tale of misogyny and escape in Iran,transl by Faridoun Farrokh, for @financialtimes.com Longlisted for this year’s International @thebookerprizes.com www.ft.com/content/493c... via @ft
Women Without Men — Shahrnush Parsipur’s powerful tale of misogyny and escape in Iran
The Booker-longlisted novel follows the interwoven stories of five characters in search of new, sometimes surreal, destinies
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Lucy Popescu@lucyjpop.bsky.social · 5mo agoDelighted to reveal the longlist for the AuthorsClub Best First Novel Award #BFNA2026, now in its 72nd year.
Congrats to: #RupertDastur, #ChristinaFonthes, @connorhutchinson.bsky.social, #RoweIrvin #GurnaikJohal, @juliakellywriter.bsky.social, #Sanam Mahloudji, @michaelpedersen.bsky.social, #ThomasPeermohamedLambert, #XenobePurvis, @anthonyshapland.bsky.social & #LucySteeds
Lucy Popescu@lucyjpop.bsky.social · 5mo agoDelighted to reveal the longlist for the AuthorsClub Best First Novel Award #BFNA2026, now in its 72nd year.
