'Suspending moral judgment is not the immorality of the novel; it is its morality. The morality that stands against the ineradicable human habit of judging instantly, ceaselessly, and everyone; of judging before, and in the absence of, understanding.' - Milan Kundera. RIP.

Today brilliant local authors Mike Brownlow and emma craigie cut the ribbon to officially reopen #BrutonCommunityLibrary after its new extension, welcomed by Chair Mike Streatfeild. The library is run by volunteers (including my wife Louise).

I wrote about Elizabeth Gilbert and the Goodreads guillotine for The New Statesman: newstatesman.com/culture/books/…

I am delighted to say that an extract from my book This is Not America will be published in tomorrow's edition of the Times. You can read it online here. thetimes.co.uk/article/when-i…

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In 2001 we launched Short Books, we knew next to nothing about publishing . . . Exactly 22 years later we are starting all over again: New River’s first book is published on April 25th amazon.co.uk/Glucose-Goddes…

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Romantics today with our second year English with Creative Writing Degree students @strodecollege
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Well this is superb if you’re interested in words and Wittgenstein and Japan - and if you’re not, it will change that
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#BBC100Women - #annieernaux wins the The Nobel Prize #Literature 2022, but doesn’t make the BBC100. I guess she’s quite a bit older than those who do. Some of us need the inspiration of older women

Congratulations to our English with Creative Writing Foundation Degree student Karen Collins for two great reviews of Wells Festival of Literature events in Wells Nub News and The News from Wells - very proud to see another student in print! Strode College Janina Ramirez Paterson Joseph

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So proud of our English with Creative Writing Degree students Strode College for achieving a double page spread in the latest What's On Somerset #WhatsonSomerset . Congratulations to Emily Keen and Rosie Darkin Miller and big thanks to Giles Adams for inspiring & publishing their work!

Where’s @TheSTMagazine in today’s online @thesundaytimes ?

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A superb talk David Olusoga last night, and the Strode Literary Festival draws to a fitting close Strode College strodecollegeenglish emma craigie thanks for having us and until next year! Pan Mac News Pan Macmillan Picador Books Profile Books #StrodeLiteraryFestival

Big thanks to David Olusoga and Dr Beth Rebisz for a fascinating conversation - final event of #strodebookfest Strode Theatre Strode College