Writer. MEMORY SONGS | IN HER ROOM | Editor @Review31. Bylines @TheTLS @Guardian. Agent @oliagent @AMHeathLtd.
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17 Jan 2020
I'm in the Bookseller today. Thank you @CaroSanderson @thebookseller for this wonderful review of my new book, #InHerRoom, coming April 2020 @bonnierbooks_uk @greenawaypr @AMHeathLtd
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Absolutely delighted to have made it onto the 2026 shortlist!
@IAmInPrint #FantasyWriter #Fantasy / #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
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Jun 2
Delighted to have a new short story in ON BEING ILL, a vital and exciting anthology of work about the challenges of physical & mental illness, alongside Woolf’s foundational essay & pieces by many other talented writers. Out now from New Menard Press. thenewmenardpress.com/on-bei…
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May 24
24 May 1966 - Small Faces play the Marquee, London.
Never need an excuse to play this clip.
#6TYAT #OTD #smallfaces
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May 21
The Back Of Love was released today in 1983. Banger of a tune 🐰
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May 8
Great to celebrate the publication of @AmandaPCraig’s fierce & funny new novel High and Low at @Dauntbooks Marylebone last night.
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Mal Evans' Diaries book just announced - coming December 2026!
With the Beatles: Mal Evans' Illustrated Journey
by @KennethAWomack
Pre-order here: amzn.to/4w5rZl1
[affiliate link]
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New Podcast! I’m joined by @jimwindolf to discuss his book ‘Where The Music Had To Go’. Jim’s book tells the story of The Beatles and Bob Dylan’s influence on each other - where they met, what they said, and how they changed each other’s perspectives.
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Apr 30
An April Substack essay from me on the last day of the month: Read Paris on the Page: Writing the Impossible for FREE here 👉 judecook.substack.com/p/pari…
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David Bowie and William S. Burroughs, 1974
Photos by Terry O’Neill
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He could blow the roof off or melt an iceberg with those pipes.
35 years gone. Never forgotten. #SteveMarriott 🥃
“Say No More”
Humble Pie
BBC’s “Full House” October 1972
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Apr 16
Only 5 days to go before the launch of Shaun Wilson's brilliant debut novel MALC'S BOY! Join us at @thesocial on Tuesday 21st April at 7pm for a free event with music, readings and an in-conversation between Shaun and Lias Saoudi from @FatWhiteFamily. thesocial.com/event/conduit-…
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Apr 2
My review of Someone Like Me, an excellent collection of essays by autistic writers, in this week's @TheTLS
the-tls.com/regular-features…
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Mar 27
A piece of memoir for my March Substack: read The Happiest Man Alive: My Iranian Uncle for FREE here: 👇judecook.substack.com/p/the-…
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NO NEW YORK is the Guardian’s book of the day
theguardian.com/books/2026/m…
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Mar 12
Last call for this tonight. Do come along to hear Stu Hennigan talk about his debut novel, KESHED, with me at Bárd Books this evening at 7pm. Should be a belter. Tickets here: wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-d…
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Mar 9
Here's my review of Will Self's provocative new novel, The Quantity Theory of Morality, in this week's @spectator spectator.com/article/ghastl…
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Mar 9
This should be awesome. Do come along to hear Stu Hennigan talk about his fierce & moving debut novel, KESHED, with me at Bárd Books this Thursday 12th March, 7pm. Tickets going fast 👇👇 wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-d…
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The cult of Holbein; the uncertain future of reading; dreaming of Cairo; how the Bible came to be; an Orwellian dilemma – and much more.
The new TLS is out now: the-tls.com/issues/current-i…
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Mar 5
I reviewed Helle Helle's precise, controlled unforgettable novella, They, in @GuardianBooks. Translated by Martin Aitken, published by new small press Akoya. theguardian.com/books/2026/m…
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New photo book from George published by Random House out October 6th. Looks good!
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