All academics should read this excellent British Academy letter and summary of the issues with #OA for academic books #REF29

Gaza is “a post-apocalyptic environment,” with “people just waiting to be killed, either by airstrike, by disease, or even by hunger,” says UNRWA chief Philippe @UNLazzarini. On the consequences of the Knesset vote to stop UNRWA’s operations, he warns “that means that the backbone of the humanitarian response in Gaza will collapse.” Watch my full conversation with UNRWA’s commissioner general about the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, Israel’s move to shut down the organization, allegations of links to Hamas, and more.

To mark Day of the #ImprisonedWriter, send a message of hope and solidarity through our letter-writing campaign, #PENWrites, and join bookshops across the UK taking part in the campaign. ✉️ Follow the link below to send a message ⤵️ englishpen.org/pen-writes/

Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize theguardian.com/books/2024/n…

Berkeley Becomes The First US City To Ban Factory Farming “Berkeley citizens have voted in favour of banning factory farming” Absolutely wonderful news #AnimalsMatter #EndFactoryFarming #Forever plantbasednews.org/culture/l… via @PlantBasedNews

Tove Jansson murals, with hidden Moomins, seen for first time in Helsinki show theguardian.com/books/2024/o…

Tom Gauld on the narrator – cartoon theguardian.com/books/pictur…

Maggie O’Farrell: ‘Having a stammer was instrumental in making me a writer’ theguardian.com/books/2024/n…

Headline writers not messing about

So thankful that we in UK do not have the tory party in power.

“That Shattered is a book Hanif Kureishi could not have written without this calamity befalling him must be of scant comfort, yet these dispatches from its front line are extraordinary.” @chris_power newstatesman.com/culture/boo…

“..critical for non-GM supply chains incl. organic, that govt legislate co-existence. Untraceable new GMOs in food/farming threatens ability to fulfil legal duty to maintain separate supply chains. Govt agencies have duty of care to safeguard food systems integrity across the UK”

This is a dark, dark day for people around the globe. The world’s largest economy and most powerful military will be led by a dangerous, destructive demagogue.

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

A grim moment for #Kyiv. A second Trump presidency means the probable end of US military assistance to Ukraine. The country's troops are already outgunned on the battlefield, with Russia advancing at the fastest rate since 2022. East - most of Donetsk oblast - may be lost in 2025

Remembering John Berger born on this day in 1926. Before starting my Foundation course at St Albans college of art in 1984 ‘Ways If Seeing’ was our required reading, still sharp and relevant now. It was an honour to provide the artwork for his last book ‘Ein Geschenk Fur Rosa’

Philadelphia law enforcement officials say Trump claims about "massive cheating" is "disinformation" / @Bsamuels0 haaretz.com/us-news/2024-11-…

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The decimation of libraries probably affects under 5s - the age where reading for pleasure is established - more than any other group. Books for little kids are short and expensive, but you used to be able to go to a library and take 5 different ones home every week.