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A message from James Bloodworth to start the weekend 👇

LISTEN NOW to the latest episode of The Booking Club in which Leo Robson discusses his first novel with Jack Aldane at Jincheng Alley in Central London. 🔗 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the… 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/6FlKov… 🔗 shows.acast.com/5eb2ec99ca791f…

Was reminded what today’s date meant, so re-upping the My Martin Amis live show before it’s too late!

"It was loud and clear on My Martin Amis  — note that title — a podcast series of interviews with some of his followers. Must say, I licked it up. The pop lit crit. The weave of social and personal histories." Jonny Foyd with ref to David Patrikarakos's episode with Jack Aldane.

"It was loud and clear on My Martin Amis   — note that title — a podcast series of interviews with some of his followers. Must say, I licked it up. The pop lit crit. The weave of social and personal histories. They still adore Amis — you can’t disavow what you loved as a teenager

Excellent, thoughtful, occasionally sceptical piece by Josiah Gogarty in British GQ about Conduit Books, interviewing three 'early career' novelists: Derek Owusu, Thomas Peermohamed Lambert & Leo Robson gq-magazine.co.uk/article/do-we-…

☀️June's episode of The Booking Club introduces James Bloodworth to the club to talk about the little known origins, and evolutions, of the manosphere. Join us at James's favourite restaurant soon!

taking out my rare MacIntyres

Arresting thought from MacIntyre re Austen. Also, what a fantastic name: Bret ‘from the’ Brink Bret van den Brink

On Rory Sutherland’s recommendation:

I’ve done another of them restaurant reviews. observer.co.uk/style/restaura…

Loved this book: "Postmodern culture has little affection for ‘hierarchies’ but the act of discrimination is a regular feature of everyday social life ... Why should we pass judgements on rock bands and football teams but not on poetry?"

Great book about T.S. Eliot and the composition of The Waste Land.

“The American literary man is consumed with shame and rage, obsessed with projecting his brand of online masculinity, so I’ve put together a reading list for him.” Alex Perez alexperez.substack.com

This is very funny.

Has anyone read anything by Flannery O’Connor? Where should one begin?

Digging into this one today ☕️ ‘Against Progress’ by Slavoj Žižek (2025)

So there is a podcast about Martin Amis called My Martin Amis in which guests come on and discuss Martin Amis My Martin Amis m.youtube.com/@mymartinamisp…