
James Bradley
@cityoftongues
Author of Wrack, The Deep Field, The Resurrectionist, Clade and Ghost Species. Editor of The Penguin Book of the Ocean. New book, Deep Water, out now. He/him.
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I've got a piece in today's Guardian Australia about the Australian Museum's extinction cabinets and Zoe Sadokierski's Survival Stories project. I'm very grateful to have seen the cabinets - they're a very powerful experience - and for Mikearoo' beautiful photos. theguardian.com/science/articl…

Wonderful story by Graham Readfearn about the successful program to save the Campbell’s keeled glass-snail from extinction. theguardian.com/australia-news…

On Thursday next week (25 July) I'll be in conversation with the wonderful Michaela Kalowski at Petersham Bowling Club. It's going to be a fantastic event so would be great to see you there! Penguin Books Aus Scribe UK HarperOne events.humanitix.com/readers-books-…

There's an excerpt from Deep Water on Literary Hub today... HarperOne Penguin Books Aus Scribe UK lithub.com/how-the-contin…



I realised the other night that it's almost precisely 30 years since my first book, Paper Nautilus, was published. It's strange reading it now - it seems so fully formed and immediate - but also so long ago. Anyway, here's the title poem. I still like it. cityoftongues.com/poetry/paper-n…

In this thrilling work—a blend of history, science, nature writing, and environmentalism—acclaimed writer James Bradley James Bradley, plunges into the unknown to explore the oceans that created, shaped, and continue to sustain human life, and all life on Planet Earth and beyond



So thrilled Deep Water has been shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards. And in such incredible company. Huge congrats to Bonnie Cassidy, Abbas El-Zein, Antony Loewenstein and Ellen van Neerven, and thanks to @SLQld. Penguin Books Aus Scribe UK HarperOne slq.qld.gov.au/get-involved/a…


Hobart people! at 5:30pm on Thursday 15 August I'll be in conversation about Deep Water with Sabra Lane at Fullers Bookshop. It would be fantastic to see you there! @penguinbooksaus Scribe UK @harperonebooks fullersbookshop.com.au/event/deep-wat…

From James Bradley (James Bradley): Is oral history more durable than written history? wapo.st/3LTd9s4


“Australia generates around 76 million tonnes of waste a year. And while a bit over 60% of that is recycled or recovered in some way, close to a third – almost a tonne for every person in the country – ends up in landfill.” | James Bradley on waste mnth.ly/ouClfkX

Just unbelievably thrilled to see Charlotte Wood's Stone Yard Devotional on the The Booker Prizes shortlist. A beautiful, spare and hauntingly strange novel about the geological movement of grief by one of Australia's best writers (and an excellent human). theguardian.com/books/2024/sep…

Delighted to have had the opportunity to write about John Vaillant's remarkable Fire Weather and the new age of fire for @sydreviewbooks, and even more pleased it's one of the pieces chosen for the launch of their new website. Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 Hachette Australia Books sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essays/the-bla…

Congratulations to Charlotte Wood on the shortlisting of her novel 'Stone Yard Devotional' for the 2024 The Booker Prizes. Read James Bradley' review of Wood's "powerful and often profound" book here: satpa.pe/XYaU65r


Researchers and authors James Bradley and @amorinakingdon help us understand our marine ecosystems, and what we must do to protect and preserve them, with Laura Lynch, host of CBC What on Earth. Presented thanks to the generous support of PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION. writersfest.bc.ca/festival-event…
