Others have rightly praised @StuHennigan’s Ghost Signs for its timeliness and the power of its enraging testimony. I’d like to do that too, and also mention the fierce compassion with which it’s written. An important book.

I’ll always be grateful to Hilary for how generously supportive she was of my career, and I know I’m one of many. She was so kind and wise, so incredibly available for one so busy. Her immense artistic intelligence is enshrined in the work, but what a shame there won’t be more.

Just finished English Monsters by James Scudamore. It’s exquisitely paced and crafted. Disturbing, and deftly done. Heartbreakingly brilliant.

Warner does Bonnie Prince Charlie - every bit as gloriously immersive and vibrantly surreal as you’d hope. Out April 6th from Polygon Books

Ha! Thank you.

#BestBooksOf2023 in the link below, including Ben Myers So Mayer Sarah Churchwell James Scudamore James Clarke Anne Enright, Bret Easton Ellis; and books from The Indigo Press Fitzcarraldo Editions And Other Stories Cipher Press Verso Books Boiler House Press 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Excited to be here

“He was impolite about pedestrians, especially if he thought they were overweight. But he was full of admiration for the dogs we passed.” On the anniversary of Joyce’s birth, I’m enjoying James Scudamore's encounters with his awful grandson Stephen, in the new Granta:

‘Few of us can know how it feels to read that your grandfather called your grandmother his “brown-arsed fuckbird”.’ James Scudamore on his encounter with Joyce’s grandson. granta.com/ecce-senex-ste…

My piece for Granta about attempting to ghostwrite the memoirs of James Joyce’s grandson is out today, and paywall-less for a limited period here: granta.com/ecce-senex-ste…

Bigging this up once more as the wall seems to be down for now (with thanks to James Clarke)

I took that book off the meja (mesa) and grabbed a kemeja (camisa) and my sepatu (sepatu) from the almari (almari) to go to a sekolah (escola), looking out the jendela (janela) to see the gereja (igreja). Anyway the novel is "Heliopolis" by James Scudamore, an all-time fave.

Thinking back to last Friday and just a few of ✩ Scarlet Page ✩ sensational snaps from the Festival that day!

Thank you to allwho came to last night's launch of "A Physical Education" Five Leaves Bookshop Wonderful to talk with James Scudamore who read from his brilliant novel "English Monsters" Vintage Books Everybody'sReviewing Goldsmiths Press Nottingham City of Literature (is away & reading) UoL Press Office Creative Writing at Leicester

As part of Literary Leicester 2025, I will be taking part in this panel discussion on 20th March, along with Jonathan Taylor and James Scudamore Tickets are still available but going fast! tickettailor.com/events/literar…

‘Few of us can know how it feels to read that your grandfather called your grandmother his “brown-arsed fuckbird”.’ James Scudamore’s reflections on trying to ghostwrite Stephen James Joyce's memoir, unlocked and free to read to mark Bloomsday. granta.com/ecce-senex-ste…