
Jessie Thompson
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Arts Editor @independent ššØš | Publicist for Joni the kitten | Fan of dungarees, books and "The Sign" by Ace of Base | Repped by @RebeccasBooks
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āRooney has discovered her full literary prowess ā the reward is transcendent.ā Jo Hamya reviews Intermezzo for Independent Arts independent.co.uk/arts-entertainā¦

Huge congratulations to #FireWeather author John Vaillant for making the The Independent #Climate100 list for 2024! š independent.co.uk/climate-changeā¦

Stone cold legend Jacqueline Wilson ranks her books by how much they need trigger warnings and tells Jessie Thompson "I've never actually tried to access real hardcore porn" š„ independent.co.uk/arts-entertainā¦



Another great event Henley Literary Festival with the wonderful Jacqueline Wilson talking about her much anticipated adult novel Think Again in conversation with The Independent arts editor Jessie Thompson .


Such a pleasure interviewing Jacqueline Wilson and David Nicholls on stage at Henley Literary Festival yesterday - truly the double bill of dreams āØ


Han Kang wins the 2024 The Nobel Prize for Literature - Annabel Nugent had a beautiful conversation with her last year for Independent Arts āMy speed of writing canāt catch the speed of what I have up hereā independent.co.uk/arts-entertainā¦


Enjoyed talking to Gordon Smart and BBC Radio 5 Live last night about alcohol, mental health and the sober-curious trend (from 1:06) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0ā¦


I went inside the world of Nineties/Noughties boybands (and told the world about my love for Lee from Blue along the way), and let me tell you it was a strange place. New documentary Boybands Forever from Mindhouse Productions starts on BBC Two this weekend independent.co.uk/arts-entertainā¦

I wrote about being haunted by pregnant Margot Robbie on Insta and living in the same pair of one-size-up Lucy & Yak's for the year, because there are NO nice maternity clothes š„² independent.co.uk/life-style/preā¦

Start planning your reading list for next year with Katie Rosseinskyās guide to the new novels and non-fiction you shouldnāt miss #books independent.co.uk/arts-entertainā¦

My book, Good Anger: How Rethinking Rage can Change our Lives, is available for pre-order now with Bloomsbury Books UK . Discover: * The psychological and physical costs of suppressing anger, people-pleasing and avoiding conflict (1/3)