
joe dunthorne
@joedunthorne
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Poet and novelist
New book: CHILDREN OF RADIUM
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🧪 CHILDREN OF RADIUM by joe dunthorne is a gripping family memoir uncovering one man's dark role in Nazi-era science. On sale today: bit.ly/3Bvd9MQ Perfect for fans of WHEN TIME STOPPED & THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES. Discover the long half-life of guilt & truth.


I spoke to joe dunthorne about his brilliant new book, a Holocaust memoir like no other jewishnews.co.uk/the-book-that-…


These just arrived! Thanks so much to Berlin Verlag and my translator, Hans-Christian Oeser. It means a lot to see my book published in German, the language that most of my family documents were written in. (Shame my German's not good enough to read it.) piper.de/buecher/kinder…




"Complicity, courage and cowardice examined in a slippery marvel" - The Guardian says of joe dunthorne's memoir Children of Radium. He'll be with us 15th May discussing this book with Rachel Seiffert and her fine novel, Once The Deed is Done. Tickets: booksellercrow.co.uk/event/author-e…



I try not to read reviews but that doesn’t stop me reading reviews of the reviews. Very happy to be in Literary Hub’s best reviewed books of April. 🌟 lithub.com/aprils-best-re…



Here's a new (very) short story I wrote for the first issue of the great Folding Rock Magazine, which had its London launch last night. This one is about the life we get and the ones we narrowly avoid. foldingrock.com/the-options/


Very pleased to announce Lennie Goodings Lennie Goodings, writer, publisher and Chair of Virago Press will be interviewing Rachel Seiffert and joe dunthorne at our event next Thursday 15th May. Tickets booksellercrow.co.uk/event/author-e…

“Simultaneously gentle and devastating… the excellent production and joe dunthorne’s humour and self-deprecation lift this tale way above the ordinary…” Delighted to see this glowing review from Miranda Sawyer of our new podcast Half-Life! observer.co.uk/culture/podcas…

V happy to see Half-Life as pick of the week in the @theguardian Saturday and reviewed by Miranda Sawyer on Sunday. First 4 eps are here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... In other news I cleaned my desk & found: 4 teaspoons 2 shells 1 pg of my great-grandpa's psychiatric notes 💫


“[A] moving, meditative and, at times, improbably comic series… The storytelling is first class, as is the darkly atmospheric sound design…” Fiona Sturges Financial Times review of Half-Life this morning! Cc joe dunthorne ft.com/content/1a20c5…

“A riveting, profoundly rewarding listen… joe dunthorne is a captivating storyteller” A great review of Half-Life by Patricia Nicol in today’s The Times and The Sunday Times! thetimes.com/culture/tv-rad…

Woh!!! Currently having an out-of-body experience that the great Patti Smith stumbled across my book. Also! I’m having an NYC launch for Children of Radium on Thurs 12th June, 7pm at @powerhousearena in convo with the mighty Jenny Offill. Say hi! Tix: powerhousearena.com/events/book-la…