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The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult Back in print for its 20th anniversary, The Course of the Heart refuses give away all the answers, or hardly any for that matter.

'Masterpiece... you might just have found your new favourite author'

#TheCourseOfTheHeart by @mjohnharrison.bsky.social, reviewed in the Big Issue. This new edition of Harrison's cult novel, featuring an introduction by Julia Armfield, is out now.

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Hallucinating old geezer somehow got into Waterstones Putney yesterday evening, but Julia Armfield managed to talk him down & he even had some interesting tales to tell.

This is an extraordinary, beautiful novel. I teach it as part of a graduate fiction seminar at NYU and I am still unpicking its mysteries.

Aún recuerdo el final de El curso del corazón fue una mezcla de asombro y belleza (algo que siempre siento con Harrison, una belleza dulce)
Volvió a reeditarse El curso del corazón, novela imprescindible (como Light).
Acá la consiguen con editorial Sigilo.

Jen Calleja – A Personal Anthology Jen Calleja is a writer and literary translator based in London. Her short story collection I’m Afraid That’s All We’ve Got Time For is forthcoming from Prototype, and her translation of German aut…

Featuring Personal Anthology debuts for:

@jencalleja.bsky.social
Yuri Felsen
Shola von Reinhold

So congrats to them!

(NB You can read Jen's own Personal Anthology, a selection of Maltese short fiction, here: apersonalanthology.com/category/jen...)

A Personal Anthology Writers, critics and others dream-edit a personal anthology of their favourite short stories

In some belated admin, I've just updated the apersonalanthology.com website with @robertloyko-greer.bsky.social's selection of a dozen short stories... from way back in June!!!

Simon Kuper - World Cup Fever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments | Wells Festival of Literature

I'm speaking about my new book, World Cup Fever, at the Wells literary festival in Somerset on October 20. Tickets available here - come one and all: wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/events/2025-...

Gurnaik Johal: ‘I had no idea Zadie Smith was such a big deal!’ The author on a brilliant biography of Buster Keaton, coming round to Joseph Conrad, and marathon training with Karl Ove Knausgård

Gurnaik Johal: ‘I had no idea Zadie Smith was such a big deal!’

two writers on a stage chuckling at a joke, flowers on a table

Absolutely delightful evening on the 6th floor of Foyles yesterday, chatting to the great Helen Macdonald. Thanks to everyone who came & got the vibe. Followed by a trip to the venerable Pollo's. Photo: Simon Phillips, thanks Simon.

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How to eat like a Parisian | The Observer In Moveable Feasts, Chris Newens journeys through Paris peeling back its layers of gastronomic myth

'Engaging, perceptive and clear ... However deep we delve, there’s always another layer of myth-making to keep us fascinated, frustrated – and hungry for more'

Tuck into this delicious @theobserveruk.bsky.social review for Chris Newens' #MoveableFeasts 🍽️

Alternating currents The six great rivers of the historical Punjab all rise in the High Himalayas, then chart their own paths through eastern Pakistan or northeastern India

'Thrilling'

A fantastic review for Gurnaik Johal's #Saraswati in @thetls.bsky.social ✨

Listen now to my chat on Radio4 with Gurnaik Johal on his debut @serpents-tail.bsky.social novel Saraswati on #TakeFourBooks: where a lost river re-emerges in contemporary India. His 3 influences include @amitav.bsky.social, Joseph Conrad and poet Natalie Diaz! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I read every day — these are my 10 favourite books of the year If you're looking for something new to read this summer, I would highly recommend trying any of these 10 books, all published this year.

'Part political satire, part ecological allegory, this is an excellent novel to delve into if you're after something both entertaining and thought-provoking'

Another fantastic review for Gurnaik Johal's debut novel #Saraswati 🌊

Gurnaik Johal’s Saraswati: myth and politics in modern India The discovery of a holy river sparks celebration and protest in an ambitious, continent-crossing debut novel

'Reminiscent of Salman Rushdie, though the debut novels it most resembles in energy and range are David Mitchell’s Ghostwritten and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth'

A stellar review from @john-self.bsky.social for Gurnaik Johal's #Saraswati in the Observer ☀️

ICYMI, we had Gurnaik Johal on the podcast this month to talk about maximalist fiction and his debut novel, Saraswati (@serpents-tail.bsky.social).

Listen to the full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Wd3...

From my essay on the political space-time of the short story @literaryhub.bsky.social, the intro to the excellent 22 Fictions: New Writing from Desperate Literature & @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social edited by Kate Ellis and Robert Greer published y'day!

Read my essay here:
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A fascinating interview in @wasafirimag.bsky.social with #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal 👇✨

YouTube video by Waterstones Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2025 Shortlist Interview

Introducing the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlistees!

We're so proud of our author Gurnaik Johal who has been chosen by @waterstones.bsky.social booksellers for his novel #Saraswati 🌊

My perfect holiday reading, by Bernardine Evaristo, David Nicholls, Zadie Smith and more From novels and short stories, to biography and history, leading authors recommend their favourite recent books and the ones they can’t wait to dive into

So great to see this Serpent's Tail double whammy from Bernardine Evaristo as she recommends #NoSmallThing by Orlaine McDonald and #StagDance by @torreypeters.bsky.social in this summer holiday reading piece for @theguardian.com 📚🌞

Best summer books of 2025: Science fiction James Lovegrove selects his best mid-year reads

'As eye-poppingly bizarre as they come'

#DengueBoy by Michel Nieva, translated from the Spanish by Rahul Bery, is a Financial Times' best science fiction book of the summer!

Get your copy of this psychedelic dystopia now 🦟

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About - A Personal Anthology A weekly guest-editor picks and introduces a personal anthology of twelve favourite short stories. Click to read A Personal Anthology, by Jonathan Gibbs, a Substack publication with thousands of subsc...

There's still time to sign up for @robertloyko-greer.bsky.social's Personal Anthology – his delicious pick of and introduction to a dozen experimental and Modernism-flavoured short stories. Hitting inboxes at 2pm. Sign up here if you don't subscribe. RT if you.

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An extraordinary debut from a young British writer, plus the best novels of June From a thrilling, seven-part epic to a compelling new novel set off the coast of Naples, our critics review June’s latest fiction

'Saraswati works beautifully. Johal has written a major novel, and at his very first attempt'

A phenomenal 5-star review for #Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal, out this Thursday ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

As usual I've been juggling reading multiple books this week but since it's half term I've not actually finished anything Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal is one I'm making great progress with.
#booksky #litearyfiction #lovereading

BA and Bookshop.org join forces on ‘one-off’ Book of the Month for Independent Bookshop Week The Booksellers Association and Bookshop.org are combining their respective Book of the Month campaigns for June into a “one-off” partnership to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week 2025.

'Walking into an independent bookshop is to know I am safe in the hands of people who love books as much as me'

A great piece in @thebookseller.com on their Book of the Month pick with @bookshop.org for June, #NoSmallThing by Orlaine McDonald!

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This is publishing on 19th June, full information here:
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A tower of #Saraswati signed by Gurnaik Johal today!

Pre-order your signed copy of the debut of the summer through @waterstones.bsky.social here 👉tinyurl.com/SaraswatiWaterstones

Gurnaik Johal and Ariel Saramandi at Gloucester Road Books Gloucester Road Books presents two wonderful writers, Gurnaik Johal and Ariel Saramandi, whose new books masterfully examine the legacy of empire and the snowballing climate crisis in distinct, dynami...

I’ll be in Bristol (Gloucester Road Books) on the 16th June with the great Gurnaik Johal, discussing his novel Saraswati and my collection Portrait of an Island on Fire.
Tickets here: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/glo...

My 10 #nonfiction titles not to miss for July @thebookseller.com are by @shahnazahsan.bsky.social @arifa.bsky.social Alayo Akinkugbe, Nick Dawson, Sasha Debevec- McKenney, Tim Franks, Mandy Haggith, Chris Newens, Tim Pugh, Slutty Chef

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – bizarre but utterly compelling Dengue Boy is set in a dystopian future where much of the world is flooded and the remainder is plagued by disease and despair.

I also reviewed this cracker - an utterly unhinged piece of satirical dystopia from Argentina.
@robertloyko-greer.bsky.social @serpents-tail.bsky.social

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