Sam Leith

For the senders of spam those are what economists call externalities…

As a recovering addict I'm very much cautious about things that are simultaneously the disease and the cure

The near-zero cost of sending this shit makes this a very unequal arms race.

Cannot. Case for books, as the antidote to everything that makes Kemi Badenoch Kemi Badenoch, made here:

“43 new emails”. 🫩 This since I last checked an hour ago. Of course not more than three are from humans. But they take time for a human to delete. Direction of travel: not good.

Pleasure. Huge admirer of your work.

I reckon

As usual, Sunder speaks sense. That the Reform people are so weirdly horny for the UAE and similar is a massive tell. I wrote this on the subject a bit back www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...

both AI and web3 are Going Just Fine.

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

Picket Fire is a small literary press, but I have no idea how to use Blue Sky or how to find people on here. So if #writers #authors #readers and anyone related to the #writingcommunity or #books community could help by sharing this post, that would be excellent.

That was my second thought. He’d like that runeblade *way* too much

Give him Stormbringer. Actually on second thoughts

Wonderful book. Too short. Thank you @questingvole.bsky.social

So pleased you liked it. Thank you. You make my day.

For sure. Individual psychology here is underexplored but my hunch is a certain type of sociopathic dickhead thrives under a permissive framework that requires and encourages sociopathic dickheads.

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

I love this

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

Sarah Hall and Charlie Porter among writers on ‘genre-defying’ Goldsmiths prize shortlist The £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fiction

Sarah Hall and Charlie Porter among writers on ‘genre-defying’ Goldsmiths prize shortlist

The £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fiction

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

This really is pretty astounding.

Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl review – dull razzle-dazzle from a star who seems frazzled Far from the Max Martin-assisted pop juggernaut fans expected, this soft-rock paean to domestic bliss is slight on tunes and still seethes with grievance. And the less said about her fiance’s ‘magic w...

Thoughts and prayers with Alexis Petridis, who will shortly be going into hiding. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

Hard to tell the real illegal militia from the fake illegal militia

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

The Washington Post Accused Me of “Gross Misconduct.” Here's My Response. This fight isn’t just about my job — it’s about who gets punished for telling the truth, and who gets protected for spreading hate and violence.

My latest in my fight against the Washington Post.

I’ve filed a grievance against the Post through the WaPo Guild— and have sent a letter to Washington Post challenging my firing.

Proud to have @normeisen.bsky.social + @katiephang.bsky.social in my corner.

karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...

Philippa Gregory: Boleyn Traitor Sam Leith's guest on this week's Book Club podcast is the historical novelist Philippa Gregory. In her gripping new book Boleyn Traitor, Philippa seeks to rescue Jane Boleyn from the vast condescensio...

Really enjoyed talking to Philippa Gregory about Cromwell, Tudor slang, historical fiction and tyranny for the new podcast

Hard agree. Also it’s a banger of a tune.

What an absolute fucking roaster

America, where did it go wrong? America isn’t just a place. It’s an idea. An idea to do with freedom

In which, futilely, I root for Allen Ginsberg over Pete Hegseth