Benjamin Myers

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The Book of Bogs - edited by Clare Shaw and Anna Chilvers

Publishing September.

Nature writing at its finest.

With some brilliant words from the legendary Patti Smith too!!

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Rare Singles by Benjamin Myers Playlist · Benjamin Myers · 46 items · 115 saves

If you've read my novel Rare Singles, you might enjoy a playlist of music I listened to while writing it.

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You need to shake the etch a sketch Author Benjamin Myers' books have won multiple awards. The Gallows Pole, Cuddy, The Offing, Rare Singles among a few of his titles.

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Thom Yorke & Stanley Donwood asked me to contribute a piece for their new exhibition at @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social so I wrote 'Responses To The Artwork Accompanying Popular Musical Group “The Smile” (Or First Thought, Best Thought: A Layman Speaks)'.

Exhibition and book launch next week.

79% of statistics quoted on social media are entirely made up.

Agreed - 'tis fantastic. And VERY Luke.

2 weeks ago I bought this in a charity shop.

Then last week I heard it mentioned on a podcast and thought "I've never heard of if, but it sounds interesting," and immediately went out and bought a copy.

A new sieve-brain record for me.

Treat yourself to a Top 5 and it can still be in there!

Indeed. It's on my anti-anxiety playlist.

The high-quality reproductions are complemented by exclusive interviews with the artists, and essays by Alex Farquharson, Nico Kos Earle, Benjamin Myers, James Putnam, Mark Radcliffe and Jennifer Ramkalawon.

I, like David Hasselhoff, remain inexplicably popular in Germany.

No. 15 this week.

#lookingforfreedom

OH GOD YES (also).

"Artificial" and "Intelligence" are two words that do not belong together.

I've never fully watched it. It's too close to home (literally).

It's my (urgh) happy place. Which is weird, because it's sad as fuck.

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Jesus Christ Kinski A bold and brilliant short work by the author of the Go…

Soon I shall be taking delivery of a pile of books that stand taller than me.

I'll then sign those books and send them off to indie book shops across the land, where they'll compete for space with books about sexy dragons & Japanese cats.

You can pre-order now.

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Check out this 2 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove 2 bedroom detached house for sale in Off Grid Cabin, Whittle Dene, Ovington, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 for £165,000. Marketed by George F.White, Durham

Tempting. Extremely tempting.

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A glaring oversight.

Over on Instagram, my pal Ben (unrelated, that's not how names work) is selling some great vintage collectibles, including a load of posters from my own archive:

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No 'Helm' by Sarah Hall on today's Booker Prize Longlist feels like a travesty.

I never know what the date is, but have just broken a personal record.

I guessed July 14th but apparently it's July 29th.

#brexit

BRMC: perhaps the dullest interview I ever conducted.

Absolutely. I quickly sensed The Strokes were mainly interested in models and cocaine.

Whereas the White Stripes tore it up, The Hives were huge fun and The Libertines were...colourful.

England, last night.

"The New Rock Revolution', as I recall.

Indeed. Indie landfill was definitely applied as it was happening; I actually once nearly died under the crushing weight of a pile of Pigeon Detectives CDRs.

I still walk with a limp today.

I prefer his early stuff.