I wrote a piece about the film Cool Runnings, my short lived career as an athlete and the differences between literary and sporting failure.

'While toxic figures with millions of online followers dominate the cultural conversation about masculinity, Szalay’s novels offer a more honest account of male experience. In short, most men are losers.' @GuyStagg reviews David Szalay's Flesh:

I wrote about London, psychogeography and Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia for @TheLondonMag October / November issue. Read the first few pages below and then buy a copy here: https://t.co/iRWR0t4r0a Thanks @JamiePCameron for the great editorial work

'We’re not in the rubble, but we carry it inside us. That contradiction, being physically far but emotionally tied in, is a big part of what it means to be Palestinian in exile.' An interview with @MaiSerhan:

This x100000. Every single London lit Twitter freak

'Most art can take place anywhere, so I don't see why it shouldn't. I think it should happen everywhere.' — Vera Leppänen From the latest issue, writers, poets, musicians and event organisers discuss London's live music and poetry scene. Read here:

'There’s big trouble in the world of little magazines.' — Tristram Fane Saunders @TATFS on what makes 'little magazines' so fragile, why they matter and why they so often vanish without any fanfare. Read here:

On Wednesday 29th October, The London Magazine will launch its new series of poetry readings, Off the Page, with performances from @CamilleRalphs_, Declan Ryan, @le0nardpoetry and @jobratten. From memory, no phones. Tickets and further information here: https://t.co/qpN85wbF7C

You can read it here: https://t.co/9hIeYuhtPV

You can read it here: https://t.co/9hIeYuhtPV

'The reason I want to write novels rather than philosophy is that I want whatever point the novel makes to have a kind of undertone of disagreement with itself.' Benjamin Markovits in conversation with @JamiePCameron:

'Make Gaza Beautiful Again' fuck these people!

This is a great piece of criticism that everyone should read.

This gives a great account of what's going in contemporary poetry in UK. 'Song and strength – musical intelligence matched by a muscularity of thought, which combined make a kind of energy – are amply provided by some books on the Eliot shortlist this year; from others not.'

We are excited to announce The London Magazine’s Best Books of 2024, as chosen by twenty-one of our contributors. Read the full list here:

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Really excited about this one mainly because of the cover – been wanting to use something from Paul Graham's A1 - The Great North Road for ages. Would be perfectly happy for his photos to feature exclusively on the london mag cover for rest of time.

Ffs go on then https://t.co/WAbbUzcjKo

Poem-a-Day 21 'And maybe it is this analogue silence — the hush of your nervous system like something tuning in, the white noise of each other’s breathing — that brings to mind each private dread' fm 'When we fall asleep' by @JamiePCameron https://t.co/LtyiM93JJ2