Marlon James
@MarlonJames5
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Best books lists are all over the place this year— as they should be. But I’m glad we all agree that Paul Murray is a fucking genius and The Bee Sting knocked this shit out of the park.
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I loved catching up with @MarlonJames5 and Jake Morrissey about Season Three of their terrific literary podcast.
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Marlon James and Jake Morrissey preview Season Three of their spicy literary podcast, 'Marlon and Jake Read Dead People.'
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At 2 PM, join @MarlonJames5, Sheila Heti, and Ottessa Moshfegh in The New Fantastical. Or tune into Reinventing the Memoir with Margo Jefferson and Ingrid Rojas Contreras Acompaña a Andrea Abreu, Alia Trabucco Zerán y Camila Sosa Villada en The Difficult Fate of Girls and Women
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Did I mention that not only was I an invited guest, but my name was on the flyer?
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Turns out that packs of middling white girls, whose job it is get the promoter to be rude to you because they want your spot, and not the dozens of others available, and because he has 3AM plans for his penis, which he thinks will involve them, are still coming to the night club.
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ENFIN ! "Léopard Noir, Loup Rouge" de Marlon James est arrivé au bureau. Un roman fantastique qui recrée une Afrique de légende, avec une imagination sans limites 👹💫. Bientôt disponible aux editions @AlbinMichel
@MarlonJames5 #rentreelitteraire #rl2022 #roman #fantastique
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Celebrate #PrideMonth with Commonwealth Pride, a #BigJubileeRead Event presented by @readingagency and @libsconnected. @Uli_Lenart talks to @MarlonJames5 and @Doug_D_Stuart about writing from an LGBT+ perspective. 🏳️🌈 Watch on YouTube from 30 June, 7pm. https://t.co/vL7gAyHMoU.
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“For evidence of the power of #fiction we only need to look to its enemies. They already know literature has the power to change the world: that’s why they ban and burn it. It’s why the culture wars invade libraries all over America.” — @MarlonJames5
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Marlon James discusses writing realistic Black characters, being inspired by African folktales, and why we don’t have to let go of the world of make-believe to tell serious stories.
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Steve Kerr on today's tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
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The incredible @MarlonJames5 spoke with fellow author, astrophysicist, and @PioneerWorks_ Director of Sciences @JannaLevin to celebrate MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING, diving deep into the world that Marlon has so masterfully created:
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Real privilege to meet a hero of mine 🇯🇲 author @MarlonJames5 & 🇬🇧producers Helen Flint & Simon Maxwell, in Kingston to film Marlon’s police drama “Get Millie Black” for @channel4 & @hbo @UKinCaribbean
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Tonight! Powell's Books Presents Marlon James in Conversation With Benjamin Percy
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ICYMI: Our latest episode of #LateNightLit with @marlonjames5 and @jakepmorrissey is available now! https://t.co/mWzpN1S6iI
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The wretchedness of this airline already produced a novel about it. And here am I, a novelist who should have know better.
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None of you people could have reminded me to never fly the always awful #AmericanAirlines ?
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Dropping science in Red Hook this Saturday. Come out!
Can't wait to host author Marlon James in celebration of his new book Moon Witch, Spider King, the second installment in his acclaimed Dark Star trilogy—his self-described “African Game of Thrones.” Join us in real life to discuss fiction, speculation, and fantasy. @MarlonJames5
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British folks and peeps: looking forward to seeing (half) your faces! And if you haven’t, go get a damn ticket.
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.@marlonjames5's MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING is an ✨🌙 INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! 🌙✨ Haven't started this genre-bending fantasy epic? START READING NOW: https://t.co/wXdSbj79aR
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