Martin Goodman
@MartinGoodman2
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Writer, and Publisher @barbicanpress1. New book on the Bishnois, MY HEAD FOR A TREE, and new fiction. Emeritus professor of creative writing at Hull.
London Santa MonIca Lowestoft
Joined July 2011
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The River Hull as it heads towards the Humber, an old barge in the low tide mud. In Philip Larkin's poem 'Here', his hymn of love to his adopted town, he wrote of 'barge-crowded water' both in the docks and here on the River Hull. The barges were used to transfer goods from
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Getting the message across... A letter from my recent trip to Spain https://t.co/uLNJDhZgYq
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"The Opposite is Also True" - so said Beethoven, so say I, and here are some thoughts about that:
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The song ‘What Bliss is Home’ composed by @benparrymusic that will be sung by local schoolchildren at the unveiling of the BRITTEN AS A BOY statue | Download the words and music free from our website (link in biog) and join in on Mon 10th Nov at 2pm 🎶
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[Hull] was famously described by Philip Larkin, who lived here from 1955 to his death in 1985, as "a frightful dump, chilly and smelling of fish." But don’t let that put you off: He fell for the city’s gritty charms, eventually, and wrote about it often.
nationalgeographic.com
With 800 years of maritime history, this northern town is going all in on its seafaring past in 2026 with revamped museums, docks, and preserved ships. See why its laid-back charm is so hard to...
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He was a fine gentlemen as well as a radically fine poet. It was an honour to host an evening of his readings at Hull. 103. Bravo Maurice and thanks for being with us.
Larkin’s flip side, Maurice Rutherford has died. They were born within weeks of each other. A son of a ‘town that lets you write’, Maurice is a Hull legend. If you don’t know his poetry, you’re in for a treat.
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Yay! I'm really happy with this book, and often revisit scenes in my head. It's an eco cyber espionage thriller for the Gen Z generation, and while some readers so far haven't really LIKED it they rush-read it to the end.
THE BOY ON THE TRAIN IS OUT NOW!! 🧑🏻💻🏭🚅 @MartinGoodman2 Silently, digitally, a boy takes apart your family. What would you do to save everything? Available in paperback and eBook! 📕 👉 https://t.co/gukuuGKuT2 🌍 https://t.co/ukLkN5g31I 🌎 https://t.co/edcpO3nCso
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Defending nature with their lives-MARTIN GOODMAN-The Extraordinary Story of India’s #Bishnoi A free-ranging conversation with the inimitable Terrence McNalley on his progressive 'Free Forum' podcast. https://t.co/oX3WsrxQOg
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Email from What is humanity capable of? Click here, to View as Webpage. To unsubscribe scroll to bottom. Recommended: Scroll for links to timely articles How much good is humanity capable of? MARTIN G
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Fantasy, horror and sci-fi writing workshop coming soon to Avenues Library! https://t.co/kzgEH7g4KG
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How many stories does a writer have to tell? One? Really?
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Huge congratulations to @jeanmcneilwrite for being selected as a finalist in the Environmental Literature category of the Banff Mountain Book Prize 2025! 🤩🥳 Big thanks to @BanffMtnFest for the honour! 🧡 #books
#bookprize
#environment
#landscape
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Publishing 7 October The Boy On The Train by Martin Goodman. Many thanks to Barbican Press for sending a proof copy, looking forward to reading @MartinGoodman2 @BarbicanPress1 #TheBoyOnTheTrain
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This is pretty wonderful
The late Duchess of Kent taught music in a primary school in Hull.
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Don't worry! Everything will be alright! As evidence here's a rainbow over Britain's most easterly point, Lowestoft.
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