John Mitchinson
@johnmitchinson
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Co-host of @BacklistedPod. Former publisher. Quondam writer for @qikipedia. Keeper of #pigs & #bees. He/him.
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Joined December 2008
A new @BacklistedPod in which we discover why our guest @ninastibbe refused to review her fave book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 at the time. with @i_am_mill_i_am and @birchos (who has never laughed so much).
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RT @annabookbel: A short report on an event at @MostlyReading on Friday: The lovely @joedunthorne in conversation with @johnmitchinson on….
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RT @arealmofwonder: RIP Paul Durcan. This was the first poem I read by him, and it absolutely broke me.
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The bliss of going rogue. A wonderful interview with Patrick McCabe in the @IrishTimesCultr on the publication of GOLDENGROVE by @unboundsocials .
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His language hits a rare pitch: a mongrel form of modernism, a sui generis mash-up of B movies, old pop songs, poems & folk tunes; the ghosts of Joyce, Larkin, Hopkins & Kavanagh sharing pints with Eric Morecambe, Arthur Mullard & Phil Silvers. Call it the McCabe Late Style. .
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The jaunty tone gives way to a darker mood as abduction, torture, bombings ensue. GOLDENGROVE is McCabe's most political novel. The troubled relationship between Britain and Ireland, - two countries divided by a violent common history – is its deep theme.
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The two clubbable Englishmen at its heart turn out to be agents of the British state, sent to infiltrate the IRA. The vibe darkens.
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It's a comedy with a heart that's blacker than obsidian. Late sixties Dublin. A theatrical agency. A bar called Minty's. Heavy drinking, smoking and thespian excess of all kinds abound.
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I'm very pleased and not a little relieved that this fine book is published today by @unboundsocials . It's GOLDENGROVE the fourteenth novel by the great Patrick McCabe.
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RT @TrooperSnooks: The @countryslidepod trio took a trip to London to celebrate the launch of Words From The Hedge. Huge thanks to @JamesCh….
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A reminder that @BacklistedPod has its own Backlisted Bookshop on @bookshop_org_UK where you can buy all the books mentioned in today's episode (and all the 238 previous ones). Buying there supports the podcast & indie bookshops 🙏.
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On today's @BacklistedPod we discuss a book that has the merciless clarity of May sunshine - Lauren Elkin joins @i_am_mill_i_am, @birchos and me to discuss her sparkling new translation of Les Belle Images (The Image of Her) by Simone de Beauvoir.
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RT @carolecadwalla: An absolute masterclass in how the UK media platforms and normalises far right politics. This is how Farage wins. https….
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RT @louise__powell: 1st May marks 6 years since I became a published writer, with a memoir about flapping at Easington Greyhound Stadium. T….
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Here's a post I did on the book last year that's as close as I've come to going viral (800k + views). I still stand by every word. Hedges FTW!.
This is a thread about hedges. They matter more than you think. And they are way more interesting. Let me explain… (1/12)
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Bursting with pride (like may blossom from a hedgerow) at the publication of this beautifully written, important book, WORDS FROM THE HEDGE. Hail to the hedglaying word-hewer Richard Negus @troopersnooks Buy now from @unboundsocials.
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RT @RobGMacfarlane: What happens if we imagine rivers as having lives, deaths––& even rights?.I wrote this essay ab….
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RT @BacklistedPod: New episode up now. Monkey King: Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en, with guest Kaliane Bradley in conversation with @jo….
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