Reni Eddo-Lodge
@renireni
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Author of the triple award winning WHY I'M NO LONGER TALKING TO WHITE PEOPLE ABOUT RACE. She/her. Forbes 30 under 30. Contact: @FelicityBryan
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A million copies sold 🤯 thank you to everybody who made it so.
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Feels absolutely wild to have broken this record 🤯 My work stands on the shoulders of so many Black British literary giants - Bernadine Evaristo, Benjamin Zephaniah, Zadie Smith, Andrea Levy, Stella Dadzie, Stuart Hall, Linton K Johnson, Jackie Kay, Gary Younge - to name a few.
Reni Eddo-Lodge becomes first black British author to top UK book charts
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Maya Angelou said, "when people show you who they are, believe them". Relevant then, relevant now, relevant forever.
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I feel like the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK is doing more for Britain's reputation on the world stage than the British government at this moment in time
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WHY I'M is now a
@nytimes
bestseller
The NYT paperback nonfiction list gives me a glimmer of hope for our country.
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She's been drugged, forced to perform, had her reproductive rights violated.
#FreeBritney
is not a joke. I'm so glad she is finally speaking out.
Britney Spears has publicly spoken for herself regarding the
#FreeBritney
movement for the first time
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Do you ever just stare into space and think about how wild it is to be living through this time?
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Show me a picture that PROVES you went to a British school
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This month, I join 19 other activists, many of whom I deeply admire, on a special pull out cover of
@BritishVogue
's September issue. It's on newsstands this Friday.
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Wow. It's been over three years since publication, yet this is the first review of WHY I'M that properly understands what I was trying to do in the writing of it.
“It had been a while since something had come along and presented a case for why the racism conversation itself is rigged.”
@nikeshshukla
on the enduring lessons of
@renireni
’s seminal book ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race’.
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I don't think any of us would have got through lockdown without the arts. TV and film is the arts. Gaming is the arts. The books you read to escape are the arts. The music you listened to in order to cope is the arts. The government ignores the arts at its peril.
Failure to properly support the arts is an ideological choice and not an economic one. The maths do not add up, when compared to other industries. I get that others in my field can’t say this, but I can and I will.
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I did this interview in response to topping the UK book charts this week.
Reni Eddo-Lodge: 'The debate on racism is a game to some and I don't want to play'
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I still can't believe that the big Topshop is just...gone.
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I've been plotting alongside Rebecca Solnit,
@emmawatson
and
@WOWisGlobal
launch a public history project - reimagining
@TfL
’s Tube map by naming stops after women who've made their mark on the city. Would love to know who should rep your local station:
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I've written to both
@spectator
and
@Independent
, asking them to correct the false claims about my politics published in both publications last weekend.
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I have watched Francia Márquez Mina's rise - the first black Vice President of Colombia - with respect and admiration. Breaking those kind of barriers comes with relentless racism. I hope she finds some respite in my work. In solidarity,
@FranciaMarquezM
! 🖤✊🏿
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A whole year in the top ten bestseller list 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
It happened. 52 weeks. Which by our intensive mathematical reasoning (thought we were one trick ponies, eh?) adds up to an *entire year*. Congrats,
@renireni
. Congrats,
@BloomsburyBooks
. And thank you to everyone who made the first step to educating themselves.
#BlackLivesMatter
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At this point, news stations need to make an ethical call on broadcasting lies and conspiracy theories without simultaneous caption/commentary pointing out as such. No matter how high the office.
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😭😭😭 Peter is an objectionable character BUT EastEnders has been a part of my life since childhood and basically got me through the pandemic, so this is a career highlight 😭😭😭
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After weeks of illness, two rounds of antibiotics and two negative covid tests, I'm finally getting over a particularly virulent chest infection and feeling like myself again. The best Christmas gift I could have hoped for.🎄🙏🏾
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The paranoia at the heart of unearned power and privilege.
The moment where Harry tells Oprah that his family are scared of the tabloids and know that they *have* to play the game is the one that has most stoked that media rage. You’re not supposed to say out loud how the trick is done.
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@HackneyAbbott
@UKLabour
I can't think of any context in which those comments would be acceptable. You're right to push for full publication of the chats. Sunlight might work as a disinfectant.
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The institution of our unelected head of state relies on our approval for their legitimacy, because they've never sought our consent.
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Shout out to all of my fellow glasses wearers during this winter mandatory mask season 😩
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Gosh, I don't know how to say this without it sounding like I'm crapping on other writers. But I'm glad this has been written.
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Last night, the BeReal notification pinged as I was mid speech, celebrating selling a million copies of my book, surrounded by the best people. My favourite post yet 💜
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@AyoCaesar
You're very right to point out the media framing of this incident, Ash. The fact that multiple media outlets framed her as the victim and you as the aggressor suggests that there is more sympathy for her views in journalism than the industry would like to admit.
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My energy in 2015:
fuck it, im writing the book i want to read. i don’t care about publishing or trends, nothing. This book will blow MY own socks off. that’s it. that’s the tweet.
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Loved being in conversation with the legendary Angela Davis. At a time when we are quick to revere the 'lone genius', she does a wonderful job of bringing her work back to the movement, and is always thinking of the collective.
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Thank you
@NielsenBook
for this gold
@BestsellerAwrds
! Last year, I committed to donating a portion of my royalties back to the movement. An update:
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Hi all, it's my birthday weekend! 🎂🎉 If you feel inclined to send good wishes, I'd love it if you signed this petition too!
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Thanks for having me
@SadiqKhan
!
Wonderful to welcome two literary trailblazers to City Hall tonight to talk race, identity and the Black British experience.
Thanks to
@BernardineEvari
and
@renireni
for such a lively, engaging discussion and debate.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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I hope everyone can see this for what it is. This statement, Piers Morgan's (a former tabloid editor) swivel eyed rage. Harry exposed a long standing symbiotic relationship, and toys are being thrown out of the pram.
"The UK media is not bigoted and will not be swayed from its vital role holding the rich and powerful to account following the attack on the press by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex": Robust statement from
@EditorsUK
following Meghan and Harry's interview
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Sending love and support to Twigs. It takes bravery to speak out
it may be surprising to you to learn that i was in an emotionally and physically abusive relationship. it was hard for me to process too, during and after i never thought something like this would happen to me.
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Still can't quite believe that the pandemic claimed Percy Ingles
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Here's my theory: thirteen years of the Tories severely underfunding public services has some working people feeling resentful about paying tax. That resentment plays neatly into the hands of the low tax right wing of the Tory party. Please understand.... we are being played
the fact £30k per year after tax about £2080 per month and £45k per year is £2800 per month is actually disgusting
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Any other Londoners watching
@TheBoysTV
and getting distressed by Karl Urban's cockney accent? It's insulting to my culture 😤
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Since 2021, the Conservative Party's line on racism in Britain is that it doesn't exist. To acknowledge the truth of their biggest donor's hateful comments, the explicit reference to Diane's race & gender, would be to concede defeat. That's why
@10DowningStreet
floundered today.
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That my alma mater chose to suspend the students who exposed racism is an absolute disgrace. Don't dare claim me as a success while engaging in this nonsense. Reinstate the students immediately!!
NEW: How Lancashire university suspended Black students who blew whistle on racist incidents including use of N-word & black face.
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I've been contacted by the acting editor of the
@Independent
. The online article has been updated with a correction.
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Amazing to see this politician respond to the aquittal of the Colston 4 by essentially saying that the result of a *trial by jury* undermines the rule of law, and that his party is planning to change the rules to make sure it goes their way next time.
“Peaceful protest is the right way to go...that’s why we have democracy”
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP gives his reaction to
#BBCBreakfast
, after four people who pulled down a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston last year, are acquitted.
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News!! The last two years have been such a rollercoaster, I felt compelled to write a new chapter. Out on July 21st 💥
Bloomsbury is releasing an updated edition of Reni Eddo-Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, which the publisher says has now sold more than one million copies across all editions.
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It isn't right that a single company holds the only key to what millions of people around the world consider to be vital infrastructure. If you in anyway make your living online, I hope yesterday served as a grave warning.
To the huge community of people and businesses around the world who depend on us: we're sorry. We’ve been working hard to restore access to our apps and services and are happy to report they are coming back online now. Thank you for bearing with us.
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The UK's media landscape felt hostile towards young people of colour before Gal-dem came along. The magazine was so necessary, such a balm to many of our souls, so assertive in centering marginalised voices. We cannot take quality independent media for granted.
We are incredibly sad to announce that gal-dem is closing.
Several factors that have contributed to this difficult decision, including numerous challenges with running a small, mission-driven, independent media company. We’ve shared more here
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I'm delighted to reveal City of Women London! I've collaborated with
@EmmaWatson
& Rebecca Solnit to reimagine the iconic Tube map, replacing every stop with the name of a woman, non binary person or women led collective.
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Italian translation of WHY I'M is forthcoming 🇮🇹
Le
@EdizioniEO
acquisiscono "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race" di
@renireni
, il libro-manifesto che ha riunito le voci delle proteste contro la discriminazione razziale
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So many rotten apples at the met police! They're basically making cider at this point.
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I miss it 😭
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My podcast, About Race, has been nominated for three
@lovieawards
! Best Host, Best Series and Best Documentary. You can help the show win by voting for us in the three categories:
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I think publishing is doing a disservice to up and coming black writers by trying to do rinse and repeats of my book's success.
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Grab yourself a bargain!!
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by
@renireni
is a bargain £1.09 on kindle today
@BloomsburyBooks
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Justice for Shilpa Shetty
Got a question about the tour? Comment below and two lucky fans will get their question answered at tomorrow's Press Conference, streaming LIVE on Instagram and YouTube Tuesday 14th February at 11am GMT 📣📣📣
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This is amazing!
BREAKING: Every 18 year old leaving care in
#Wales
will be offered £1,600 a month over 2 years under the basic income pilot. 🏴
It's believed to be the highest amount offered on a scheme of its kind *ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD*.
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Her character was done absolutely dirty in the way she was written out of Angel - seemed like textbook discrimination against a pregnant actress - so this is not surprising to me at all
Charisma Carpenter opening up about the emotional abuse she endured while working with joss whedon on both Buffy and Angel. proud of her for being courageous enough to post this. This man cannot keep getting away with treating people like this.
#IStandWithRayFisher
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Boris consistently takes leaves out of Trump's book. Ego over honour. Deny responsibly (lockdown raving), deflect (culture wars), twist the truth, never apologise. We can't be surprised that he's now hanging on for dear life! And now, like Trump, he'll be ousted in disgrace.
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Publishing is at it best when it takes risks and does interesting shit 👍🏾
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I'd like to thank the Black Writers Guild for this letter of support. I hate to think of the chilling effect this kind of government misrepresentation has on the freedom of speech of up and coming writers looking to challenge the status quo.
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It's an honour to have been recognised with a fellowship from the Royal Society of Literature. Thank you
@RSLiterature
, 11 year old me has passed out from excitement
We are so pleased to announce our new Fellows, Honorary Fellows & Benson Medallist for 2021. We'll be spotlighting all 45 of our announcements via specially-commissioned animated films over the next few hours. Huge thanks to Old Possum’s Practical Trust for supporting this work.
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Alongside some other writers, I wrote some words on the passing of bell hooks. Her work meant a great deal to me.
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This is actually painful.
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This map reveals just how suffocatingly small the UK's ~writing for money~ scene is. Understandable anger from those implicated in the nepotism, but sooner or later, the conversation about inequality has to get personal. These organisations are made out of people, after all!
Expanded and final (for now) version of the British media map attached and at the link as a PDF.
Thanks for all the suggestions and feedback.
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Support one of Europe's finest bookshops ❤️📚
Hard Times...
We've just sent our latest newsletter in which we ask for your support if you have the means and interest.
Read it here:
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"Survivorhood means acknowledging one’s own experience and escape from a traumatic relationship. It does not mean you are by definition incapable of causing harm." - thoughtful writing here, critiquing rigid binaries in feminist thinking and organising.
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What type of government considers academics, authors and playwrights to be their opposition?
My statement on recent correspondence relating to Research England’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expert Advisory Group.
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A good chunk of his minions who've quit over the past few months (ministers and otherwise) have spent many years basking in his political patronage. Don't fuckin trust them when they try to reinvent themselves!!!
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That's not to say that the space doesn't need more writers with new + interesting things to add to the conversation. It does! But if I'm feeling tired by the industry's failure to be innovative and exciting when introducing these new writers, then I can't imagine how readers feel
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I hand annotated this first edition of Why I'm No Longer Talking About Race. There is only one copy in existence, and it's being auctioned on the 12th July by
@ChristiesInc
to raise money for
@englishpen
! Please excuse my messy handwriting ✍🏾
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I've wanted to write this for a long time. Cis women should stand in solidarity with the trans community ✊🏳️⚧️✨
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🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Good God I love my fans so much it’s crazy 🥺❤️ !!! I think I’m gonna cry the rest of the day !!!! Best day ever … praise the Lord … can I get an Amen 🙏🏼☀️🙌🏼 ????
#FreedBritney
🎥:
@AbbyShalawylo
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My hopes have been lifted by the UK's
#Eurovision
entry... I think we may actually earn more than nil point this year!!!
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The update none of us wanted 💔 thinking of Gboyega's friends and family today
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I experienced a particular alchemy with the team I worked with on WHY I'M back in 2015, from editorial to cover design to publicity. It was a challenge for all of us, no blueprint to follow. I don't think that can be recreated.
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@emmagannon
I took a break, came back and wondered if I was being maligned for my absence... It's now a struggle to see posts from real life friends, colleagues and acquaintances, and it's tough to for my posts to be seen by people who follow my work. A mess all round.
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Wow, humbled by this response! Here is an extract from the new chapter I wrote for this edition
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With thanks to
@haymarketbooks
,
@TfL
,
@WOWisGlobal
and all of the incredible people that helped us make this idea a reality !
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Craven, cynical and opportunistic capitalising on feminist campaigning against social media abuse -- from an MP who's spent a fair bit of her time in parliament trying to restrict abortion access. The politics of representation is killing us!!!
Nadine Dorries is lucky to be under parliamentary privilege discussing these defamatory tweets about
@mrjamesob
.
She also says that it somehow has no relevance to her role as secretary of state for media.
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@dollyalderton
@thehighlowshow
Oh no! The podcast is an institution 😥 It's sad but I'm sure you've both come to this decision for the right reasons. A big thank you from me to you and
@PINsykes
for having me on your very first author special!
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Congrats Italy!! People power over industry insiders any day 🎉
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Writing non fiction is really nine parts research, one part writing
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Thank you
@NielsenBook
!
Our final Gold award goes to
@renireni
for
#WhyImNoLongerTalkingToWhitePeopleAboutRace
, published by
@BloomsburyBooks
🎉
A book that "experienced a second wind in the public’s imagination" - thank you Reni for an essential book that helped many of us last year
#BestsellerAwards
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Who is surprised by this news? During the pandemic, Twitter evolved from bad but bearable to hostile and no longer worth the hassle.
NEW: Twitter is struggling to keep its most active users - what it calls "heavy tweeters" - engaged on the platform, according to internal docs.
It is the most important type of user. They are less than 10% of all users but account for 50% of revenue
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they are finished
A massive moment for
@iealondon
. They’ve been advocating these policies for years. They incubated Truss and Kwarteng during their early years as MPs. Britain is now their laboratory.
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I'm so honoured to see my words on a placard! Sending my support to everyone voting for social justice and against misinformation in the Philippines Presidential election today!
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I understand that literary festivals are struggling, but this is SO wrong.
Earlier this week I got sent this section below from the contract a festival I’m not gonna name has been sending out to attending authors/illustrators. I was asked if clause 7.1 is normal practice, and the answer is NO it is ABSOLUTELY NOT.
And here’s why.
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I really loved being in conversation with Angela Davis earlier this year. You can now listen to a recording!
New podcast recorded live at Heartland 2022 out now:
Political activist, writer, and professor Angela Davis in conversation with journalist and author, Reni Eddo-Lodge.
Listen via the link – or find it where you usually listen to podcasts.
@renireni
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