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From pages 38-45 of this remarkable book is a section on journalism that is so urgent, so compelling, so precise in identifying some of the major flaws and failures of mainstream journalism as an industry at this moment in time, that I wish I could make all American journalists read it.

Here you go. Publishing October 22nd Launching @bookcornerhx.bsky.social Marvellous.

ICYMI, we published our very first review yesterday⚡ We hope you'll read, enjoy, follow, and help us make some noise for the UK's incredible independent presses!

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‘One savours the textures of Bowles’ writing, its flowing, intricate prose, the way Patrick savours a coffee and pain au raisin; the book bursts with memorable passages, one at least for every page.’ Our first ever review is now live! @galleybeggars.bsky.social #booksky

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Patrick, a writer and teacher living in London, navigates life's trials—jobs, apartments, friendships, and his own fractious mental health. It has the same wit, humour and cantankerousness of Mark's debut, All My Precious Madness, but with a greater sense of tenderness and hope.

✨TOMORROW TOMORROW TOMORROW✨ we publish our first ever review on Independent Lit, for the debut of How Do People Stay The Same by @markabowles.bsky.social (@galleybeggars.bsky.social)

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...and the International Journal of Francophone Studies His monograph, Jerome of Stridon and the Ethics of Literary Production in Late Antiquity was published in 2020 by Brill