Anne Carson yesterday, Navi Pillay’s peace prize today. The Nobels are on point right now

Anne Carson, newly minted Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, once published the greatest ever author bio

"The book is conversational and inclusive but, crucially, the material isn’t diluted; this is hard stuff, it admits, but let’s have a crack at it together."

You’ll not regret it

or saying people who aren't from the region can't understand and shouldn't comment. All those people should read this book. They probably won't, but they should have the courage to see if their convictions stand up to El Akkad's arguments (spoiler: not a chance).

Innocent Palestinians are still being murdered (not just children, but innocent women and men too), and people are still looking away, or saying it's complicated, or qualifying the term genocide, or keeping their head down for the sake of their job,

Publishing lag time being what it is, it's a book the author thought - hoped - might go out of date in the year between its writing and its hardback publication. But even in the year between that and this, its paperback edition, it remains entirely, sickeningly relevant.

Speaking Parts by Tara Menon. Just out!

When I’ve read the rest of the book I’ll let you know

I’ve never read it. And on this evidence I won’t!

Ha ha yes!

‘the stamina’ is very good

I’m so sorry

He found everything hardy