Mick Finlay

@MadocLeonard Aw that’s nice of you to say, Gaynor. I’ve taken a few wrong turns since the last book but am keen to write another. Just need to finish the book I’m working on and find a new agent and publisher!

I do wish there was news of a new Arrowood novel from @mickfinlay2 . I love these stories.

Three Colts Street, Limehouse East London

I went to the Senate floor to lay out for my colleagues the stunning story of brazen, open corruption during the first 6 weeks of the Trump presidency. I think it's a story everyone needs to know. 1/ So a🧵with the highlights from the speech.

"So this is how liberty dies… " Making sense of Trump's first three weeks christinapagel.substack.com/p/so-this-is-h…

About 150 people were sheltering in the Beit Lahiya building Israel bombed today. About 100 of them were killed in the attack. Whoever gave the order to bomb a building where sheltering civilians were gathered is a war criminal. Whoever carried out this patently unlawful order is an accomplice to this crime. Dr. Husam Abu Safiyah, a physician at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, told the media:  “Only two pediatricians remain in the hospital. Most of the specialized medical staff have been arrested by the Israeli army or evacuated. We’re working around the clock, performing surgeries, because otherwise, we’ll lose a wounded person every hour.” Dr. Abu Safiyah urged the world to send surgeons, specialized medical staff, ambulances and medical equipment, saying there are no working ambulances left in Beit Lahiya and Jabalya, and without urgent aid, people will, literally, die in the streets.

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Sussex Underwater: Incredible discoveries continue out at sea with ambitions for trawler ban to be extended nationwide sussexexpress.co.uk/news/environme…

@charles_antaki Interesting ….

@charles_antaki Blimey 😵‍💫 Surely not by LLM?

@PhilLecomber Thanks, Phil! I really enjoyed your book. Loved your private detective.

Favourite paragraph read this year? This, from ‘Arrowood’ by @mickfinlay2: “His little derby hat sat on his head like a chocolate cake on a pig, and in the moonlight his whiskers seemed to drift around his face in a fog. I could smell wine on his breath. He farted.” Great stuff!

The city of Sydney now runs on 100% wind and #solarpower. Who's next? RT if you want your city to get a renewable upgrade. We have the solutions to the #ClimateEmergency. Let's implement them. #ActOnClimate #Climate #energy #renewables #renewableenergy #GreenNewDeal

Blue tit singing on a cold early morning. You can even see its song in the air. [📷 Mikhail Kalinin]

By Ted Chiang

Some interesting points here for those of us worried about novels being written by AI: Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art | The New Yorker newyorker.com/culture/the-we…

I think I've contacted each author who has pledged to donate their books to Spellow Hub library, trashed by far-right rioters. If I've missed you, tweet me. If you'd still like to donate - the more bestsellers the better - tweet or DM me. #ReadingNotRioting

Calling fellow authors: I'm happy to donate my entire backlist to this library to help it rebuild for its community. Are you? #ReadingNotRioting

@MadocLeonard @CrimeGirI @Beathhigh @BarbaraNadel @nicolaupsonbook Thanks, Gaynor!

@CrimeGirI @Beathhigh @BarbaraNadel Ikmen series (Turkish Detective), @mickfinlay2 Arrowood series (very atmospheric Victorian crime), Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series, @nicolaupsonbook Josephine Tey series. All top quality.

Now in press at AMPPS! Final draft available at osf.io/preprints/psya…

@DrCJMerritt @thestephmerritt @ToppingsBath @Wildfirebks @headlinepg @jackbutler @RosieMargesson @DHHlitagency Brilliant news, Chris!

After years of digital publication, I was disproportionately excited to see one of my books on an actual shelf in an actual bookshop for the first time - and even better, alongside my sister @thestephmerritt! The kind folks at @ToppingsBath let me sign it 🙏 @Wildfirebks