Conor McCarthy

@hibernowombat.bsky.social

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Director of Philanthropy, National Library of Australia. Recent books Love, Sex and Marriage in the Middle Ages (2022), Outlaws and Spies (2020). Views mine.

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History 18%

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Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · 5d

‘Tis still popular in some parts …

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · 23d

Seasonal donut (slightly squashed)

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · 26d

Saw him play with Herbie Hancock in the 90s - a wonderful musician: www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

Jack DeJohnette, versatile jazz drummer known for Miles Davis fusion recordings, dies aged 83

Drummer played on Bitches Brew and other landmark recordings, as well as making numerous albums as a bandleader

www.theguardian.com

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Oct 13

Or, hang on, are we actually nostalgic for that?

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Oct 13

No danger of any of us slipping into nostalgia here, is there?

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Sep 9

Strong rebuke of spy agency on our local bus stop …

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Aug 28

Routledge’s US office is in NY, I believe …

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Aug 19

Pynchon novels ranked in the Guardian. I’m going to dissent on the placing for Against the Day … I loved it! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

From V to Vineland and Inherent Vice: Thomas Pynchon’s books – ranked!

With fans eagerly awaiting the reclusive author’s first book in more than a decade, the noir caper Shadow Ticket, we assess his best fiction of the past 60 years

www.theguardian.com

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Aug 18

Presumably translated as “Sure, this is a Wendy’s, boy …”

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Aug 2

Ominous owl …

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Aug 2

Spotify now just playing Wagner …

a group of helicopters flying over a body of water at sunset

Alt: Helicopters from Apocalypse Now

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Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Jul 26

New books coming from Thomas Pynchon, Olga Ravn, and George Saunders in the next 6 months … pretty excited for all of these!

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Jul 25

There’s a magnificent version of Arlo Guthrie’s “ODed in Denver” on that album …

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Merrill Markoe @merrillmarkoe.bsky.social · Dec 23

An exhaustive wrap up of a decade of careful scholarly study of one man’s approach to holiday lighting. Behold.

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Ben Stiller @benstiller.redhour.com · Mar 20

Finale Day.

film still #66
Adam with balloons.
#severance

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Giramondo Publishing @giramondobooks.bsky.social · Jul 24

‘An extraordinary debut full of ritual and poetry’ ⭐

What Kept You? by Raaza Jamshed receives a full-page and full-hearted review in the Guardian today!

Read the full piece by Bec Kavanagh: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

What Kept You? by Raaza Jamshed review – an extraordinary debut full of ritual and poetry

A young woman grapples with the stories that shape her in this tightly crafted and complex portrayal of grief and growing up

www.theguardian.com

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Colin 📚🦔☕️🍵 @literarycolin.bsky.social · Jul 24

😲 George Saunders is releasing "Vigil" on 1/27/26

Like "Lincoln in the Bardo", it will be set in a liminal zone between life and death.
It follows the deathbed journey & moral accounting of an oil company CEO.

Are you adding this one to your TBR? 📚

#books #booksky #litfic #booklover #tbr

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Jul 8

Italian parenting for the win …

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Jul 8

No defects at all …

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · May 9

Pope Pad See Ew V …

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · May 3

Call this a democracy sausage? (Actually quite tasty tbf).

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Apr 17

Wonderful playing tonight by the great Ed Kuepper

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Apr 12

Amazing!

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Mar 22

Can’t believe my innie was at work when the final episode of season 2 dropped …

Ben Stiller @benstiller.redhour.com · Mar 20

Finale Day.

film still #66
Adam with balloons.
#severance

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Mar 15

RIP Dag Solstad …

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Mar 9

Projections on Mount Stromlo last night …

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Mar 3

This is just wonderful - thank you for sharing it.

Conor McCarthy @hibernowombat.bsky.social · Mar 2

‘The reason of the strongest is always the best; / As we shall shortly show.’ Derrida’s meditations on La Fontaine’s The Wolf and the Lamb seem terribly relevant to the grim direction of current events …

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Mar 1

Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)

America hurt itself badly today.

snyder.substack.com

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John Attridge @johnattridge.bsky.social · Feb 21

Hey man is everything OK? I noticed your falcon doesn't seem to be able to hear you

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