Anakana Schofield
@anakanaschofield.bsky.social
🚨LIBRARY OF BROTHEL🚨 MAY 2026
Award winning author of novels Bina (NYRB, Knopf Canada, Fleet), Martin John and Malarky (Biblioasis)
www.anakanaschofield.com
Agent: Wylie
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Award winning author of novels Bina (NYRB, Knopf Canada, Fleet), Martin John and Malarky (Biblioasis)
www.anakanaschofield.com
Agent: Wylie
Words in Book Post, Guardian, Globe
Buy my books for everlasting life Hoops
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Library of Brothel by Anakana Schofield | Penguin Random House Canada
The long-anticipated, wildly inventive new novel by the Irish-Canadian writer whose previous work was shortlisted for the Giller Prize, the Ethel Wilson Prize and the Goldsmith’s Prize (UK).
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Tricky but could fiction writers maybe entirely make stuff up again, so this doesn't happen? www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?
The long read: His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle ha...
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Tricky but could fiction writers maybe entirely make stuff up again, so this doesn't happen? www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
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“I am trying to harvest a crop,” he said, “which I have not planted, and which may not exist.”
Frederick Wiseman, RIP — and thanks — few filmmakers have come closer, in any form, to seeing and making us see the vital drama, strangeness, harshness and comedy of our existence in society and its systems than he did in his many masterpieces
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...
Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
“I am trying to harvest a crop,” he said, “which I have not planted, and which may not exist.”
Ah God Frederick Wiseman has died.
I loved his documentaries and saw nearly all of them over the past 30 years. He was 96 and introduced the recent series at
@thecinematheque.bsky.social on video.
I loved his documentaries and saw nearly all of them over the past 30 years. He was 96 and introduced the recent series at
@thecinematheque.bsky.social on video.
February 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Ah God Frederick Wiseman has died.
I loved his documentaries and saw nearly all of them over the past 30 years. He was 96 and introduced the recent series at
@thecinematheque.bsky.social on video.
I loved his documentaries and saw nearly all of them over the past 30 years. He was 96 and introduced the recent series at
@thecinematheque.bsky.social on video.
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Catch a Brass Canary by Donna Hill (1965), a novel by a NY Public librarian about a NY Public library, deals with an issue still relevant today: self-appointed censors who decide to "cleanse" collections.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Catch a Brass Canary by Donna Hill (1965), a novel by a NY Public librarian about a NY Public library, deals with an issue still relevant today: self-appointed censors who decide to "cleanse" collections.
neglectedbooks.com/?...
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Awful. Just so awful. And ubiquitous in cities. The range in ages is wide. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
18 Days, 20 Lives: New Yorkers Who Didn’t Survive the Cold (Gift Article)
Freezing days and nights claimed the lives of a grandmother, a dancer, a dispatcher and a man who lived among a colony of feral cats.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Awful. Just so awful. And ubiquitous in cities. The range in ages is wide. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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As US sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East, how likely is war with Iran?
As US sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East, how likely is war with Iran?
US and Iran resume nuclear talks as Israel presses strike option
www.irishtimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
As US sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East, how likely is war with Iran?
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"February 16, 1896. – The idea of a special handwriting belonging to the planet Mars occurs for the first time to Hélène’s astonishment in a Martian semi-trance."
A psychology professor spent 5 yrs attending the seances of the medium Hélène Smith: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...
A psychology professor spent 5 yrs attending the seances of the medium Hélène Smith: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...
February 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
"February 16, 1896. – The idea of a special handwriting belonging to the planet Mars occurs for the first time to Hélène’s astonishment in a Martian semi-trance."
A psychology professor spent 5 yrs attending the seances of the medium Hélène Smith: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...
A psychology professor spent 5 yrs attending the seances of the medium Hélène Smith: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f...
There's no getting around it Brad's Crunchy Kale might be nutrient dense, but I much prefer a bag of Maltesers.
February 16, 2026 at 4:17 AM
There's no getting around it Brad's Crunchy Kale might be nutrient dense, but I much prefer a bag of Maltesers.
The musical conversation between pianist Natalie Ní Chasaide and fiddle player Iarfhlaith Ó Domhnaill represents a fresh new take on the great melodies of the Donegal fiddle tradition.
natalienchasaideiarfhlaithdomhnaill.bandcamp.com/track/welcom...
Support musicians anseo. Music to write & think to
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Support musicians anseo. Music to write & think to
Welcome Home Gráinne, by Natalie Ní Chasaide & Iarfhlaith Ó Domhnaill
from the album The Devil's Dream
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February 16, 2026 at 1:19 AM
The musical conversation between pianist Natalie Ní Chasaide and fiddle player Iarfhlaith Ó Domhnaill represents a fresh new take on the great melodies of the Donegal fiddle tradition.
natalienchasaideiarfhlaithdomhnaill.bandcamp.com/track/welcom...
Support musicians anseo. Music to write & think to
natalienchasaideiarfhlaithdomhnaill.bandcamp.com/track/welcom...
Support musicians anseo. Music to write & think to
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Richard Hell's novel Godlike has been re-released by NYRB Classics. Andrew Holter spoke to Hell on his literary trajectory, the inevitable Rimbaud and (Tom) Verlaine comparisons (and other noms de plume), the New York School poets, and his fearlessness of influence.
proteanmag.com/2026/02/13/a...
proteanmag.com/2026/02/13/a...
Anti-Convention: Richard Hell on Godlike • Protean Magazine
Richard Hell's novel Godlike has just been re-released with a new afterword by New York Review Books. Andrew Holter spoke to Hell on his literary trajectory as a novelist and street poet, the sometime...
proteanmag.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Richard Hell's novel Godlike has been re-released by NYRB Classics. Andrew Holter spoke to Hell on his literary trajectory, the inevitable Rimbaud and (Tom) Verlaine comparisons (and other noms de plume), the New York School poets, and his fearlessness of influence.
proteanmag.com/2026/02/13/a...
proteanmag.com/2026/02/13/a...
Are we cheating again?
Important to rid Canada of the "nice" label.
Important to rid Canada of the "nice" label.
February 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Are we cheating again?
Important to rid Canada of the "nice" label.
Important to rid Canada of the "nice" label.
I went all out for romantic love and the need to hear great love stories that endure …this week in the Toronto Star. Many thanks to my editor @debdundas.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
February 15, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I went all out for romantic love and the need to hear great love stories that endure …this week in the Toronto Star. Many thanks to my editor @debdundas.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
I am curious how much does it cost NYers to do laundry each month?
February 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I am curious how much does it cost NYers to do laundry each month?
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Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.
It's a dangerous complication of pregnancy -- but a new drug holds promise
Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.
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1940 Irish language scif-fi book Manannán by Máiréad Ní Ghráda
It is the first Mecha Robot outside of Japan and mention of a Gravity assist in fiction. It was never republished or translated.
It is the first Mecha Robot outside of Japan and mention of a Gravity assist in fiction. It was never republished or translated.
February 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
1940 Irish language scif-fi book Manannán by Máiréad Ní Ghráda
It is the first Mecha Robot outside of Japan and mention of a Gravity assist in fiction. It was never republished or translated.
It is the first Mecha Robot outside of Japan and mention of a Gravity assist in fiction. It was never republished or translated.
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Tennessee reports first pediatric flu death of season amid high illness rates.
www.wbir.com/article/news...
www.wbir.com/article/news...
Tennessee reports first pediatric flu death of season amid high illness rates
Tennessee faces high flu activity, with one pediatric death reported since September 2025, raising concerns as regions show varying levels of illness.
www.wbir.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Tennessee reports first pediatric flu death of season amid high illness rates.
www.wbir.com/article/news...
www.wbir.com/article/news...
Everyone is in love today at MoMA
Especially the seahorses in L’Hippocampe, 1934
Especially the seahorses in L’Hippocampe, 1934
February 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Everyone is in love today at MoMA
Especially the seahorses in L’Hippocampe, 1934
Especially the seahorses in L’Hippocampe, 1934
‘They All Tried to Break Me’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...
‘They All Tried to Break Me’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
‘They All Tried to Break Me’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...
Keep getting swiped on the head by bunches of flowers. Love is blooming out here.
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Keep getting swiped on the head by bunches of flowers. Love is blooming out here.
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Headline of the day; everyone go back to bed. www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/a...
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Headline of the day; everyone go back to bed. www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/a...
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“Most people are still scrolling because there’s nowhere else to go”: An Interview with @badaude.bsky.social — @monalisavitti.bsky.social
minorliteratures.com/2026/02/10/m...
minorliteratures.com/2026/02/10/m...
“Most people are still scrolling because there’s nowhere else to go”: An Interview with Joanna Walsh — Cristina Politano
Joanna Walsh’s Amateurs!: How We Built the Internet and Why It Matters was recently published by Verso Books. In it, Walsh charts the ascendancy of a new kind of digital creative, one who mud…
minorliteratures.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
“Most people are still scrolling because there’s nowhere else to go”: An Interview with @badaude.bsky.social — @monalisavitti.bsky.social
minorliteratures.com/2026/02/10/m...
minorliteratures.com/2026/02/10/m...
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completetheday.info
For those who don’t know, Rob was one of five people killed at the Annapolis newspaper on June 28, 2018. The others were:
Gerald Fischman
John McNamara
Rebecca Smith
Wendi Winters
For those who don’t know, Rob was one of five people killed at the Annapolis newspaper on June 28, 2018. The others were:
Gerald Fischman
John McNamara
Rebecca Smith
Wendi Winters
Complete the Day
cargo.site
completetheday.info
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
completetheday.info
For those who don’t know, Rob was one of five people killed at the Annapolis newspaper on June 28, 2018. The others were:
Gerald Fischman
John McNamara
Rebecca Smith
Wendi Winters
For those who don’t know, Rob was one of five people killed at the Annapolis newspaper on June 28, 2018. The others were:
Gerald Fischman
John McNamara
Rebecca Smith
Wendi Winters
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Good morning, Bluesky. Today would have been Rob Hiaasen’s 67th birthday. Last week, HH Hiaasen’s memorial installation, Complete the Day, was installed in City Hall’s South Gallery, asking visitors to consider how they would complete the days of loved ones taken by gun violence. Please visit.
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Good morning, Bluesky. Today would have been Rob Hiaasen’s 67th birthday. Last week, HH Hiaasen’s memorial installation, Complete the Day, was installed in City Hall’s South Gallery, asking visitors to consider how they would complete the days of loved ones taken by gun violence. Please visit.
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Staring at my feed, just hoping America survives a man singing a song.
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Staring at my feed, just hoping America survives a man singing a song.