Emily Herring
@emilyherring.bsky.social
Writer
My biography of Henri Bergson – Herald of a Restless World – is out now!
"The most intellectually stimulating book I read this year.” John Banville
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https://linktr.ee/eherring
My biography of Henri Bergson – Herald of a Restless World – is out now!
"The most intellectually stimulating book I read this year.” John Banville
She/Her
https://linktr.ee/eherring
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Emily Herring
@emilyherring.bsky.social
· Dec 16
A bunch of new people followed me recently so I must remind you that I wrote a biography of Henri Bergson called Herald of a Restless World.
I wrote it with my HANDS and BRAIN and I'm very proud of it. John Banville called it “The most intellectually stimulating book I read this year” (last year).
I wrote it with my HANDS and BRAIN and I'm very proud of it. John Banville called it “The most intellectually stimulating book I read this year” (last year).
You know I have a writing deadline because instead of writing, I just googled “do some people have bigger eyes than others or do they just have smaller heads?”
February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
You know I have a writing deadline because instead of writing, I just googled “do some people have bigger eyes than others or do they just have smaller heads?”
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JK Rowling has not tweeted since openly denying that her team invited the world's most notorious child rapist to a kid's play despite evidence directly disproving her claims
![Peggy Siegal Company: "Hi just liet us know where you like to send the tickets.
Rhys Kimmitt "the tickets are on their way to Peggy's office. Please deal with Lila to arrange pickup"
CC Jeffrey Epstein "Rhys please deal with Jeffrey Epstein's assistant [redacted] She will send a messenger to pick up his two dinner tickets. Thanks so much! xoxo Peggy"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fv2nxxac24oxk5fqztfazyuc/bafkreibvvykhmreglympq4uaov4u3syunnowmaxran4gkhjrstbg2d6pby@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
JK Rowling has not tweeted since openly denying that her team invited the world's most notorious child rapist to a kid's play despite evidence directly disproving her claims
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Marcel Proust after eating a tiny little cake
December 27, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Marcel Proust after eating a tiny little cake
Putting off writing a thing by writing another thing
February 4, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Putting off writing a thing by writing another thing
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Love this weird little raccoon man
January 30, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Love this weird little raccoon man
Love this weird little raccoon man
January 30, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Love this weird little raccoon man
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Similar elation came with discovering that Britney Spears is an anagram of 'Presbyterian'
January 30, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Similar elation came with discovering that Britney Spears is an anagram of 'Presbyterian'
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Forever chasing the high I felt the day I discovered Henri Bergson was an anagram of Herring bones
January 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Forever chasing the high I felt the day I discovered Henri Bergson was an anagram of Herring bones
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David Bowie was right, I do wonder sometimes about sound and vision
October 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
David Bowie was right, I do wonder sometimes about sound and vision
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Yes Audible, very true
November 13, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Yes Audible, very true
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On June 25 I'll be speaking about my book at the Bergson Book Club!
Groupe de lecture bergsonien organisé par
@doudjabmz.bsky.social
Programme 2025-2026
bergson.hypotheses.org/4508
@doudjabmz.bsky.social
Programme 2025-2026
bergson.hypotheses.org/4508
January 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM
On June 25 I'll be speaking about my book at the Bergson Book Club!
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I'm still thinking about the post that said something like "Your soul has a hymen and it shatters the first time you create a linkedin account"
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I'm still thinking about the post that said something like "Your soul has a hymen and it shatters the first time you create a linkedin account"
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A bunch of new people followed me recently so I must remind you that I wrote a biography of Henri Bergson called Herald of a Restless World.
I wrote it with my HANDS and BRAIN and I'm very proud of it. John Banville called it “The most intellectually stimulating book I read this year” (last year).
I wrote it with my HANDS and BRAIN and I'm very proud of it. John Banville called it “The most intellectually stimulating book I read this year” (last year).
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A bunch of new people followed me recently so I must remind you that I wrote a biography of Henri Bergson called Herald of a Restless World.
I wrote it with my HANDS and BRAIN and I'm very proud of it. John Banville called it “The most intellectually stimulating book I read this year” (last year).
I wrote it with my HANDS and BRAIN and I'm very proud of it. John Banville called it “The most intellectually stimulating book I read this year” (last year).
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I have a newsletter and I write about philosophy and other stuff
wellreadherring.substack.com
wellreadherring.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I have a newsletter and I write about philosophy and other stuff
wellreadherring.substack.com
wellreadherring.substack.com
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Also, bitcoin sounds like "penis coin" in French so really it all makes sense
In French chat gpt sounds like "chatte j'ai pété" which means "pussy I farted". Every time a French person talks about chat gpt it sounds like they are saying "pussy I farted"
We don't talk about this enough
We don't talk about this enough
January 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Also, bitcoin sounds like "penis coin" in French so really it all makes sense
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Sharing this review of my book by @alexandrelefebvre.bsky.social again because, in addition to saying lovely things about Herald of a Restless World, it is a really excellent article about Bergson lareviewofbooks.org/article/when...
When Philosophy Stopped the Traffic in New York City | Los Angeles Review of Books
Alexandre Lefebvre explores Emily Herring’s “Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People.”
lareviewofbooks.org
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Sharing this review of my book by @alexandrelefebvre.bsky.social again because, in addition to saying lovely things about Herald of a Restless World, it is a really excellent article about Bergson lareviewofbooks.org/article/when...
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This is one of the most compelling 'party political broadcasts' I've seen in decades. No wonder Labour is petrified about being eclipsed by the Green Party. There is an alternative to the politics of austerity and the weaponisation of prejudice and xenophobia and yes finally a glimmer of hope.
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 23, 2026 at 8:41 AM
This is one of the most compelling 'party political broadcasts' I've seen in decades. No wonder Labour is petrified about being eclipsed by the Green Party. There is an alternative to the politics of austerity and the weaponisation of prejudice and xenophobia and yes finally a glimmer of hope.
Just got tickets to see Flea in Paris which is an ideal scenario: seeing any member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers but without having to listen to Anthony Kiedis sing
January 23, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Just got tickets to see Flea in Paris which is an ideal scenario: seeing any member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers but without having to listen to Anthony Kiedis sing
I joined a few months ago and at the moment it seems like the only sane place to be
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I joined a few months ago and at the moment it seems like the only sane place to be
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
I'm still thinking about the post that said something like "Your soul has a hymen and it shatters the first time you create a linkedin account"
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I'm still thinking about the post that said something like "Your soul has a hymen and it shatters the first time you create a linkedin account"
Also, bitcoin sounds like "penis coin" in French so really it all makes sense
In French chat gpt sounds like "chatte j'ai pété" which means "pussy I farted". Every time a French person talks about chat gpt it sounds like they are saying "pussy I farted"
We don't talk about this enough
We don't talk about this enough
January 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Also, bitcoin sounds like "penis coin" in French so really it all makes sense
The way no European I know even wants to travel to the US let alone live there atm
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The way no European I know even wants to travel to the US let alone live there atm
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This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...