Erica Wagner
@ericawgnr.bsky.social
Writer, reader, cook, friend, lover. Contributing Editor, Observer. Contributing Writer for the New Statesman, Consulting Lit Ed for Harper's Bazaar. Podcaster, various. www.ericawagner.co.uk
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Erica Wagner
@ericawgnr.bsky.social
· Jun 23
Editorial services | Erica Wagner
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ericawagner.co.uk
I've always done my editorial work by word-of-mouth, but in redoing my website, I've put up some details of what's available. Need some help? Don't we all, these days. Fiction, non-fiction, memoir: I can work with you. Feel free to spread the word. ericawagner.co.uk/editorial-se...
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Trumpist F-bombs are blowing up the delicate language of statecraft.
America’s Maga leaders are as gung-ho with their expletives as they are with their geopolitics. This coarsening of public discourse could prove just as dangerous, writes @ericawgnr.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4q8qr6u
America’s Maga leaders are as gung-ho with their expletives as they are with their geopolitics. This coarsening of public discourse could prove just as dangerous, writes @ericawgnr.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4q8qr6u
Trumpist F-bombs are blowing up the delicate language of ...
America’s Maga leaders are as gung-ho with their expletives as they are with their geopolitics. This coarsening of public discourse could prove just as dangerous
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Trumpist F-bombs are blowing up the delicate language of statecraft.
America’s Maga leaders are as gung-ho with their expletives as they are with their geopolitics. This coarsening of public discourse could prove just as dangerous, writes @ericawgnr.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4q8qr6u
America’s Maga leaders are as gung-ho with their expletives as they are with their geopolitics. This coarsening of public discourse could prove just as dangerous, writes @ericawgnr.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4q8qr6u
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I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
No, there’s nothing new under the 🌞— alas
The long history of American overreach.
Edward Stourton’s Made in America shows that Trump's brutish imperialism is nothing new, writes @ericawgnr.bsky.social.
https://bit.ly/3L1ebWk
Edward Stourton’s Made in America shows that Trump's brutish imperialism is nothing new, writes @ericawgnr.bsky.social.
https://bit.ly/3L1ebWk
The long history of American overreach | The Observer
Edward Stourton’s Made in America shows that Trump's brutish imperialism is nothing new
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM
No, there’s nothing new under the 🌞— alas
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reading moby-dick and getting brainwashed by Big Spermaceti
January 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
reading moby-dick and getting brainwashed by Big Spermaceti
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Fiction to look out for in 2026 —The Observer
Erica Wagner’s “Wash”
Erica Wagner’s “Wash”
Fiction books to look out for in 2026
New novels from Maggie O'Farrell, Julian Barnes, Brandon Taylor and Ali Smith are among the highlights of a rich year for readers
observer.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Oh Jesus Christ…oh no…Paddington?
January 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Oh Jesus Christ…oh no…Paddington?
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Inspired by CBS News' bold and transparent release of its "Five Simple Principles," here are mine:
January 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Inspired by CBS News' bold and transparent release of its "Five Simple Principles," here are mine:
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“…so help me Bob.”
I’m not religious so I think I’d choose to get sworn in on a copy of The Power Broker
January 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“…so help me Bob.”
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I'm trying to get a sense of how many (other) people were invited and then disinvited from US campuses last year. If you have a story to share, please dm. I will keep it confidential – just trying to figure out the scale of this.
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I'm trying to get a sense of how many (other) people were invited and then disinvited from US campuses last year. If you have a story to share, please dm. I will keep it confidential – just trying to figure out the scale of this.
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Why is it always ‘Who’s the best frontman of all-time’ when no vocalist has ever - nor ever shall - elevate a band as much as Sandy Denny did Fairport and Fotheringay?
January 2, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Why is it always ‘Who’s the best frontman of all-time’ when no vocalist has ever - nor ever shall - elevate a band as much as Sandy Denny did Fairport and Fotheringay?
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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Gingerbread 2025 Dumpster 🔥
December 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Gingerbread 2025 Dumpster 🔥
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My sincere year-end thought isn’t an original one, but its importance has been underscored to me repeatedly over the last 12 months: be free with telling the people you love that you love them, casually, and at every chance. Great love, small love, every type of love.
December 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My sincere year-end thought isn’t an original one, but its importance has been underscored to me repeatedly over the last 12 months: be free with telling the people you love that you love them, casually, and at every chance. Great love, small love, every type of love.
Truly cheering —
From wildlife bouncing back from extinction to scientific breakthroughs and cultural highs, @naomialderman.bsky.social has found plenty to celebrate this year:
https://bit.ly/4pfUgRo
https://bit.ly/4pfUgRo
Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebratin...
From wildlife bouncing back from extinction to scientific breakthroughs and cultural highs, I’ve found plenty to celebrate this year
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Truly cheering —
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Excited to announce GOLLUM, an app that helps you focus on your most precious possession!
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Excited to announce GOLLUM, an app that helps you focus on your most precious possession!
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This is essentially the plot of The Sound of Music.
"Any artist cancelling their show at the Trump Kennedy Center over political differences isn't courageous or principled—they are selfish, intolerant, and have failed to meet the basic duty of a public artist: to perform for all people"- Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is essentially the plot of The Sound of Music.
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"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
Read this and cheer! 😊
Here is a piece I wrote for The Observer on things that haven’t gone wrong in 2025:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebratin...
From wildlife bouncing back from extinction to scientific breakthroughs and cultural highs, I’ve found plenty to celebrate this year
observer.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Read this and cheer! 😊
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When decimalisation occurred in 1966, the Australian government compiled an 81 page file on dangers of using decimal coins in Christmas puddings. There was a media campaign warning people not to use the new coins in their cooking. The file is now digitised.
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
December 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
When decimalisation occurred in 1966, the Australian government compiled an 81 page file on dangers of using decimal coins in Christmas puddings. There was a media campaign warning people not to use the new coins in their cooking. The file is now digitised.
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
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This is a very good piece on the policy changes at the BBC Written Archives at Caversham, which have closed off most of the archive even to established researchers. It may seem a small thing, but it’s indicative of the wider assault on public institutions. Do read & sign the petition.
Just up on the Telegraph, a thorough and thoughtful piece about the wrongheaded policy changes at WAC. Thanks to Kate Murphy, @illuminations.bsky.social, @unamccormack.bsky.social and @marklewisohn.bsky.social for giving up their time. Gift link here
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/65a1031...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/65a1031...
The BBC scandal of 2025 that went unnoticed
The Written Archives Centre has closed its doors to the public, despite being funded by the licence fee
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This is a very good piece on the policy changes at the BBC Written Archives at Caversham, which have closed off most of the archive even to established researchers. It may seem a small thing, but it’s indicative of the wider assault on public institutions. Do read & sign the petition.
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Streisand Effect, when merged, become the Bari Weiss Effect
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Streisand Effect, when merged, become the Bari Weiss Effect
Seconded. Hurrah for @saltpublishing.com!
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The team at Salt is a joy to work with.
"Communication is personal, responsive, and sustained throughout the life of the book. We pride ourselves on being approachable and attentive – from contract to publication and beyond."
The team at Salt is a joy to work with.
We’ve updated our submissions guidelines for agents.
December 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Seconded. Hurrah for @saltpublishing.com!