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
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Editorial services | Erica Wagner
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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...
So, some happy news from me.
May 2026. 😊
May 2026. 😊
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So, some happy news from me.
May 2026. 😊
May 2026. 😊
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I present the UK’s one and only TV show about books. We feature readers & writers from across Scotland, around the UK and all over the world. It’s commissioned by BBC Scotland & made by IWC. Public broadcasting is a shared space for sharing stories & building bridges.
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BBC Scotland - The Big Scottish Book Club - Available now
Available episodes of The Big Scottish Book Club
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I present the UK’s one and only TV show about books. We feature readers & writers from across Scotland, around the UK and all over the world. It’s commissioned by BBC Scotland & made by IWC. Public broadcasting is a shared space for sharing stories & building bridges.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Happy 56th anniversary to “Sesame Street,” which made its broadcast debut #OnThisDay in 1969.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happy 56th anniversary to “Sesame Street,” which made its broadcast debut #OnThisDay in 1969.
WTF
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
WTF
Seconded. Always proud to work with @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social but this is a corker.
@andrewrawnsley.bsky.social by
An excellent analysis Andrew. The candidates’ success was driven by their two mantras: their authenticity and to deliver affordability outcomes for the electorate. Transferring that to a UK election will be interesting.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
An excellent analysis Andrew. The candidates’ success was driven by their two mantras: their authenticity and to deliver affordability outcomes for the electorate. Transferring that to a UK election will be interesting.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the power of charisma in politics | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Seconded. Always proud to work with @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social but this is a corker.
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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These Tureen tests are getting crazy
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
These Tureen tests are getting crazy
Can't leave the boy alone. Watch this space. May 2026.
Salt buys Erica Wagner novel
Wash 'is a gripping character study, a historical novel that explores masculinity and sexuality, ambition and damage in breathtaking, immersive prose' by exploring the life of Washington Roebling, the engineer behind New York's Brooklyn Bridge
Wash 'is a gripping character study, a historical novel that explores masculinity and sexuality, ambition and damage in breathtaking, immersive prose' by exploring the life of Washington Roebling, the engineer behind New York's Brooklyn Bridge
Salt buys Erica Wagner novel
Wash 'is a gripping character study, a historical novel that explores masculinity and sexuality, ambition and damage in breathtaking, immersive prose' by exploring the life of Washington Roebling, the...
www.bookbrunch.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Can't leave the boy alone. Watch this space. May 2026.
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Excellent and learned thread from George here
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Excellent and learned thread from George here
This is really good. I miss "Why don't we just see what's playing?"
My newsletter this week: On the death of spontaneity in our entertainment options ...
... plus some thoughts on "The Crown" and the real-world royal show of the moment
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... plus some thoughts on "The Crown" and the real-world royal show of the moment
Read! Subscribe! It's free!
The death of spontaneity
Plus some thoughts on "The Crown" and the real-world royal show of the moment
buttondown.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is really good. I miss "Why don't we just see what's playing?"
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the grape escape
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
the grape escape
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They're calling him the most French man in history
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They're calling him the most French man in history
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Magisterial
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Magisterial
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am considering a paywall so you may not look upon my works.
October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am considering a paywall so you may not look upon my works.
Great 🧵
A few thoughts about this deeply-flawed Jeremy W. Peters article.(Gift link.) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
How a Small Elite College in Maine Influenced Mamdani’s World View
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Great 🧵
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Reform are into Day Three of Racismsplaining. It's harder than it looks.
thecritic.co.uk/easy...
thecritic.co.uk/easy...
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reform are into Day Three of Racismsplaining. It's harder than it looks.
thecritic.co.uk/easy...
thecritic.co.uk/easy...
Really great publisher; really great list
I chair the acquisitions meeting of @reaktionbooks.bsky.social, an independent publisher. We're open to unsolicited book proposals: history, art, music, film, food, animal studies and any great indefinable non-fiction book ideas you might have. Check out the list and get in touch.
October 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Really great publisher; really great list
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We will fight them on the quiches
October 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We will fight them on the quiches
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during the 2016 campaign, the Boston Globe ran a scary mockup front page of what a world where Trump was president would look like, and it’s pretty tame compared to a random Friday morning’s headlines now
October 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
during the 2016 campaign, the Boston Globe ran a scary mockup front page of what a world where Trump was president would look like, and it’s pretty tame compared to a random Friday morning’s headlines now
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I love that readers are seeking out the paintings I wrote into the Two Roberts. It gives me joy! This video is a lovely review and includes a spontaneous field trip to the National Gallery to see some Sunflowers....the very ones Bobby and Robert fall in love with www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HQ8...
Immersive Historical Fiction
YouTube video by Eric Karl Anderson
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October 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I love that readers are seeking out the paintings I wrote into the Two Roberts. It gives me joy! This video is a lovely review and includes a spontaneous field trip to the National Gallery to see some Sunflowers....the very ones Bobby and Robert fall in love with www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HQ8...
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AutoCorrect changed "The Monkey's Paw" to "the monkey spa"
October 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
AutoCorrect changed "The Monkey's Paw" to "the monkey spa"
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@benpester.bsky.social, Sarah Hall, @cdrose.bsky.social & @ericawgnr.bsky.social on stage last night @southbankcentre.bsky.social.
Colwill Brown, @yrsadaleyward.bsky.social & Charlie Porter contributed in virtual form.
Thanks to everyone for a stimulating evening of readings and discussion.
Colwill Brown, @yrsadaleyward.bsky.social & Charlie Porter contributed in virtual form.
Thanks to everyone for a stimulating evening of readings and discussion.
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
@benpester.bsky.social, Sarah Hall, @cdrose.bsky.social & @ericawgnr.bsky.social on stage last night @southbankcentre.bsky.social.
Colwill Brown, @yrsadaleyward.bsky.social & Charlie Porter contributed in virtual form.
Thanks to everyone for a stimulating evening of readings and discussion.
Colwill Brown, @yrsadaleyward.bsky.social & Charlie Porter contributed in virtual form.
Thanks to everyone for a stimulating evening of readings and discussion.