James Ley
@jamesley.bsky.social
Deputy Books and Ideas Editor, The Conversation. Contributing Editor, Sydney Review of Books. Author of The Critic in the Modern World. Words in various other places.
Recently acquired. (The Stein bio is excellent. Haven't got to the others yet.)
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Recently acquired. (The Stein bio is excellent. Haven't got to the others yet.)
Second-hand bookshop find
October 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Second-hand bookshop find
September 16, 2025 at 4:54 AM
So apparently MUP would rather kill Meanjin that allow anyone else to keep it going.
September 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
So apparently MUP would rather kill Meanjin that allow anyone else to keep it going.
In other book-related trivia, I am rereading this and it is brilliant.
September 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
In other book-related trivia, I am rereading this and it is brilliant.
Recent second-hand pickup (not a reflection of my current state of mind, which is more a mixture of despair and outrage).
September 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Recent second-hand pickup (not a reflection of my current state of mind, which is more a mixture of despair and outrage).
New artwork by #2 son in east Brunswick
September 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
New artwork by #2 son in east Brunswick
Oh, good! "Unlock" is a noun now. That will be very useful.
May 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Oh, good! "Unlock" is a noun now. That will be very useful.
May 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Let us not forget the contribution of this political genius. What a legacy.
May 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Let us not forget the contribution of this political genius. What a legacy.
Yay! Our denial of reality has secured the long term electoral prospects of our party!
May 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Yay! Our denial of reality has secured the long term electoral prospects of our party!
Always liked this meme
May 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Always liked this meme
"Rental pain index". Thank you, Guardian. Very helpful.
April 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"Rental pain index". Thank you, Guardian. Very helpful.
Just finished reading this guy: a first-person tale of alienation, guilt, self-loathing, alcoholism, drug addiction and suicide – all the fun stuff. It's no masterpiece, though it is frequently lacerating, and very interesting as a 20th century Japanese reinterpretation of Dostoevsky.
April 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Just finished reading this guy: a first-person tale of alienation, guilt, self-loathing, alcoholism, drug addiction and suicide – all the fun stuff. It's no masterpiece, though it is frequently lacerating, and very interesting as a 20th century Japanese reinterpretation of Dostoevsky.
It would be genuinely hilarious if China now announced that it was raising the price of all the Smartphones and Electronics it sells to the US by 145%
April 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It would be genuinely hilarious if China now announced that it was raising the price of all the Smartphones and Electronics it sells to the US by 145%
I have a shadow account for work.
March 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I have a shadow account for work.
Today's bookshop haul
March 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Today's bookshop haul
Bloody hell, this bit is embarrassing
February 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Bloody hell, this bit is embarrassing
Also acquired this today, to even things out.
February 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Also acquired this today, to even things out.