Marina Benjamin
@marinabenjamin.bsky.social
Writer. Editor at Aeon. Midlife trilogy (Middlepause, Insomnia, A Little Give) &c. Essays in Granta, Aeon, Paris Review. New work cooking. Rep Rebecca Carter
Untold Narratives does amazing work helping writers who are censored at home find outlets in the English-language press. Excited to dive into this one.
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Untold Narratives does amazing work helping writers who are censored at home find outlets in the English-language press. Excited to dive into this one.
Very excited to get my hands on an early copy of @gavinmevans.bsky.social latest book.
October 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Very excited to get my hands on an early copy of @gavinmevans.bsky.social latest book.
Partying with @samanthaellis.bsky.social and Bidisha Mamata Thank you for the photos @rsliterature.bsky.social.
August 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Partying with @samanthaellis.bsky.social and Bidisha Mamata Thank you for the photos @rsliterature.bsky.social.
Honoured to be among the @rsliterature.bsky.social 2025 cohort of new Fellows. Signing the book with George Eliot's pen was a highlight. And the after party wasn't bad either.
July 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Honoured to be among the @rsliterature.bsky.social 2025 cohort of new Fellows. Signing the book with George Eliot's pen was a highlight. And the after party wasn't bad either.
I've been Fitzcaraldoed! @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I've been Fitzcaraldoed! @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
Amazon is such a distorting mirror. I had no idea I'd written a management book 🤣🤣
May 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Amazon is such a distorting mirror. I had no idea I'd written a management book 🤣🤣
First rose, hailing the summer
May 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
First rose, hailing the summer
Amid recent discussion of gender bias in publishing, here's a neat corrective. A high power meeting in NY to discuss the state of the industry —— a room full of white men. I wonder, does this particular group of humans scorn the commissioning and promoting of other men?
May 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Amid recent discussion of gender bias in publishing, here's a neat corrective. A high power meeting in NY to discuss the state of the industry —— a room full of white men. I wonder, does this particular group of humans scorn the commissioning and promoting of other men?
Devastating to see @reformuk.bsky.social gain so much ground in UK council elections. The politics of hate normalised by Trump is ugly, divisive, atavistic and anti-progress. AS a first generation Brit it feels like a return to the 70s.
May 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Devastating to see @reformuk.bsky.social gain so much ground in UK council elections. The politics of hate normalised by Trump is ugly, divisive, atavistic and anti-progress. AS a first generation Brit it feels like a return to the 70s.
Loved this book so much. Would have liked to have seen it on #WomensPrize longlist.
April 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Loved this book so much. Would have liked to have seen it on #WomensPrize longlist.
If you're a Jay Griffiths fan already, I don't need to tell you to read this. But if you haven't read Jay there is a treat in store for you. Wild and carnal as ever, How Animals Heal Us is a total joyride.
April 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If you're a Jay Griffiths fan already, I don't need to tell you to read this. But if you haven't read Jay there is a treat in store for you. Wild and carnal as ever, How Animals Heal Us is a total joyride.
I'm delighted to get this proof of @afrifa.bsky.social new book Wolf Moon, a journey into the nocturnal landscape of her life and mind. Alert to the dangers of joys of darkness.
April 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I'm delighted to get this proof of @afrifa.bsky.social new book Wolf Moon, a journey into the nocturnal landscape of her life and mind. Alert to the dangers of joys of darkness.
This gorgeous book by @samanthaellis.bsky.social arrived to brighten my day. I've read it already and it is that rare thing: a joyful book about loss; tender and profound, propulsive and eye-opening. Read it over Easter. If you can wait....
April 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This gorgeous book by @samanthaellis.bsky.social arrived to brighten my day. I've read it already and it is that rare thing: a joyful book about loss; tender and profound, propulsive and eye-opening. Read it over Easter. If you can wait....
Spent the last 2 hrs weeding and watering. One half of my garden seems to weathered the winter, but the pther half looks dead. Advise welcome.😱
March 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Spent the last 2 hrs weeding and watering. One half of my garden seems to weathered the winter, but the pther half looks dead. Advise welcome.😱
Self-administered hair cut. Throwback to 2020. I've taken a load off the weight, but now my back's itchy.
February 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Self-administered hair cut. Throwback to 2020. I've taken a load off the weight, but now my back's itchy.
Here he is again with his human shield.
February 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Here he is again with his human shield.
From Carole Cadwalladr's substack. Enlarge to see just how much illegal chicanery the Trump administration has set in motion in less than a month.
February 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
From Carole Cadwalladr's substack. Enlarge to see just how much illegal chicanery the Trump administration has set in motion in less than a month.
RIP Michael Longley
January 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
RIP Michael Longley
You're not going anywhere ever again
January 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
You're not going anywhere ever again
Visiting with my brilliant friend (and colleague) Ali Hawken. Bridging the London-Melbourne chasm. Also guested at Melbourne and Sydney Jewish Book Weeks. 5 weeks ago now, but such a memorable trip to Oz.
October 21, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Visiting with my brilliant friend (and colleague) Ali Hawken. Bridging the London-Melbourne chasm. Also guested at Melbourne and Sydney Jewish Book Weeks. 5 weeks ago now, but such a memorable trip to Oz.
I'm not a fan of love stories by and large but this one, oh my days. Autumnal love, with a 20 year history. You don't need, or get, the backstory, just the tender evidence of cumulative togetherness. Juliette Binoche (below) in The Taste of Things.
August 17, 2024 at 9:05 PM
I'm not a fan of love stories by and large but this one, oh my days. Autumnal love, with a 20 year history. You don't need, or get, the backstory, just the tender evidence of cumulative togetherness. Juliette Binoche (below) in The Taste of Things.
The anti-fascism demo + march in London yesterday reminded me how important it is to 'show up'. The French who mobilised defeated Le Pen. We have real live fascists in Parliament now, dog whistling to haters and racists. We must not keep quiet.
August 11, 2024 at 11:49 AM
The anti-fascism demo + march in London yesterday reminded me how important it is to 'show up'. The French who mobilised defeated Le Pen. We have real live fascists in Parliament now, dog whistling to haters and racists. We must not keep quiet.
This is astonishing: hair as 'combat attire'; the streets of Teheran a place of danger but also community; a crazy national history and the bravery of resistance. Read it.
January 10, 2024 at 4:03 PM
This is astonishing: hair as 'combat attire'; the streets of Teheran a place of danger but also community; a crazy national history and the bravery of resistance. Read it.
This is a treat. Pre-ordered, oh, weeks back, and now it's suddenly here, feeling like a gift in more ways than one. I'm looking forward to this @larapawson.bsky.social
January 4, 2024 at 1:43 PM
This is a treat. Pre-ordered, oh, weeks back, and now it's suddenly here, feeling like a gift in more ways than one. I'm looking forward to this @larapawson.bsky.social