Matt James
@mattgjames.bsky.social
Commissioning Editor for Blink at Bonnier Books. 📚🎬✈️🎮
All views are my own 🏳️🌈
All views are my own 🏳️🌈
I love how LinkedIn tries to keep focus on business, tech, finance etc. but its middle-manager user base can't deny that this is the news they're really interested in.
January 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I love how LinkedIn tries to keep focus on business, tech, finance etc. but its middle-manager user base can't deny that this is the news they're really interested in.
#SpotifyWrapped this year dominated by Cassandra Jenkins... I promise I'm not depressed 😅
December 4, 2024 at 1:27 PM
#SpotifyWrapped this year dominated by Cassandra Jenkins... I promise I'm not depressed 😅
Cassandra Jenkins at EartH tonight 🥹 Instantly buying tickets to see her again.
November 26, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Cassandra Jenkins at EartH tonight 🥹 Instantly buying tickets to see her again.
Wow, even the co-founders look AI-generated!
Some great reportage from The Bookseller challenging their pretensions that they've published "bestsellers" and that they're not just another self-publishing business.
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
Some great reportage from The Bookseller challenging their pretensions that they've published "bestsellers" and that they're not just another self-publishing business.
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
www.thebookseller.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Wow, even the co-founders look AI-generated!
Some great reportage from The Bookseller challenging their pretensions that they've published "bestsellers" and that they're not just another self-publishing business.
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
Some great reportage from The Bookseller challenging their pretensions that they've published "bestsellers" and that they're not just another self-publishing business.
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
Reposted by Matt James
Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
Sad to leave the Victoria House office for the last time as Bonnier relocates to Moorgate.
I'll miss the bougie regal atmosphere (but not the arctic climate or constant sounds of drilling!)
I'll miss the bougie regal atmosphere (but not the arctic climate or constant sounds of drilling!)
November 22, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Sad to leave the Victoria House office for the last time as Bonnier relocates to Moorgate.
I'll miss the bougie regal atmosphere (but not the arctic climate or constant sounds of drilling!)
I'll miss the bougie regal atmosphere (but not the arctic climate or constant sounds of drilling!)
Reposted by Matt James
Solidarity with all writers of unauthorized biographies doing their best to research, honor, and interpret a legend's story without relying on access
De La Soul Denounce “Unauthorized” Book About The Group, Are Exploring Legal Options
On Tuesday (Nov. 19), author Marcus J. Moore published his new book High And Rising: A Book About De La Soul on Dey Street Books. Today, the legendary hip-hop group took to social media to denounce th...
www.stereogum.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Solidarity with all writers of unauthorized biographies doing their best to research, honor, and interpret a legend's story without relying on access
MJ Lenderman was so good tonight. I feel very lucky to have seen him at such a small venue - won't get the opportunity again.
November 19, 2024 at 11:12 PM
MJ Lenderman was so good tonight. I feel very lucky to have seen him at such a small venue - won't get the opportunity again.
I can't quite believe it, but Gladiator 2 was even better than the first one
My ★★★★½ review of Gladiator II on Letterboxd boxd.it/7OEF2D
My ★★★★½ review of Gladiator II on Letterboxd boxd.it/7OEF2D
A ★★★★½ review of Gladiator II (2024)
Shocked that this is genuinely better than the first film. It's campy, epic and bloody - it was made for those of us who think about the Roman Empire on a daily basis. Denzel absolutely stole the show...
boxd.it
November 15, 2024 at 8:51 PM
I can't quite believe it, but Gladiator 2 was even better than the first one
My ★★★★½ review of Gladiator II on Letterboxd boxd.it/7OEF2D
My ★★★★½ review of Gladiator II on Letterboxd boxd.it/7OEF2D
So it looks like this place is finally happening (maybe?). I'm here for it!
November 15, 2024 at 10:19 AM
So it looks like this place is finally happening (maybe?). I'm here for it!
Saw Phosphorescent last night at Koko and it was incredible. Perfect band, perfect venue, perfect setlist 🤌
August 28, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Saw Phosphorescent last night at Koko and it was incredible. Perfect band, perfect venue, perfect setlist 🤌
Is using ChatGPT to write your book plagiarism? My latest Medium article: mattjameswrites.medium.com/ai-in-publis...
January 9, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Is using ChatGPT to write your book plagiarism? My latest Medium article: mattjameswrites.medium.com/ai-in-publis...
I wrote about my favourite albums to listen to when writing or editing, from ambience to post-rock:
medium.com/@mattjameswr...
medium.com/@mattjameswr...
December 19, 2023 at 9:38 AM
I wrote about my favourite albums to listen to when writing or editing, from ambience to post-rock:
medium.com/@mattjameswr...
medium.com/@mattjameswr...
I've started writing Medium articles sharing my thoughts on editing, writing or anything else that crosses my mind.
As I'm new to this, I thought I'd start sharing them here (because barely anyone will see them).
Here's my first: 'Crafting Your Non-Fiction Proposal'
medium.com/@mattjameswr...
As I'm new to this, I thought I'd start sharing them here (because barely anyone will see them).
Here's my first: 'Crafting Your Non-Fiction Proposal'
medium.com/@mattjameswr...
December 7, 2023 at 1:21 PM
I've started writing Medium articles sharing my thoughts on editing, writing or anything else that crosses my mind.
As I'm new to this, I thought I'd start sharing them here (because barely anyone will see them).
Here's my first: 'Crafting Your Non-Fiction Proposal'
medium.com/@mattjameswr...
As I'm new to this, I thought I'd start sharing them here (because barely anyone will see them).
Here's my first: 'Crafting Your Non-Fiction Proposal'
medium.com/@mattjameswr...
That's none of your business, Spotify 😵
November 29, 2023 at 1:23 PM
That's none of your business, Spotify 😵
The Japanese House put on a great show tonight 👌 She's going places... Only held back by a confusing stage name
October 23, 2023 at 9:50 PM
The Japanese House put on a great show tonight 👌 She's going places... Only held back by a confusing stage name
Went life drawing for the first time in a while. I'd forgotten how therapeutic it is 🧘🏻
October 12, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Went life drawing for the first time in a while. I'd forgotten how therapeutic it is 🧘🏻
Is everyone else also slowly trying to break the habit of clicking on 'X' to come here instead?
Despite Elon making a mess of it, it's proving to be a tough habit to break...
Despite Elon making a mess of it, it's proving to be a tough habit to break...
October 11, 2023 at 2:42 PM
Is everyone else also slowly trying to break the habit of clicking on 'X' to come here instead?
Despite Elon making a mess of it, it's proving to be a tough habit to break...
Despite Elon making a mess of it, it's proving to be a tough habit to break...