Out today in paperback in the USA! Read it to escape from today's news into 15th-century (and 16th, 17th, 18th etc) Venice...

Taking part in a project by Carrie Mae Weems, at Turin book fair. Intense and profound.

A rousing protest today at Meta UK HQ by authors angry at having their work stolen to create data for AI. It's illegal and wrong! We should be asked and paid for our work. Where's your morals, Meta?
#metabookthieves
#makeitfair
#societyofauthors
My favourite sign there👇🏼

Now and always

Today's awful crash in DC reminds me of the 1982 plane crash into the Potomac. My dad was a photographer for Washington Post & spent many hours on 14th St bridge taking photos. I remember him describing this heartbreaking boot; I can't recall if he took it. Thinking of the families and rescuers 💔

My Woman of the Year. Thank you Gisele Pélicot for your bravery. You have turned the shame towards those who deserve it. Women everywhere salute you!

Village names don't get any more straightforward than this

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Loved this painting when younger. Now, this one (note I didn't choose the more obvious Vermeer, because, you know, too obvious 😊)
--Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window, Johannes Vermeer

BUT here is Domenego, from a Carpaccio painting

Just finished first foray into the wonderful Cazalet Chronicles. 4 more vols to go! AND found out the incomparable author Louisa Young (and Elizabeth Jane Howard's niece) is going to continue them! That should sustain me for a while...