Ben Smith

Writer and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing @UniofExeter. Debut novel Doggerland @4thEstateBooks. Guardian Book of the Year. @ASLEUKI Book Prize Winner.

[Ben Smith @B05Smith]

The new paperback of #Doggerland has just arrived in the post!
Thank you to @4thEstateBooks for another amazing cover, and to everyone who has supported the book so far.

[Iolo Williams @IoloWilliams2]

Never thought we’d see this in the UK in my lifetime. Brilliant news

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

Not one word about @TheGreenParty and its unprecedented, dramatic results. The BBC can't get enough of Farage, but simply blanks the most progressive force in UK politics.

[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

The BBC showed none of this. Watch it here:

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

4⃣ Green MPs

💚 History made.

Join the Green Party today ⤵️

https://t.co/W7YwHTgF71

[Sophia Proneikos @Pergament_F]

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:

"It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.

"There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.

"If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the 'medicine closet' and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That's why you should always have a nutrition choice!

"Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity."

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

We need a just transition away from fossil fuels to help us hit Net Zero . You don't make that happen with 100 new oil and gas licenses , a new coal mine , or by tearing up plans to tackle vehicle emissions & phase out gas boilers – that's why I'm taking the Government to court .

[Fiona Williams @FeeWilliams75]

It’s publication day for the German edition of The House of Broken Bricks! A huge thank you to the German translator Maria Hummitzsch and @sfischerverlage for making this possible 🎉🎉🎉

[Ben Smith @B05Smith]

@timothycbaker @EbdonMelanie @thejackdawspen That would be very topical given the winter we’ve just had…

[Ben Smith @B05Smith]

@timothycbaker @thejackdawspen @EbdonMelanie Thanks for the mention Philippa and I hope you enjoy it Timothy!

I’d also recommend two short story collections ‘Diving Belles’ and ‘The Sing of the Shore’ by Lucy Wood - magic realist and weird hauntings set around the Cornwall coast.

[Hugo Tagholm @HugoSAS]

Wow! Humpback whale in Cornwall footage from yesterday 🐋🐋🤙🤙

@BBCCornwall @oceana @OceanaUK

[Ben Smith @B05Smith]

@_DemiWilton Huge congratulations Demi!

[Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins]

Want to monitor changes in temperature globally and wherever you live in near real time?

@CopernicusECMWF have just launched "Climate Pulse".

https://t.co/AuKJwPYPkh

[Ben Smith @B05Smith]

It’s been great to make a start this month on a new project ‘A History of Storms’, funded by ⁦@ahrcpress⁩

Really looking forward to working with the excellent folks ⁦@metoffice⁩ and exploring stories in their archives.
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Full info here: https://t.co/XvKz3qa9HF

[Isabel Galleymore @IGalleymore]

On how our environmental moment is replacing the figure of Mother Earth with Baby Earth 👉🏻 🌍
Available in full here: https://t.co/2ndgUttVuz @PN_Review

[Dr Emily Alder @Emilyalder]

Haunted Shores online symposium coming up in June! 🌊 @TheBSLS @IGA_Goths @Scottish_Shores @OGOMProject @GothicStudies

[Ben Smith @B05Smith]

@_DemiWilton @BCUEnglish Congratulations Demi! This is excellent news and richly deserved.

[Fiona Williams @FeeWilliams75]

Very honoured to have a written a feature for @guardian about my literary relationship with the countryside and journey to Somerset 💚

https://t.co/sYDDusZnAP

[Ben Smith @B05Smith]

Really looking forward to this event taking place @UniofExeter at the end of the month👇

[Guillemot Press @GuillemotPress]

How's this for a start to the year! THREE new pamphlets. Non-Fiction by @_amina_khan, @nushelle and Praha R, collaborating with @WillowherbRvw & @uea. Take a look at the pamphlets https://t.co/KhQvNAZFlF and come celebrate with us at the Exeter launch https://t.co/Ll6JZLFgq7