Claire Armitstead

Former Guardian writer/editor. Now at large. Editor of Tales of Two Londons: Stories from a Fractured City.

[Claire Armitstead @carmitstead]

What do I know, but YES! https://t.co/lnCblm3nfU

[Claire Armitstead @carmitstead]

My obituary on the Great Tony Harrison. First time I’ve posted here for years but he deserves it https://t.co/1md0p3yjwg

[Margaret Rooke @MargsRooke]

Please do come to my talk with ⁦@carmitstead⁩ in aid of Oxfam, about inspiring and encouraging the next generation 💫💫💫 https://t.co/Ap5Tiy0f2M

[Claire Armitstead @carmitstead]

@Carol4OliveFarm He certainly is

[Claire Armitstead @carmitstead]

Yes, do

[Head of Zeus @HoZ_Books]

This time next month @benokri will be joining @carmitstead to talk about his latest novella, Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted at Hatchard's.

Grab your ticket now: https://t.co/jtTd0TMgiB

[Head of Zeus @HoZ_Books]

Join Hatchard's for an evening with @carmitstead and @benokri to celebrate his extraordinary new novella Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted on 5th March.
Tickets available now: https://t.co/jtTd0TMgiB

[Claire Armitstead @carmitstead]

@Gabykoppel @Elif_Safak You should have said hello

[Queenʼs Park Book Festival @QPBookfest]

Get an exclusive 20% off tickets for our debuts event with the code QPBF2024!

Novelists @FeeWilliams75 and @aetwigg will join us in conversation with @carmitstead on 1 Sep to discuss their outstanding books, exploring grief, love and female rage.

https://t.co/SIcCS8EAJq

[Claire Armitstead @carmitstead]

Well this was a treat. But quite complicated to write. Looking forward to seeing it

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

‘Each time I read one of her books, I wanted to read more’: five actors on bringing Annie Ernaux’s memoir to the stage https://t.co/IeXJQWRoFb

[Aditya Chakrabortty @chakrabortty]

Beautiful, sad, true @gdnlongread on how our libraries became our council offices, our community hubs, the fraying thread of local government and charities. Great reportage by @AidaE
https://t.co/dBPxJsCfHK

[Claire Armitstead @carmitstead]

How can I not have known about this? https://t.co/hmdSnVY1Ub

[Claire Armitstead @carmitstead]

Naomi Klein, on the Doppelganger as the shadow side of the self and society (and we all have one). Essential thinking. https://t.co/IoI3aqk0Zu

[Guardian Books @GuardianBooks]

Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh: ‘All this solidarity from the world – yet nothing has changed’ https://t.co/2cNIZ4sQiF

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

This Sunday's cover: playwright @jeremyoharris and actors Kit Harington and Olivia Washington on bringing Harris’s controversial Broadway hit, Slave Play, to London

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[JLF International @JLFLitfest]

JLF London at the British Library 2024 will have Lynch in conversation with journalist Claire Armitstead. [3/3]
@paullynchwriter @carmitstead
Register now! https://t.co/5z5uo8wX7r

[Claire Armitstead @carmitstead]

@Arifa_Akbar Unfortunately only here for two nights.

[Hackney Empire @HackneyEmpire]

‘Tragedy, injustice happen all the time. You have to hope and hold on, sometimes with all you got.'

Inspired by the autobiography about Anthony Ray Hinton fight for justice, check out the official trailer for The Sun Does Shine and hear some of the fantastic music @VoxHolloway are bringing to our main stage next month!

Sat 23 Mar, https://t.co/tuGsM5FsQN

[Claire Armitstead @carmitstead]

I’m interviewing the great Colm Toibin at @CharlestonTrust festival on May 27. The last time we met there was on the evening of Ireland’s gay marriage referendum. Such a thrill. It felt like living a bit of history. https://t.co/FqBZ1KLSHW

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

Also in Sunday’s issue:

🔸Director Lulu Wang AKA @thumbelulu speaks to @carmitstead

🔸@stuartmcgurk on how @limebike took over our streets

🔸@TheRoyalBallet's @MarcelinoSambe's cultural highlights 

Plus the week’s new arts and books reviewed by our team of critics