Fred Studemann

FT Literary Editor. Husband, father, bringing a touch of Prussia to Streatham. Any views my own etc etc ...

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The six titles on the shortlist 'offer profound insight into some of the most pressing issues of our time', said Isabel Hilton, the chair of judges: https://t.co/XadHQ1T0AX

[Fred Studemann @frederick65]

@sinanulgen1 Congratulations Sinan - and happy memories of Bodrum

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[Fred Studemann @frederick65]

@phoenix_de A brilliant and important speech

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It’s an essential part of growing up, yet the number of kids who read purely for pleasure is at an all-time low, says @NilanjanaRoy https://t.co/1qgn95VEJ3

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What have the FT's top editors and writers been reading in 2024 so far?

Discover the mid-year reading lists of @khalafroula, @janinegibson, @frederick65, @TimHarford, @RanaForoohar, @henrymance, @gilliantett, @stephenkb, @ClaerB, @simon_schama & more 📚https://t.co/BGR4UgSPYr

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@khalafroula @janinegibson @frederick65 @TimHarford @RanaForoohar @henrymance @gilliantett @stephenkb @ClaerB @simon_schama And over to you, our loyal readers.

After an exhaustive list of recommended reads by FT writers and critics, we asked you what you've loved in 2024 so far.

Tap here for FT bookworms' top reading picks, and their own reviews 📚 https://t.co/AcJZoLXfCH

[Fred Studemann @frederick65]

@arrowsm @mrjamesob @robertshrimsley @dalkeybookfest Thanks! Dalkey audiences are always brilliant

[Simon Kuper @KuperSimon]

Really good by @nilanjanaroy https://t.co/c1eKdqPPsV

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‘The Physics of Sorrow’ and ‘The Story Smuggler’ by the International Booker winner are wistfully revealing about life in post-Communist Bulgaria: https://t.co/1sNLHoaJzy

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Colin Mayer advocates the power of business — but calls out what is wrong, and how profit could benefit people and the planet. Tap here for our book review: https://t.co/g0pTC11IHT

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Four books look at the forging of a new Ukrainian national identity in the furnace of war — and a glimmer of light in the Russian exiles who have fled their homeland. Tap here for our books essay: https://t.co/IQFcUV7CXT

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A job for the CIA — its global reach inspires the latest spy thrillers, from ex-CIA David McCloskey to Tess Gerritsen, spooks and subterfuge, espionage and danger from Moscow to Beirut https://t.co/BdfoI14RyN

[Tom Braithwaite @TBraithwaite]

Applications open for the FT's trainee scheme. Please tell budding reporters. Some tragic cases join the FT this way and never leave. https://t.co/pg4AyadQBD

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ICYMI: The best nonfiction books of 2023, the six brilliant books shortlisted for @bgprize, the UK"s premier nonfiction book prize:
https://t.co/y9e1bfJiFr
This year's judges were @frederick65, @andrea_wulf, @Arifa_Akbar, Ruth Scurr, @tanjil_rashid_ , Andy Haldane (@theRSAorg)

[Laura Battle @battlelaura]

Want to know which fiction titles to buy / give / talk about this winter? Here's the FT's list, complied by @andydickson and me
https://t.co/EODOQJsmEN via @ft

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Books of the Year 2023 has landed 📚

Dreaming of the holidays, FT critics and editors look back at the best titles of 2023 across all genres, and share their reading lists.

Watch this space. We'll update the thread with new roundups throughout the week👇https://t.co/UP159b4FEH

[Clive Cookson @clivecookson]

My science books of 2023. A personal selection that appealed to me. Not claiming that they are really "the best", despite the FT headline https://t.co/5O0rDPQLv5 via @ft

[Baillie Gifford Prize @BGPrize]

Hear more from the #BGPrize2023 judges on why Fire Weather by @JohnVaillant was their winner #nonfiction #winner #fireweather #johnvaillant @SceptreBooks

[Fred Studemann @frederick65]

‘Thrillingly told’ account of Canadian wildfire scoops Baillie Gifford prize https://t.co/Q1s83PfSE0 via @ft