James Cook

Writer. MEMORY SONGS | IN HER ROOM | Editor @Review31. Bylines @TheTLS @Guardian. Agent @oliagent @AMHeathLtd.

[James Cook @jamesbpcook]

I'm in the Bookseller today. Thank you @CaroSanderson @thebookseller for this wonderful review of my new book, #InHerRoom, coming April 2020 @bonnierbooks_uk @greenawaypr @AMHeathLtd

[Jude Cook @judecook_]

Delighted to have a new short story in ON BEING ILL, a vital and exciting anthology of work about the challenges of physical & mental illness, alongside Woolf’s foundational essay & pieces by many other talented writers. Out now from New Menard Press. https://t.co/Y3CXd2gmbW

[Small Faces @roomforravers]

24 May 1966 - Small Faces play the Marquee, London.
Never need an excuse to play this clip.
#6TYAT #OTD #smallfaces

[Echo & the Bunnymen @Bunnymen]

The Back Of Love was released today in 1983. Banger of a tune 🐰

[Jude Cook @judecook_]

Great to celebrate the publication of @AmandaPCraig’s fierce & funny new novel High and Low at @Dauntbooks Marylebone last night.

[Beatles News @BeatleHeadlines]

Mal Evans' Diaries book just announced - coming December 2026!
With the Beatles: Mal Evans' Illustrated Journey
by @KennethAWomack
Pre-order here: https://t.co/mDUMa8kQDG
[affiliate link]

[Beatles Books Podcast @BooksBeatles]

New Podcast! I’m joined by @jimwindolf to discuss his book ‘Where The Music Had To Go’. Jim’s book tells the story of The Beatles and Bob Dylan’s influence on each other - where they met, what they said, and how they changed each other’s perspectives.

[Jude Cook @judecook_]

An April Substack essay from me on the last day of the month: Read Paris on the Page: Writing the Impossible for FREE here 👉 https://t.co/EKnfLTpttJ

[Remnants of the Past @remnantsofpast]

David Bowie and William S. Burroughs, 1974

Photos by Terry O’Neill

[Nik D @nikidoog]

He could blow the roof off or melt an iceberg with those pipes.
35 years gone. Never forgotten. #SteveMarriott 🥃

“Say No More”
Humble Pie
BBC’s “Full House” October 1972

[Jude Cook @judecook_]

Only 5 days to go before the launch of Shaun Wilson's brilliant debut novel MALC'S BOY! Join us at @thesocial on Tuesday 21st April at 7pm for a free event with music, readings and an in-conversation between Shaun and Lias Saoudi from @FatWhiteFamily. https://t.co/LKoqozMqud

[James Cook @jamesbpcook]

My review of Someone Like Me, an excellent collection of essays by autistic writers, in this week's @TheTLS
https://t.co/pgmnSep14v

[Jude Cook @judecook_]

A piece of memoir for my March Substack: read The Happiest Man Alive: My Iranian Uncle for FREE here: 👇https://t.co/ByoZMWBCb9

[Rock'n'Rollbookclub 📚 @e17RnR_books]

NO NEW YORK is the Guardian’s book of the day

https://t.co/ogR2N3oqiV

[Jude Cook @judecook_]

Last call for this tonight. Do come along to hear Stu Hennigan talk about his debut novel, KESHED, with me at Bárd Books this evening at 7pm. Should be a belter. Tickets here: https://t.co/S8C2dYKmfX

[Jude Cook @judecook_]

Here's my review of Will Self's provocative new novel, The Quantity Theory of Morality, in this week's @spectator https://t.co/b87IUm8lwQ

[Jude Cook @judecook_]

This should be awesome. Do come along to hear Stu Hennigan talk about his fierce & moving debut novel, KESHED, with me at Bárd Books this Thursday 12th March, 7pm. Tickets going fast 👇👇 https://t.co/S8C2dYKmfX

[The TLS @TheTLS]

The cult of Holbein; the uncertain future of reading; dreaming of Cairo; how the Bible came to be; an Orwellian dilemma – and much more.

The new TLS is out now: https://t.co/vCAMLjcF5A

[Jude Cook @judecook_]

I reviewed Helle Helle's precise, controlled unforgettable novella, They, in @GuardianBooks. Translated by Martin Aitken, published by new small press Akoya. https://t.co/L0DY19TLSO

[Beatles Books Podcast @BooksBeatles]

New photo book from George published by Random House out October 6th. Looks good!

[Jude Cook @judecook_]

A February Substack essay from me. I wrote about 70s horror movies & broken families in Trust Exercise: The Horror Movie. Read for FREE here 👇 https://t.co/B5j9fQ8Sf4