Jim Mackey

But I'm tryin' Ringo, I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd.

[Jim Mackey @jimackey]

@EvanLSolomon You’ll be an excellent MP, Evan. This is the team the country needs now.

[Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @five_books]

"Iris Murdoch was one of the greatest novelists of the late twentieth century, as well as a British philosopher"
https://t.co/Ol5legzaeq

[Jim Mackey @jimackey]

@elonmusk

[Infinite Books @infinitebooks]

Kurt Vonnegut, “Creative Writing 101”

[The Booker Prizes @TheBookerPrizes]

‘Here is storytelling in which people confront the world in all its instability and complexity.’

We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2024 shortlist. Huge congratulations to all six authors.

➡️ Discover the shortlist: https://t.co/3dQ2gnCtlG

[Jim Mackey @jimackey]

@parisreview Wow. You'd think she would get punched for using loquacious twice in one sentence.

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

Woolf was feeling it.

[Istra of Glome @byistra]

My absolute favorite line from The Great Gatsby

[sam buntz @SamBuntz]

From Ted Chiang's recent New Yorker essay about AI. I totally agree with this:

[Edward Elderman @edwereddie]

John Steinbeck's 6 rules for the writer.

[Jim Mackey @jimackey]

@blgtylr “the work is an artifact long abandoned “ Love that.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Rep. John Rose, Republican of Tennessee, used his five minutes of floor time to argue against Donald Trump’s criminal conviction. The most memorable part of his speech was his six-year-old son, Guy, who was seated behind him, making funny faces. https://t.co/LPCEIsFkQB

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

19th century singing bird box, made in Switzerland by Frères Rochat.

[Vintage Books @vintagebooks]

Are you ready to step into The City?

We are delighted to unveil the cover of The City and Its Uncertain Walls, the new novel by Haruki Murakami.

Available to pre-order now: https://t.co/ybFdg540qy

Cover designer: Suzanne Dean
Illustrations by: Takaya Katsura, Jialun Deng

[Jim Mackey @jimackey]

@chadofalltrades In advertising, 4 is too many. 2 is left or right. 3 is options. 4 is I can’t decide so i’ll make you do it.

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“A novel is the only place where two strangers can meet on terms of absolute intimacy. The reader and the writer make the book together. No other art can capture the essential inwardness of human life.” —Paul Auster

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[Jim Mackey @jimackey]

So done with @AirCanada & their overpriced fleet of east coast biplanes & overcrowded lounges. @porterairlines as often as possible here out.

[Jim Mackey @jimackey]

@blgtylr I recently discovered I’ve been saying his last name wrong for years. Here I thought once sporting a denim vest was my greatest shame.

[Jim Mackey @jimackey]

@blgtylr New Brunswick?

[Jim Mackey @jimackey]

That time I punched @motherfumbler and found out...