Killian Fox

Writes for the Observer and elsewhere. Previously: The Gannet. Gmail: killianfox. @killianfox0.bsky.social

[Killian Fox @killianfox0]

Hard to overstate how much I loved Dear Historian by Joff Winterhart, my graphic novel of the month in @ObsNewReview

https://t.co/8120r5RWDc

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

The big picture: Arnie and other Austrian mountains

@killianfox0 describes how an image of the young bodybuilder near his home village was part of one man’s mission to make him a global star
https://t.co/6y4Q6mGumw

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

'Throw in roving sexual attraction, communication failures and a liberal dose of naivety and you have all the ingredients for a houseshare horror story'

The Wreck by Lizzy Stewart is @killianfox0's graphic novel of the month. Two middle-aged couples agree to live with each other other in a rambling rural pile in this nuanced social satire
https://t.co/lVHAsHY3e2

[Tim Adams @TimAdamsWrites]

Arts and Media Reporter, The Observer (maternity cover) https://t.co/15RcaL3zN3

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

‘I woke up and there was a centipede in my bed': Kirsten Campbell, our Rachel Cooke graphic short story prize winner

Campbell tells @killianfox0 about the arthropod encounter that inspired her winning entry in this year’s competition with @FaberBooks
https://t.co/Xz8FAhrIdH

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

'I feel like I have this necessary role to play.' @hasanthehun says

@killianfox0 goes live with the 'Joe Rogan for progressives', who spends countless hours talking to his audience on Twitch

https://t.co/nximsuarPN

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

‘The left should be better at manufacturing outrage’ says @hasanthehun

The ‘Joe Rogan for progressives’ talks politics to his three million online followers for seven hours a day. He explains why to @killianfox0
https://t.co/nximsuarPN

[Tim Adams @TimAdamsWrites]

This fabulous piece by Luke Kennard in today’s Observer explains a lot: How we learned to love the man in the black bag https://t.co/2vUt48hJcd

[Killian Fox @killianfox0]

This bleak, beautiful book considers that modern life may not be rosier than the dark pits of hell – my review of Roman Muradov's All the Living for @ObsNewReview

https://t.co/C1l5aBAK8C

[John Phipps @John__Phipps]

I wrote about the time I fucking blasted 100,000 cigarettes

https://t.co/jFyui0ertW

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

The best debut novelists of 2026

Featuring a GP, a teacher, a former zoologist and a pair of poets, The Observer’s list of rising stars reveals the eight names to watch this year
https://t.co/3rWFC2fjtD

[Killian Fox @killianfox0]

Loved writing this piece about the great Seb Myers. Cover of @ObsMagazine today.

https://t.co/4e5Dkh4BGN

[The Observer Magazine @ObsMagazine]

The best chef you’ve never heard of

At London restaurant Planque, Seb Myers is quietly serving almost-perfect food. Why aren’t more people taking notice? @killianfox0
https://t.co/BNkaWRgGSL

[Killian Fox @killianfox0]

I interviewed Steve Coogan for @ObsNewReview – on embracing his Irishness, celebrating his 60th by climbing Kilimanjaro and why Alan Partridge wouldn’t vote Reform

https://t.co/xdTZmjXZQJ

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

The big picture: Nan Goldin’s book of love and loss

Many of the subjects of the American photographer’s Ballad of Sexual Dependency might be gone, but the series’ influence is still apparent, writes, @killianfox0
https://t.co/39DBb5ayuv

[The Observer New Review @ObsNewReview]

The big picture: Nan Goldin’s book of love and loss

Many of the subjects of the American photographer’s Ballad of Sexual Dependency might be gone, but the series’ influence is still apparent, writes, @killianfox0
https://t.co/39DBb5ayuv

[Killian Fox @killianfox0]

Loved this by Astrid Goldsmith. My first review as @ObsNewReview graphic novel critic.

https://t.co/a6wOWCw7WY

[Michael Hogan @michaelhogan]

From the classic turkey and stuffing to the outlandish mince-pie wrap! In today's @ObserverUK, I wrote about the origin story of Christmas sandwiches and how they became an essential part of festive celebrations https://t.co/z0zE8e5bVo

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

Joe Sacco: ‘I can’t turn away from what’s going on in Gaza’,

The war reporter and cartoonist sits down with @killianfox0 to discuss documenting riots in India and violence in the Middle East – and indulging his love of the Rolling Stones.
https://t.co/R6bb2DGpnP

[Killian Fox @killianfox0]

I spoke to @MrToledano about visualising England through the lens of AI – for @ObsNewReview

https://t.co/QmtRU9hOqz