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James Cook

@jamesbpcook

Writer. MEMORY SONGS | IN HER ROOM | Bylines @TheTLS @Guardian Editor @TLCUK Representation @AMHeathLtd.

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Joined February 2011
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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
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Jude Cook@judecook_Oct 27
A fabulous, positive review of Time Being in the Saturday Guardian by James Smart. Read it here: theguardian.com/books/2026/o…
Time Being by Jude Cook review – a smart existential tale of midlife

Time Being by Jude Cook review – a smart existential tale of midlife

A fatal mistake sparks this juicy melodrama, in which a philosophy professor navigates the guilt of being a survivor

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(Next) Tuesday 20th Walthamstow Trades Hall 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/199841414…
SIMON REYNOLDS: STILL IN A DREAM with DANIEL AVERY/KITTY EMPIRE

SIMON REYNOLDS: STILL IN A DREAM with DANIEL AVERY/KITTY EMPIRE

Shoegaze, slackers and the reinvention of rock, 1984-94

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Jude Cook@judecook_Sep 30
A short Substack essay on the last day of September about the challenges of writing in a hybrid genre. Read Between Two Chairs: Writing a Literary Thriller for FREE here: judecook.substack.com/p/betw…
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The girl in the blue dress on the back cover of the #Beatles' #AbbeyRoad album remains unidentified. She walked past the street sign as photographer Iain Macmillan was taking the photo on August 8, 1969. She has never come forward and her identity has never been confirmed.
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Next! @MothersRuinE17 Walthamstow Wednesday 30 Sept Tickets eventbrite.co.uk/e/199851555…
1996 with Dominic Mohan: Blur v Oasis, New Labour, Euro 96 & more

1996 with Dominic Mohan: Blur v Oasis, New Labour, Euro 96 & more

Britpop is at its peak as football comes home, the Spice Girls appear & Tony Blair ascends to power

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Big thanks to Graeme Thomson, James Cook and everyone who came to listen to Laughing Stock tonight at Walthamstow Trades Hall.
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Less than a week to go until I’m in conversation with Graeme Thomson @e17RnR_books talking about his marvellous book, In Another World. 7.00-10.30, includes a full album playback of Talk Talk’s masterpiece Laughing Stock. Only a few tickets left. Join us. #talktalk
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Big up @Johnny_Marr
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Next! Tuesday Walthamstow eventbrite.co.uk/e/199360335…
GRAEME THOMSON: In Another World: The Four Seasons Of Talk Talk

GRAEME THOMSON: In Another World: The Four Seasons Of Talk Talk

Talk Talk through the lens of acclaimed author Graeme Thomson. High quality album playback of Laughing Stock, Q&A and signing.

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Jude Cook@judecook_Sep 17
I reviewed Aea Varfis-Van Warmelo's excellent debut novel ATTENTION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR in the new edition of @TheTLS the-tls.com/literature/ficti…
Only align

Only align

The gulf between word and deed in the digital age

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A week today. Very few tickets left. Walthamstow Trades Hall 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/199360335…
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Jude Cook@judecook_Sep 7
Today is publication day for TIME BEING, my first novel in six years. It's been another long and winding road, so thank you to everyone who's supported me, especially Salt Books for their belief & dedication from the start. Available from all good bookshops now!
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Jude Cook@judecook_Aug 29
Delighted that the good people at @3ammagazine have run an extract from my new novel TIME BEING, forthcoming from Salt Books on September 7th. Many thanks @andrewgallix! Read the opening chapter here: 3ammagazine.com/3am/fiction/
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In Three Weeks… Only a few tickets left eventbrite.co.uk/e/199360335… – at Walthamstow, London
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SEPTEMBER 🎟️ rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/even…
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I reviewed Patrick Hutchison's marvellous comic memoir, Cabin, for this week's @TheTLS the-tls.com/regular-features…
Jazz carpentry

Jazz carpentry

Building a life in Wit's End

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Jude Cook@judecook_Aug 23
I wrote about August & REM in this month's Substack essay. Read August and Everything After: Life's Rich Pageant and Summer's End for FREE here: judecook.substack.com/p/augu…
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Fewer than half our ticket allocation left for our Talk Talk evening in September. 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/199360335…
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Jude Cook@judecook_Aug 4
Just over a month until my third novel TIME BEING is published on 7th September by Salt Books! Do please pre-order from either Waterstones, Amazon or direct from Salt Books here: saltpublishing.com/products/…
Time Being, Jude Cook

Time Being, Jude Cook

When Laura Cameron, a Philosophy professor at a London university, is found dead in a bizarre echo of the Reeva Steenkamp case, the questions are myriad. Her fr

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Jude Cook@judecook_Jun 29
The Worst Man in Literature has many possible candidates but a strong contender is surely Mickey Sabbath in Philip Roth's Sabbath's Theatre. Read this month's Substack essay, Beyond the Pale, for FREE here: judecook.substack.com/p/beyo…
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