Kat Lister

it was so hard to sell my 1st in an industry that favours self-help over more nuanced non-fiction that isn't necessarily spoon-feeding you all the answers. & that's just memoir. I've been really lucky to find a publisher for my 2nd – but, again, I still felt a conservatism that differs to fiction

Ah thank you! 70,000 words down and I'm on the last lap of the epilogue now. Wheezing to the finish line...

Def one for my bookshelf!

I don’t, no! Thank you for sharing. I’m not sure it’s quite what I need for this piece of writing but certainly something I’ll save for later

ah, this is so interesting, thank you

Ah, she has written on Eva Hesse, so I have encountered her writing before. Thank you! Will look this up...

Ah ha, this looks promising, yes! Have found a second hand copy for under a tenner on WoB, thank you!

Research aside this looks right up my street! Thank you, I'll add it to my list

Hive mind bluesky: I'm on the hunt for non-fiction books that explore art, the female gaze & the body (the nude) – on a par with Frances Borzello's 'Seeing Ourselves'. This is for my own non-fiction book, so no fiction please. But essays are welcome, too. Any recommendations?

also merci beaucoup to the marking process for reminding me that I am still unable to spell oeuvre on the first attempt

the sweet joy of finishing a stack of marking, is it time for a negroni?

wahay!!!! amaaaaaazing news, you legend

“One must let a woman read in public undisturbed.” I love you.

Chris Fleming Prances, Scuttles, and Undulates Onto HBO In a new standup set, the comedian uses oddball physicality to locate the weird in the everyday.

I bought tickets to Chris Fleming's stand-up show in 2024 & it was hands down one of the best I've ever seen. A kind of elasticity you rarely get to watch on stage. Equal parts surreal & clear-sighted. Is he the "weird" one, or are we? Chuffed to see him doing this well. Looks like 2026 is his year!

It truly is the thing that unites all parties

Always love it when a politician says “let me be clear” in order to continue being as vague and evasive as possible.

and again, and again – these diaries are extraordinary:

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

“Everything that can be called A SUBJECT he knows about. And I know about the rest.”

Helen Garner, giving me LIFE!

Ohh! Do, do – it’s a real work of love

V jealous of your big screen experience of it! I’m not sure how it passed me by, but pleased I caught up with it

Absolutely. Have you watched Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present? A great companion piece if you haven’t (although I’m sure you have)

Thoughtful and sensitive and I’m always appreciative of filmmakers who think about what they’re including and why. Beautiful to look at, too. The split screen between then and now really moved me.

So very late to Todd Haynes doc on the Velvet Underground but, boy oh boy, what a film. I’ve had their live at The Matrix ‘Ocean’ on repeat, taking me to places I’d forgotten they could. Imagine being there in ‘69 to hear those waves.

can’t get over how much he looks like a sad estate agent here, just so good

I’d forgotten what waking up to good news felt like, hello Friday! Putting an extra sugar in my tea this morning.

If it's any consolation, I feel like this most days, it's why I write!

My parents will always be eternally 45 to me despite the fact that I’m swiftly approaching 43 and I’m sure I’m heading for some kind of existential meltdown with that one

But the cheese tasters DO stroll out of the packet in a jaunty manner, don’t they

Wow, what an achievement, congrats!!