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Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Help and Support: I'm about to live-test something. Possible disruption should […]

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:08:45 +0100

I’m about to live-test something. Possible disruption should last about 5 minutes.

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Website improvements in the group Help and Support

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:40:52 +0100

Website improvements A big old feature update today. The activity feed for the site now runs from the same dynamic system as the rest of the site. Which means: You […]

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post My writers' group challenged itself to write easter themed stories in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author)

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

My writers' group challenged itself to write easter themed stories I started brainstorming ideas right there and then. Which is partly why there are so many Easter-themed writing prompts on The Muse of Last Resort.

Matthew Brown commented on the post, Mermaid's purse, what is that?, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:50:56 +0000

True. Traditionally American’s spell it with a Z but we Brits tend to use an S.

Blog: The Barbecue at No 9 by Jennie Godfrey audiobook review – secrets and lies in suburbia from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:52 +0000

Gemma Whelan and Stephen Mangan are among the cast in this multi-voiced tale of family tensions and trauma, set during the 1985 Live Aid charity concert It is July […]

Blog: A Queer Inheritance by Michael Hall review – the National Trust’s LGBTQ history revealed from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:03 +0000

It’s recently been accused of turning ‘woke’ – but the institution has been gay since the beginning, argues this deeply researched bookWhen it emerged that the Nat […]

Blog: Mare by Emily Haworth-Booth review – profound story of a woman’s love for a horse from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:01 +0000

Where does it come from, this passion for an animal that isn’t even hers? An astonishing debut delves into deep truths about love, motherhood and careMare, Emily H […]

Blog: Derek Owusu and Seán Hewitt shortlisted for Dylan Thomas prize from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:53 +0000

Six writers are now finalists for the prestigious annual prize, which awards £20,000 to a writer aged 39 or underDerek Owusu and Seán Hewitt are among the writers s […]

Blog: Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave review – a will-they-won’t-they queer romance from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:28 +0000

Two women fall into and out of each other’s lives over decades, in a moving examination of love and choicesGiven that novels are routinely touted as the new v […]

Blog: This month’s best paperbacks: David Szalay, Han Kang and more from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:27 +0000

Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some wonderful new paperbacks, from a Booker-winning tale of one man’s life to a gossipy account of the golden a […]

Blog: When the Forest Breathes by Suzanne Simard review – the Indiana Jones of trees returns from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:26 +0000

The author of Finding the Mother Tree is back with an inspiring call to the next generation of ecologistsIt’s 2021, and Suzanne Simard is in a police vehicle, b […]

Blog: Howl by Howard Jacobson review – a tragicomic portrait of a Jewish man’s despair from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:12 +0000

A suburban headteacher navigates antisemitism in Gaza-outraged London in Jacobson’s latest novelHoward Jacobson writes characters at their wits’ end; those cha […]

Blog: The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:00:10 +0000

A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winnerIt was March 2016, and at the Four Seasons Hotel in […]

Jason Latnar commented on the post, Changes and updates, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:19:09 +0000

Ace!

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Changes and updates in the group Help and Support

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:17:14 +0000

Changes and updates Some of you have noticed some changes being made in Author Buzz UK. Under the hood, this is not a big change, but I hope it will go some way to making […]

Blog: Shahrnush Parsipur: ‘The women of Iran will cause the fall of the Islamic Republic’ from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:24 +0000

As her banned 1989 novella, Women Without Men, is published for the first time in the UK, the Iranian author looks back on a life of resistance and repressionAs I […]

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Artisanal hand crafted coding, writing, blogging, talking, and so forth in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:15:17 +0000

Artisanal hand crafted coding, writing, blogging, talking, and so forth If you want something a bit more special than mass-produced (AI-generated) code and storytelling, I am available to hire at a moment’s notice at the highly […]

Blog: ‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:14 +0000

Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new […]

Blog: Grammarly removes AI Expert Review feature mimicking writers after backlash from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:00:07 +0000

Feature generated editing suggestions inspired by well-known authors and academics, prompting a class-action lawsuit over the use of real names without […]

Matthew Brown commented on the post, Time for a fresh coat of paint?, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:27:32 +0000

Mostly just forums, groups, and blogs. Groups having a blog and a forum to group them. That is something else I could look into making clearer.

Danny H commented on the post, Time for a fresh coat of paint?, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:08:45 +0000

I think I’ve said this before, but there’s so much going on here I sometimes get confused as to how I’m supposed to do something. You’ve got forums, groups and blogs, and I don’t know what else you might have […]

Blog: The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:49 +0000

The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan; The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan; Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison; Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman; […]

Blog: Daisy Johnson: ‘I wasn’t a fan of David Szalay, but Flesh is a masterpiece’ from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:48 +0000

The Booker-shortlisted author on a momentous teenage encounter with The Bone People, getting a buzz from Peter Høeg’s Miss Smilla, and trying to avoid The Lo […]

Blog: Light and Thread by Han Kang review – a tantalising book of reflections from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:45 +0000

These essays from the Nobel literature winner open up her novels and offer beautiful imageryWhen Korean novelist Han Kang won the Nobel prize in literature in 2024, […]

Blog: Hooked by Asako Yuzuki review – follow-up to global hit Butter from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:44 +0000

A Tokyo high-flyer tries to befriend her favourite blogger in a novel that wears its aura of black comedy lightly, and its political statements more heavilyAsako […]

Blog: Strange Beach by Oluwaseun Olayiwola audiobook review – a debut that dances with passion from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:00:34 +0000

The dancer and author gives this collection clarity and warmth as he narrates poems about family, queer identity, hedonism and raceThe first poetry collection from […]

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Time for a fresh coat of paint? in the group Help and Support

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:34:10 +0000

Time for a fresh coat of paint? I am seriously considering redesigning the Author Buzz UK site with a fresh new theme built from scratch. The site has a few broken bits that no […]

Blog: How can we really protect Britain’s environment? from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:21 +0000

Well-intentioned laws designed to safeguard nature frequently have the opposite effectThe importance of protecting nature is not up for debate. One in six species […]

Blog: Vladimir author Julia May Jonas: ‘We’re imprisoned by our obsessions’ from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:20 +0000

As her debut novel becomes a Netflix series starring Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall, the American author talks about comparisons with Lolita, moving on from #MeToo […]

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Emoji things code: thisCall() in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:54:54 +0000

Emoji things code: thisCall() So, I recently made a little toy I call Today In Emoji. It shows you some emojis that relate to the day. If you mouse over them, you get some text […]

Matthew Brown commented on the post, Discovery on the small web, on the groupblog The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:30:51 +0000

Just took a quick look. Nice blog. I shall give it the proper attention it deserves soonish.

Blog: Witches, Nazi collaborators and banned books: International Booker prize announces 2026 longlist from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:12:35 +0000

Thirteen books make this year’s longlist for translated fiction, which awards a first prize of £50,000Olga Ravn, Daniel Kehlmann, Ia Genberg, Mathias Énard and Gab […]

Blog: ‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:03:10 +0000

The so-called ‘pocket book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US, the latest sign of an ongoing shift in how people are choosing to readShelly Rom […]

Blog: Suckerfish by Ashani Lewis review – the ordeals of having a difficult mother from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:00:05 +0000

This is a wry and likably feisty account of the destructive power an unstable parent can wield over her offspringWhen it comes to attempting suicide, Kolia’s m […]

Blog: Nonesuch by Francis Spufford review – a dazzling wartime fantasy from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:00:03 +0000

Dark magic, fascism and romance in blitz-stricken London: this exuberant novel is a popcorny delightWhen I teach creative writing, I often find myself insisting […]

Blog: Tell us: what have you been reading this month? from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:58:11 +0000

We would like to hear about the books you’ve particularly enjoyed this monthAs part of The Guardian’s “what we’re reading” series, we would like to hear about the […]

Blog: As If by Isabel Waidner review – surreal doppelganger story from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:00:35 +0000

Two uncannily similar men switch places in an existential farce that playfully explores the precarity of working lifeIn Isabel Waidner’s previous novel, 2023’s

Blog: Politics Without Politicians by Hélène Landemore review – could we get rid of Farage, Truss and Trump? from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:00:04 +0000

A Yale lecturer’s radical proposal to replace elected leaders with ordinary people, chosen by lotteryNo Donald Trump, Nigel Farage or Liz Truss; no Zack Polanski, J […]

Blog: Are we really overdiagnosing mental illness? from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:00:39 +0000

It’s tempting to dismiss the proliferation of labels as a fad, but there’s more to this phenomenon than a simple culture-war reading allowsMy psychological res […]

Blog: The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:53 +0000

The Barbecue at No 9 by Jennie Godfrey; A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver; A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford; Holy Boy by Lee Heejoo; A S […]

Blog: Georgi Gospodinov: ‘Jorge Luis Borges gave me an exhilarating sense of freedom’ from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:37 +0000

The Bulgarian Booker winner on the letter he wrote to JD Salinger, the allure of Homer’s Odyssey and the magic of Thomas MannMy earliest reading memory
I was t […]

Matthew Brown commented on the post, Sorting arrays with PHP, on the groupblog The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:09:12 +0000

I just googled how to do a particular type of sort and found my own page. My most sincere thanks to past me.

Matthew Brown commented on the post, Considerations for adding an AMA feature, on the groupblog The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:24:14 +0000

All this time later, and I still don’t love any of my options. Whatever I do will require some hackish fixes somewhere.

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Exploring WebMention sources in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:03:16 +0000

Exploring WebMention sources Today, I took some time out of processing the loss of my dad to do some nerdy tech stuff with OpenMentions and WebMention sources. I was interested in […]

Blog: Tom Gauld on writing in January – cartoon from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:00:11 +0000

Blog: Green Dot author Madeleine Gray: ‘Chosen family is big in the queer community’ from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:00:09 +0000

Madeleine Gray has followed her hit debut with a sharp take on complicated parenting. She discusses love, sex and famous fansMadeleine Gray remembers the first time […]

Blog: Should we sell our kidneys? from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:00:08 +0000

Allowing payments to organ donors would undoubtedly save lives. So what are the psychological – and political – impediments?Right now, about 7,000 people are awa […]

Blog: ‘To say I was the favourite would imply I was liked’: Mark Haddon on a loveless childhood from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:00:34 +0000

As a bookish child with a distant father and a disapproving mother, the Curious Incident author retreated into a world of his own. Looking back, he asks what it […]

Blog: Everybody Loves Our Dollars by Oliver Bullough review – a jaw-dropping exposé of money laundering from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:00:31 +0000

From handbags to drug gangs to central banks – one of Britain’s finest investigative reporters reveals the surprising links in a global chain of crimeQuestion: why […]

Blog: Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:11 +0000

Caring canines; daring donuts; a golden monkey; a boy from another planet; a dark take on Little Women and moreThe Good Deed Dogs by Emma Chichester Clark, Walker, […]