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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 11

A very thoughtful, in-depth review of Loren Ipsum by Oscar Mardell in Review31

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Review 31 is an online literary review.

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Dan Jenks @dantjenks.bsky.social · 2d

Croydon gets everywhere @backlisted.bsky.social - one for Andy in @andrewgallix.bsky.social novel Loren Ipsum - a playful English novel in the French tradition.

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday mate! Have fun!

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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · 12d

Monthly Dispatch #27 —
ft. @addisonzeller.bsky.social
@robrubsam.bsky.social
@andrewgallix.bsky.social Charlotte Northall, Adam Judah Krasnoff, Joseph Nechvatal, Tim MacGabhann @alinaetc.bsky.social Austyn Wohlers, reviews & more — now up ...

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Monthly Dispatch #27 — September 2025

A letter from the editor[s]

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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · 17d

AND! Monthly Dispatch #27 — ft. @addisonzeller.bsky.social @robrubsam.bsky.social @andrewgallix.bsky.social Charlotte Northall, Adam Judah Krasnoff, Joseph Nechvatal, Tim MacGabhann @alinaetc.bsky.social Austyn Wohlers, reviews & more ... — goes out Friday

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 17d

Or this. Best short i've ever done, got me a personal note from their ed of The New Yorker (!!) even though it was a no. UK print media wouldn't touch it, but @andrewgallix.bsky.social isn't scared of the tough stuff so he put it in the legendary 3:AM 🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Shit Life Syndrome – 3:AM Magazine

They didn’t share ice creams, hold hands in the street or lounge on the swings at the park strewn with dog turds like landmines. They didn’t play mummies and daddies, tig or tag, or join the kissing g...

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Sam Jordison @samjordison.bsky.social · 20d

An article on the pressures on publishing, rising costs, what can be done about it - and how readers can also help.

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(This ran in the Society of Authors quarterly, The Author, earlier this year. They've kindly given me permission to reproduce it on my Substack.)

What does it cost to produce a book?

Why small presses in the UK are struggling - and what can be done about it.

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · 24d

Loren Ipsum out and about
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Now That’s What I Call Fiction!

Loren Ipsum out in the wild (ie. London bookshops). Waterstones Trafalgar Square Waterstones Piccadilly Waterstones Piccadilly Foyles Charing Cross Road London Review Bookshop Waterstones Tottenham…

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 14

Loren Ipsum launch & in the wild

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thans so much!

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thanks so much for going to all the effort. Can’t wait to read Telenovela!

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · Sep 11

Loved going to the launch of Loren Ipsum this evening. Wonderful work by Dodo Ink and the great @andrewgallix.bsky.social

Andrew Gallix's novel in the window of Daunt books

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 12

It’s the name of a character. Hope you enjoy the book!

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 11

A very thoughtful, in-depth review of Loren Ipsum by Oscar Mardell in Review31

review31.co.uk/article/view...

Truth Bombing

Review 31 is an online literary review.

review31.co.uk

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thanks so much!

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Best of luck to @andrewgallix.bsky.social, launching his mind-bending satirical thriller Loren Ipsum this evening. One of the unsung heroes of the UK lit scene as i alluded to in @thebookseller.com this month.

www.thebookseller.com/spotlight/li...

Librarians’ autumn picks 2025

Five librarians from across the UK pick their most-anticipated autumn reads.

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 11

Loren Ipsum hits bookshops today. Woo-hoo!

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks so much @stuhennigan.bsky.social

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · Sep 8

Clicky clicky for 5 x essentual autumn reads feat. fiction from @andrewgallix.bsky.social, Nell Osborne, and stellar non-fic courtesy of @keithcameron2.bsky.social @badaude.bsky.social @joannapocock.bsky.social.

charlotte @tambourine.bsky.social · Sep 7

ooh look it’s me in here! and @stuhennigan.bsky.social www.thebookseller.com/spotlight/sp...

Librarians’ autumn picks 2025

Five librarians from across the UK pick their most-anticipated autumn reads.

www.thebookseller.com

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badaude @badaude.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you so much @stuhennigan.bsky.social for including Amateurs! (@versobooks.bsky.social) on your @thebookseller.com autumn picks list - in great company with @joannapocock.bsky.social, Nell Osborne & @andrewgallix.bsky.social
www.thebookseller.com/spotlight/sp...

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 7

Stu Hennigan selects Loren Ipsum as one of his 5 autumn picks
www.thebookseller.com/news/librari...

Librarians’ autumn picks 2025

Five librarians from across the UK pick their most-anticipated autumn reads.

www.thebookseller.com

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Andrew Gallix @andrewgallix.bsky.social · Sep 7

Stu Hennigan selects Loren Ipsum as one of his 5 autumn picks
www.thebookseller.com/news/librari...

Librarians’ autumn picks 2025

Five librarians from across the UK pick their most-anticipated autumn reads.

www.thebookseller.com

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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · Sep 7

ICYMI — last week @ minor lits ...

— Xiao Yue Shannon The Time of Cherries by Montserrat Roig (trans. Julia Sanches)

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— an extract from @andrewgallix.bsky.social 's new novel LOREN IPSUM

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Loren Ipsum — Andrew Gallix

LE HARENG ROUGE The elements were leading him a merry dance. The wind, in particular, was winding him up. He paused to remonstrate with his umbrella, which seemed to have developed a mind of its ow…

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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · Sep 4

"He was glad to be back in Paris. As always. What’s not to like? […] he agreed to join his interlocutor at Le Rostand later on. They could even go for a stroll in the Jardin du Luxembourg, weather permitting… Yes, just like Beckett…"

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Loren Ipsum — Andrew Gallix

LE HARENG ROUGE The elements were leading him a merry dance. The wind, in particular, was winding him up. He paused to remonstrate with his umbrella, which seemed to have developed a mind of its ow…

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Joseph Schreiber @roughghosts.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Whether he was communing with God, steeling himself for the next stage of his pilgrimage, or simply weathering the weather, Loren knew not."
—from Loren Ipsum by @andrewgallix.bsky.social

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Loren Ipsum — Andrew Gallix

LE HARENG ROUGE The elements were leading him a merry dance. The wind, in particular, was winding him up. He paused to remonstrate with his umbrella, which seemed to have developed a mind of its ow…

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