Peter Ormerod
@bowiegod.bsky.social
Author of David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God, out on January 15 2026 and published by Bloomsbury. Also entertainments editor for NationalWorld. Also a bit too keen on porridge, toast, Swindon, Noel Edmonds etc
Found David Bowie's bookplate among his various notes etc and it's pretty fine
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Found David Bowie's bookplate among his various notes etc and it's pretty fine
Nice of Anton to promote my book, much appreciated
October 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Nice of Anton to promote my book, much appreciated
Little thing I spotted in Bowie's notes. Seems like the Thin White Duke liked the Fat White Family
October 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Little thing I spotted in Bowie's notes. Seems like the Thin White Duke liked the Fat White Family
Today's the last day you can get 25% off by ordering it from Waterstones with the code OCTOBER25
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October 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Today's the last day you can get 25% off by ordering it from Waterstones with the code OCTOBER25
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'Monumental, compelling and profoundly original'
Very grateful for this review of my book!
Very grateful for this review of my book!
October 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
'Monumental, compelling and profoundly original'
Very grateful for this review of my book!
Very grateful for this review of my book!
And now I have an actual copy of my actual book! Feels a bit like a dream. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social have done a stunning job
October 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
And now I have an actual copy of my actual book! Feels a bit like a dream. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social have done a stunning job
Along the way, we meet a cast of extraordinary characters, from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to the theologian Paul Tillich and Dion Fortune, a woman who fought the Nazis with magic. There are new interviews and some lovely previously unseen snippets from his archive
October 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Along the way, we meet a cast of extraordinary characters, from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to the theologian Paul Tillich and Dion Fortune, a woman who fought the Nazis with magic. There are new interviews and some lovely previously unseen snippets from his archive
Bowie called it the strand that ran through his remarkably varied career. Turns out he was right. It's there on all his great albums and in many of his best-known songs: Space Oddity, Starman, Golden Years, "Heroes", Let's Dance, Modern Love, right up to Blackstar and Lazarus
October 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Bowie called it the strand that ran through his remarkably varied career. Turns out he was right. It's there on all his great albums and in many of his best-known songs: Space Oddity, Starman, Golden Years, "Heroes", Let's Dance, Modern Love, right up to Blackstar and Lazarus
Pretty thrilled to announce that my book will be published on January 15! It's called David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God. It’s published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and tells the story of Bowie's spiritual explorations - and why they were fundamental to his work
October 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Pretty thrilled to announce that my book will be published on January 15! It's called David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God. It’s published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and tells the story of Bowie's spiritual explorations - and why they were fundamental to his work
We all know the Grammys are a farce but this would have been a hilarious letter to send to Bowie at any point in the past 50 years, let alone after he'd died
September 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We all know the Grammys are a farce but this would have been a hilarious letter to send to Bowie at any point in the past 50 years, let alone after he'd died
I was lucky enough today to be among the first people to use the Study Room at the V&A's David Bowie Centre. It's the place where you can examine paper records - his notes, handwritten lyrics, jotted-down ideas, those kinds of things. If you're interested in that stuff, you'll love it there
September 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I was lucky enough today to be among the first people to use the Study Room at the V&A's David Bowie Centre. It's the place where you can examine paper records - his notes, handwritten lyrics, jotted-down ideas, those kinds of things. If you're interested in that stuff, you'll love it there
Obvious thing I missed on the Lynch/Potter overlap: woods and forests
September 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Obvious thing I missed on the Lynch/Potter overlap: woods and forests
One of the weird things Bowie does to you: you end up reading stuff you never otherwise would. He's been dead for ages and he's still doing it. I hadn't even heard of this book until last week
September 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
One of the weird things Bowie does to you: you end up reading stuff you never otherwise would. He's been dead for ages and he's still doing it. I hadn't even heard of this book until last week
He was working on another musical in *2015*
September 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
He was working on another musical in *2015*
David Bowie's unrealised major projects. The V&A archive is a wonder
September 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
David Bowie's unrealised major projects. The V&A archive is a wonder
It's apparently from 1981, a whole four years before this
August 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It's apparently from 1981, a whole four years before this
If the Online Safety Act protected us from 'humor' like this, I'm pretty sure it'd have universal support
August 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
If the Online Safety Act protected us from 'humor' like this, I'm pretty sure it'd have universal support
Ha, yes! And good to hear David Buckley given his dues, too - completely agree re Strange Fascination, and this battered old thing was my Little Red Book back in the day. It happens to fall open (and apart) on relevant pages!
July 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ha, yes! And good to hear David Buckley given his dues, too - completely agree re Strange Fascination, and this battered old thing was my Little Red Book back in the day. It happens to fall open (and apart) on relevant pages!
Just had the first proofs of my book - and I can tell you that @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social have done a beautiful job with the typesetting. I can also tell you the chapter titles
July 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Just had the first proofs of my book - and I can tell you that @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social have done a beautiful job with the typesetting. I can also tell you the chapter titles
At least he's by a wall wearing black in a black-and-white photo with his name in a serif typeface to the right of his head. Reassuring
July 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
At least he's by a wall wearing black in a black-and-white photo with his name in a serif typeface to the right of his head. Reassuring
Bowie in 1976: I'm the embodiment of the icy darkness that lies at the heart of European civilization
Also Bowie in 1976: here's a doodle of a swearing bear
Also Bowie in 1976: here's a doodle of a swearing bear
July 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Bowie in 1976: I'm the embodiment of the icy darkness that lies at the heart of European civilization
Also Bowie in 1976: here's a doodle of a swearing bear
Also Bowie in 1976: here's a doodle of a swearing bear
Some of the good stuff in the V&A's David Bowie Collection, opening in September
July 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Some of the good stuff in the V&A's David Bowie Collection, opening in September