A long overdue return to #MagnusMills, one of my favourite authors. A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In is the fifth #book of his that I've read and it was lovely to be back in the arms of his spiky whimsy and quiet allegory.
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A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In

A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In starts with a cabinet meeting of the officials of the Empire of Greater Fallowfields. The Emperor himself is absent. Each cabinet member, the unnamed nar…

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""Let's start with Mr McCrindle.""
last sentence of "The Restraint of Beasts" by #MagnusMills on #isbnmaschine
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"I opened it and read "See you here at eight o'clock.""
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This is a great idea...

What are 5-7 of your favorite authors? add them as hashtags so we can find each other, boost this, share your own, etc. some of mine:

#KazuoIshiguro
#GeorgeOrwell
#OceanVuong
#MagnusMills
#EdmundWhite
#ColsonWhitehead
#DouglasStuart

Ask me again tomorrow and I'm sure it'll be completely different!