Merry Christmas all. No Observer today, so no column. Instead, a photo of one of Keith New's modernist stained glass windows in the baptistry of All Hallows by the Tower, London.

#christmas #stainedglass #keithnew #modernism #churches #londonchurches #london

So, this has arrived. In bookshops from 5 Jan.

#NotSoBlackandWhite #Kenan Malik #books #race #history #identitypolitics

New book out Jan 2023 (https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/not-so-black-and-white/)

"Unsettles the absurdities, pieties and default settings of contemporary race-talk"
Paul Gilroy

"Magical... at once nuanced and gripping"
Remi Adekoya

"Brilliant... If you want to read just one book on modern racism, this is the one"
Vivek Chibber

"Deeply thoughtful, learned and brave work"
Wendy Brown

"The book you need to read about contemporary politics"
Selina Todd

"This book fills me with hope"
Thomas Chatterton Williams