Fred Studemann
@frederick65.ft.com
FT lit ed (“workaholic” - Private Eye)
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The Literature & Life stage opens #FTWeekendFestival 2026 with a classical turn as our opinion suprema Alice Fishburn talks to @wmarybeard.bsky.social and @charlottehiggins.bsky.social about the enduring appeal of the ancients - “utterly strange” and still so familiar
The Literature & Life stage opens #FTWeekendFestival 2026 with a classical turn as our opinion suprema Alice Fishburn talks to @wmarybeard.bsky.social and @charlottehiggins.bsky.social about the enduring appeal of the ancients - “utterly strange” and still so familiar
September 5, 2026 at 10:29 AM
And we’re off!
The Literature & Life stage opens #FTWeekendFestival 2026 with a classical turn as our opinion suprema Alice Fishburn talks to @wmarybeard.bsky.social and @charlottehiggins.bsky.social about the enduring appeal of the ancients - “utterly strange” and still so familiar
The Literature & Life stage opens #FTWeekendFestival 2026 with a classical turn as our opinion suprema Alice Fishburn talks to @wmarybeard.bsky.social and @charlottehiggins.bsky.social about the enduring appeal of the ancients - “utterly strange” and still so familiar
From casual gaming to literary excellence: the International Booker Prize for fiction in translation has a new sponsor - Bukhman Philanthropies - who will back the award for the next 10 years
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Playrix billionaire to fund International Booker Prize
Daria and Dmitri Bukhman, who founded gaming app, to back award for translated fiction
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July 2, 2026 at 6:06 AM
From casual gaming to literary excellence: the International Booker Prize for fiction in translation has a new sponsor - Bukhman Philanthropies - who will back the award for the next 10 years
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I’m in NYC this week for our US festival - do join us it’s going to be brilliant - and the number of people who actually know me who assume I’ve come for the World Cup is … surprising
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June 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I’m in NYC this week for our US festival - do join us it’s going to be brilliant - and the number of people who actually know me who assume I’ve come for the World Cup is … surprising
One standout article that crossed my desk as FT opinion editor back in the day was this by David Hockney. An illuminating, thought-provoking piece (sparked by a comment in a letter) - along with illustrations. Other opeds (smoking) and pics followed. A delight to work with. How lucky we were. RIP
The mass media has lost its perspective
Our view of the world, long defined by a particular western vision, is finally changing, writes David Hockney
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June 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
One standout article that crossed my desk as FT opinion editor back in the day was this by David Hockney. An illuminating, thought-provoking piece (sparked by a comment in a letter) - along with illustrations. Other opeds (smoking) and pics followed. A delight to work with. How lucky we were. RIP
as.ft.com/r/4341cf36-6... Authors Lyse Doucet and Virginia Evans win the 2026 Women’s Prizes
Authors Lyse Doucet and Virginia Evans win the 2026 Women’s Prizes
The BBC journalist’s ‘The Finest Hotel in Kabul’ took the non-fiction award, while the American novelist’s debut ‘The Correspondent’ was the judges’ fiction pick
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June 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
as.ft.com/r/4341cf36-6... Authors Lyse Doucet and Virginia Evans win the 2026 Women’s Prizes
Taiwan Travelogue wins the International Booker Prize 2026
May 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Taiwan Travelogue wins the International Booker Prize 2026
“We are all Canadians now …”
FT Books essay by @billemmott.bsky.social on navigating a world churned upside down.
as.ft.com/r/0adad367-7... Trapped in the middle of a new world disorder
FT Books essay by @billemmott.bsky.social on navigating a world churned upside down.
as.ft.com/r/0adad367-7... Trapped in the middle of a new world disorder
Trapped in the middle of a new world disorder
[FREE TO READ] From a capricious White House to chilling parallels with a previous global conflict, three books analyse this moment of churn and change in international affairs
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March 8, 2026 at 11:29 AM
“We are all Canadians now …”
FT Books essay by @billemmott.bsky.social on navigating a world churned upside down.
as.ft.com/r/0adad367-7... Trapped in the middle of a new world disorder
FT Books essay by @billemmott.bsky.social on navigating a world churned upside down.
as.ft.com/r/0adad367-7... Trapped in the middle of a new world disorder
“I was not, and am not, a naturally deferential person” - from Lloyd Blankfein memoir of his journey from a Brooklyn housing project to the top of Goldman. Read John Gapper review of “a sharp insider’s guide” to an era when finance spun out of control 👇
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Streetwise — Lloyd Blankfein’s memoir of his turbulent time at Goldman Sachs
[FREE TO READ] The former chief delivers a sharp insider’s guide to the boom and bust era of financial services that took the shine off the investment bank
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February 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
“I was not, and am not, a naturally deferential person” - from Lloyd Blankfein memoir of his journey from a Brooklyn housing project to the top of Goldman. Read John Gapper review of “a sharp insider’s guide” to an era when finance spun out of control 👇
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When F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish came true ft.trib.al/4HmvtAy
When F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish came true
The Pat Hobby stories about a washed-up writer in Hollywood were written to make money fast — they are also the final flowering of his eccentric genius
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December 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
When F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish came true ft.trib.al/4HmvtAy
“as richly illuminating of their times as the Norman castles whose domineering bulk they evoke”
Britain’s nuclear power plants as you probably did not imagine them …
as.ft.com/r/1488fe76-e... Atomic Albion by Tom Bolton — a brutal, beautiful journey
Britain’s nuclear power plants as you probably did not imagine them …
as.ft.com/r/1488fe76-e... Atomic Albion by Tom Bolton — a brutal, beautiful journey
Atomic Albion by Tom Bolton — a brutal, beautiful journey
[FREE TO READ] A richly illuminating tour of Britain’s 16 nuclear power stations, among the most costly and complex things ever built by humankind
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December 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“as richly illuminating of their times as the Norman castles whose domineering bulk they evoke”
Britain’s nuclear power plants as you probably did not imagine them …
as.ft.com/r/1488fe76-e... Atomic Albion by Tom Bolton — a brutal, beautiful journey
Britain’s nuclear power plants as you probably did not imagine them …
as.ft.com/r/1488fe76-e... Atomic Albion by Tom Bolton — a brutal, beautiful journey
Accumulate, accumulate … John Kay in top form here as he reviews Sven Beckert’s monumental history of capitalism. Well worth reading
as.ft.com/r/5f81aec2-5... Capitalism: A Global History — the accumulation machine
as.ft.com/r/5f81aec2-5... Capitalism: A Global History — the accumulation machine
Capitalism: A Global History — the accumulation machine
[FREE TO READ] Sven Beckert’s epic history of trade identifies the ceaseless generation of wealth as the driving force behind capitalism’s success
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December 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Accumulate, accumulate … John Kay in top form here as he reviews Sven Beckert’s monumental history of capitalism. Well worth reading
as.ft.com/r/5f81aec2-5... Capitalism: A Global History — the accumulation machine
as.ft.com/r/5f81aec2-5... Capitalism: A Global History — the accumulation machine
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Carole King — the genius and hard-won wisdom of a great American singer-songwriter on.ft.com/4pdAlDn
Carole King — the genius and hard-won wisdom of a great American singer-songwriter
Jane Eisner’s compelling, compassionate biography explores the forces that shaped the artist behind ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow?’
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December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Carole King — the genius and hard-won wisdom of a great American singer-songwriter on.ft.com/4pdAlDn
It’s here! Our annual, bumper FT round-up of the best reads of the year - from economics and food to history and fiction and so much more - as selected by our critics and editors.
Lots to inspire the mind, lift the spirits and make you smile.
on.ft.com/4nYjkeU The best books of the year 2025
Lots to inspire the mind, lift the spirits and make you smile.
on.ft.com/4nYjkeU The best books of the year 2025
The best books of the year 2025
From economics, politics and history to science, art, food and, of course, fiction — our annual round-up brings you top titles picked by FT writers and critics
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November 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It’s here! Our annual, bumper FT round-up of the best reads of the year - from economics and food to history and fiction and so much more - as selected by our critics and editors.
Lots to inspire the mind, lift the spirits and make you smile.
on.ft.com/4nYjkeU The best books of the year 2025
Lots to inspire the mind, lift the spirits and make you smile.
on.ft.com/4nYjkeU The best books of the year 2025
European modernism reaches new heights …. Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
on.ft.com/4mVpHPC Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
on.ft.com/4mVpHPC Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
[FREE TO READ] Dystopian novelist recognised for his ‘compelling and visionary oeuvre’ in the central European tradition of Franz Kafka
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October 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
European modernism reaches new heights …. Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
on.ft.com/4mVpHPC Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
on.ft.com/4mVpHPC Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize
From terrorism to Tennyson - and the journey of a lone wolf across Europe and more …. a broad inspiring range of subjects on the shortlist for this year’s Baillie Gifford Prize. Our FT report (with links on to our reviews)
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Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 shortlist — from terrorism to Tennyson
[FREE TO READ] Judges celebrate the breadth of a list characterised by ‘candour and courage’
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October 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
From terrorism to Tennyson - and the journey of a lone wolf across Europe and more …. a broad inspiring range of subjects on the shortlist for this year’s Baillie Gifford Prize. Our FT report (with links on to our reviews)
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The Booker shortlist has landed!
on.ft.com/3ICMbqu Established novelists dominate a Gen-X Booker Prize shortlist
on.ft.com/3ICMbqu Established novelists dominate a Gen-X Booker Prize shortlist
Established novelists dominate a Gen-X Booker Prize shortlist
[FREE TO READ] The 2025 award is notable for shortlisting proven names and for the absence of debut fiction or small independent publishers
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September 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The Booker shortlist has landed!
on.ft.com/3ICMbqu Established novelists dominate a Gen-X Booker Prize shortlist
on.ft.com/3ICMbqu Established novelists dominate a Gen-X Booker Prize shortlist
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Odyssey without end — why the classics are as relevant as ever https://on.ft.com/3TB5qTq
Odyssey without end — why the classics are as relevant as ever
Ancient Greek and Roman stories in all their modern retellings and Hollywood adaptations remain powerful guides to our political systems and personal lives
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July 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Odyssey without end — why the classics are as relevant as ever https://on.ft.com/3TB5qTq
Time to consider the nuclear option? Jonathan Ford assesses the prospects for atomic power in an age of net zero. This week’s FT Weekend Books essay 👇
on.ft.com/4klJfeQ The perils and promise of our new nuclear age
on.ft.com/4klJfeQ The perils and promise of our new nuclear age
The perils and promise of our new nuclear age
[FREE TO READ] As net zero goals revive the push for atomic power, could it light the way or lead to disaster? Three timely books explore the possibilities
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July 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Time to consider the nuclear option? Jonathan Ford assesses the prospects for atomic power in an age of net zero. This week’s FT Weekend Books essay 👇
on.ft.com/4klJfeQ The perils and promise of our new nuclear age
on.ft.com/4klJfeQ The perils and promise of our new nuclear age
And we’re off! Our Summer Books - the best reads of the year so far, as chosen by FT critics and specialists from economics and poetry to food & drink; tech and fiction to thrillers and history and much more. Happy reading!
Summer books 2025: the best titles of the year so far on.ft.com/4n41ZCa
Summer books 2025: the best titles of the year so far on.ft.com/4n41ZCa
Summer books 2025: the best titles of the year so far
From politics, economics and history to art, food and, of course, fiction — FT writers and critics choose their favourite reads of the year so far
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June 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
And we’re off! Our Summer Books - the best reads of the year so far, as chosen by FT critics and specialists from economics and poetry to food & drink; tech and fiction to thrillers and history and much more. Happy reading!
Summer books 2025: the best titles of the year so far on.ft.com/4n41ZCa
Summer books 2025: the best titles of the year so far on.ft.com/4n41ZCa
Carlo Gebler recalling his Stakhanovite mother, Edna O’Brien, her “Colette-esque responsiveness” and experimenting with LSD - great way to kick off the day at the #dbf2025 in Dalkey at - where else - Finnegans
June 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Carlo Gebler recalling his Stakhanovite mother, Edna O’Brien, her “Colette-esque responsiveness” and experimenting with LSD - great way to kick off the day at the #dbf2025 in Dalkey at - where else - Finnegans
International Booker Prize 2025 - and the winners are …
May 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
International Booker Prize 2025 - and the winners are …
“I hate it when people compare things to Kafka. I’ve written dramas about Kafka - but this really is Kafka!”
Daniel Kehlmann on border troubles and other parallels between Trump’s America and his novel, The Director
on.ft.com/4klqGrt Novelist Daniel Kehlmann: ‘I wanted to write about complicity’
Daniel Kehlmann on border troubles and other parallels between Trump’s America and his novel, The Director
on.ft.com/4klqGrt Novelist Daniel Kehlmann: ‘I wanted to write about complicity’
Novelist Daniel Kehlmann: ‘I wanted to write about complicity’
[FREE TO READ] The Austrian-German writer’s new novel The Director explores totalitarianism through a fictionalised account of the Nazi-era filmmaker GW Pabst. It couldn’t be more timely
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May 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
“I hate it when people compare things to Kafka. I’ve written dramas about Kafka - but this really is Kafka!”
Daniel Kehlmann on border troubles and other parallels between Trump’s America and his novel, The Director
on.ft.com/4klqGrt Novelist Daniel Kehlmann: ‘I wanted to write about complicity’
Daniel Kehlmann on border troubles and other parallels between Trump’s America and his novel, The Director
on.ft.com/4klqGrt Novelist Daniel Kehlmann: ‘I wanted to write about complicity’
How Nvidia became the driving force behind the AI revolution on.ft.com/3ElNdFr - brilliant analysis and context from the FT’s own @tim.fo
How Nvidia became the driving force behind the AI revolution
[FREE TO READ] Two books chart the rise of the chipmaker via its ‘benevolent dictator’ Jensen Huang and an early gamble on deep learning
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April 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
How Nvidia became the driving force behind the AI revolution on.ft.com/3ElNdFr - brilliant analysis and context from the FT’s own @tim.fo
Trying to understand just what is going on in all things trade and tariffs? Some of the FT’s finest minds share their tips on some of the best books to read
Five books to boost your understanding of tariffs and trade wars on.ft.com/4cvrW8F
Five books to boost your understanding of tariffs and trade wars on.ft.com/4cvrW8F
Five books to boost your understanding of tariffs and trade wars
[FREE TO READ] As tariffs escalate, FT specialists recommend titles that explain the forces and ideas shaping trade policy in recent decades, including President Trump’s trade war
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April 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Trying to understand just what is going on in all things trade and tariffs? Some of the FT’s finest minds share their tips on some of the best books to read
Five books to boost your understanding of tariffs and trade wars on.ft.com/4cvrW8F
Five books to boost your understanding of tariffs and trade wars on.ft.com/4cvrW8F