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Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is my is the audio podcast version of my twenty-fourth newsletter, with the title Whelks, Weeds, and Apricots. In it I read aloud diary entries about whelks at the bar, my allotment neighbour, a recipe for a one pan dish, and eating notes.

An excerpt of my book is published in the new print issue (160) of Granta magazine, and is available to read for free until the end of August on Granta.com.

If you’d like to pre-order my book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN out 25th August with Pushkin Press, you can do so here (UK) and here (UK, US, & Europe).

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is my is the audio podcast version of my twenty-third newsletter, with the title Climbing Walls. In it I read aloud writing a diary entry about walking on walls, a conversation with a man on the allotment, recipes for gooseberry galette and flat beans in tomato sauce after Rachel Roddy, and eating notes.

If you’d like to pre-order my book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN out 25th August with Pushkin Press, you can do so here (UK) and here (UK, US, & Europe).

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is my is the audio podcast version of my twenty-second newsletter, with the title Orienteering. In it I read aloud writing about a walk round Warrington with an IKEA canteen at the end, a recipe for caponata from solstice 2019, and eating notes.

Book Events!

I’ve a few events for SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN coming up soon:

28 July | 19.00-21.00 | Libreria Bookshop, 65 Hanbury Street, London | Free, ticketed

I am reading from an extract of Small Fires published in Granta Magazine 160 at the issue launch, alongside Dizz Tate, Aidan Cottrell-Boyce, Sasha Dugdale and a presentation of photography by Thomas Duffield. There will be drinks and conversation, too. Sign up for a free ticket.

14 September | 18.30 | Burley Fisher Books, 400 Kingsland Road, London | £5

In conversation about Small Fires at the wonderful Burley Fisher Books with Joanna Walsh, and we will also be discussing her new book of memoir and autotheory, Girl Online (Verso).

a few more to be announced soon!

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is my is the audio podcast version of my twenty-first newsletter, with the title Salmon Mayonnaise. In it I read aloud writing about food eaten on a ferry, Freud’s salmon mayonnaise story as cited by Nuar Alsadir in her brilliant new book Animal Joy, a recipe for macerated nectarines and ricotta on toast, and everything I ate during 3 days on Colonsay.

Book event news:

24 August (the night before the book comes out) I am doing an event at the LRB Bookshop with Vittles founder, Jonathan Nunn. Tickets have sold out but there should be a podcast version afterwards, which I will share as soon as it’s available

28 July | 19.00-21.00 | Libreria Bookshop, 65 Hanbury Street, London | Free, ticketed

I am reading from an extract of Small Fires published in Granta Magazine 160 at the issue launch, alongside Dizz Tate, Aidan Cottrell-Boyce, Sasha Dugdale and a presentation of photography by Thomas Duffield. There will be drinks and conversation, too. Sign up for a free ticket.

14 September | 18.30 | Burley Fisher Books, 400 Kingsland Road, London | £5

I am in conversation about Small Fires at the wonderful Burley Fisher Books with Joanna Walsh, and we will also be discussing her new book of memoir and autotheory, Girl Online (Verso). Since I read Vertigo (2016) I have been an admirer of Walsh’s writing, so this is really exciting!

a few more events to be announced soon

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and here is the audio podcast version of my twentieth newsletter, with the title I Don’t Know Where I’m Going. In it I read aloud writing about the film ‘I Know Where I’m Going’ (1945) directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger, eating seafood in Oban, and eating notes from Glasgow.

If you’d like to pre-order my book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN out 25th August with Pushkin Press, you can do so here (UK) and here (UK, US, & Europe).

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and here is the audio podcast version of my nineteenth newsletter, with the title Love Distance Love. In it I read aloud writing about a restaurant in Birmingham I have visited three times in the past year, some art that I saw there, a salady menu with recipes, and my eating notes from the week.

If you’d like to pre-order my book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN out 25th August, you can do so here (UK) and here (UK, US, & Europe)

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and here is the audio podcast version of my eighteenth newsletter, with the title Artichoke Season. In it I read aloud a piece of writing about growing artichokes, give a menu and several recipes, and share my eating notes from the week.

If you’d like to pre-order my book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN out 25th August, you can do so here (UK) and here (UK, US, & Europe)

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and here is the audio podcast version of my seventeenth newsletter, with the title An Exchange of Small Gifts. In it I read aloud a piece of writing about John Berger’s book The Red Tenda of Bologna, think about recipes given in the midst of life, including a recipe for Orkney mutton pie, share a menu and recipes from a midweek meal, and my eating notes from the week.

If you’d like to pre-order my book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN out 25th August, you can do so here (UK) and here (UK, US, & Europe)

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson, and here is the audio podcast version of my sixteenth newsletter, with the title À la minute. In it I read aloud some thoughts on the affinity between salad and madeleines, the various things I have made with fish the last few weeks, a recipe for quick fish soup, and eating notes.

I send out the newsletter with text and images to paid subscribers every Monday and the audio version on Wednesdays; paid subs also have access to the archive. Free subscribers receive one newsletter per month, occasional previews, and the audio version every Wednesday. Substack have also created a free trial option.

If you’d like to pre-order my book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN you can do so here (UK) and here (UK, US, & Europe)

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson, and here is the audio podcast version of my fifteenth newsletter, with the title Morning Light. In it I read aloud some thoughts on I live differently when the light changes, share two breakfast recipes, and give my eating notes.

I send out the newsletter with text and images to paid subscribers every Monday (apart from public holidays when they go out on Tuesday) and the audio version on Wednesdays; paid subs also have access to the archive. Free subscribers receive one newsletter per month, occasional previews, and the audio version every Wednesday. Substack have also created a free trial option.