Books: Groundwater & The Last Good Man (Bloomsbury) RLF Fellow at King's Recent bylines: Frieze, FT, Guardian.https://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3ltma3ywfsk2sLovely review of Groundwater in the latest @thetls.bsky.social by Pablo Scheffer. ‘It is Thomas McMullan’s ability to cultivate this feeling - that all speech is some arbitrary, that all outcomes are somehow just a die’s role away - that gives this disquieting, suspenseful novel its strength.’10 Jul 2025 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltma3ywfsk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3lsqeku3hdk2nI’m so delighted with how this has turned out. Publishing in a few weeks!29 Jun 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsqeku3hdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3lpbzutibcc2sCover reveal :) My second novel, Groundwater, will be published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social on 17 July. Pre-order a copy from @pagesofhackney.bsky.social here: https://www.pagesofhackney.co.uk/webshop/product/groundwater-thomas-mcmullan/16 May 2025 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbzutibcc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3lmyiuv27sk2zMy review of Fun and Games by John Patrick McHugh for @theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/16/fun-and-games-by-john-patrick-mchugh-review-teenage-dreams17 Apr 2025 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmyiuv27sk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3ljpvqtlzwk2lHappy to have a story in this [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpvqtlzwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3lhnqmqwpls2dMy review of Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico (@fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social) for @theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/08/perfection-by-vincenzo-latronico-review-an-object-lesson-in-hollow-hipsterism08 Feb 2025 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnqmqwpls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3lfnc5e6btk2nI reviewed (and enjoyed) Bruno Zhu’s show at Chisenhale Gallery for Frieze https://www.frieze.com/article/bruno-zhu-license-to-live-2025-review13 Jan 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnc5e6btk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3lff6javzxc2a'Artists unable to fund their activities fall away, while those that come from family wealth, or other forms of privilege, remain. This is toxic for a culture that professes to be democratic. And it doesn’t need to be like this.' Q+A with @lunatejournal.bsky.social https://www.lunate.co.uk/features/thomas-mcmullans-shelf-life10 Jan 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3lff6javzxc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3lf5esrgcec2yI made a new website. Check it out why don’t you. thomasmcmullan.com https://thomasmcmullan.com07 Jan 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5esrgcec2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3ldb32wwltc2vAll websites should play a little jingle when you open them. Unskippable. Jaunty. Loud.14 Dec 2024 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldb32wwltc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3ld6ywzntwk2sWent to the opticians. Apparently one of my eyes is long-sighted and the other is short-sighted and neither of them tell the truth.13 Dec 2024 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6ywzntwk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3lcnzhza7d22s‘My year in books, then, was also 1895, 1962, 1995, and 1979.’ Helen Charman in @artreview.bsky.social https://artreview.com/we-deserve-more-than-novelty-from-the-publishing-industry/06 Dec 2024 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnzhza7d22shttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3lc64v7w3u22aChange identity or win dream monster.30 Nov 2024 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc64v7w3u22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thomasmcmullan.bsky.social/post/3lbz5yh2n2k2uNew, hi, to Bluesky.28 Nov 2024 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:dwinttek7rahpfj4ifjar3ti/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbz5yh2n2k2u