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Come What May, We’re Here to Stay Taj Ali Out now, Manchester University Press


The NUJ member and former Tribune editor tells the ‘story of South Asian resistance in Britain’, from global strikes by seafarers on the eve of the Second World War to 1970s racist violence.


Discipline


Randa Abdel-Fattah Out now, Oneworld Publications A journalist struggles to tell the truth about Gaza in defiance of her


In depth A day in the life of Woodward


He is the journalist with more number-one best sellers than any other, 15 of his 22 books having topped the New York Times list. He is also the reporter who, with Carl Bernstein on the Washington Post, broke the Watergate scandal, bringing down President Nixon for his complicity in a White House espionage cover-up. Now with Secrets, Bob


Woodward is adding a memoir to his list of accomplishments – one that takes us from his formative years in Illinois to a behind-the scenes insight into his confidential sources as he worked a beat covering the Supreme Court, the CIA and the Pentagon.


24 | theJournalist At a time when the


Washington Post has been making swingeing cuts to its workforce – “I am crushed,” he said on X after more than 300 journalists were laid off in February – his story reflects an era of fearless, well-resourced news reporting that held power to account to dramatic effect. Woodward has built his


reputation on discretion and journalistic integrity: his sources talk to him because they are assured of anonymity. “He has an


extraordinary ability to get otherwise responsible adults to spill [their] guts,” Robert Gates, the former defence secretary and CIA director, once said.


Born in 1943, he


graduated from Yale in 1965 and, after spending five years in the Navy, did a year at the Montgomery Sentinel before being hired as a reporter for the Washington Post, where he now has the honorary title of associate editor. His famous scoop with fellow young reporter


Bernstein came a year later in 1972. Only in 2005 did


Woodward confirm that FBI associate director W Mark Felt was the informant known as Deep Throat. Woodward was played


by Robert Redford in All the President’s Men, the 1976 Watergate thriller. Now that many


of his sources are dead, the 83-year-old is willing to reveal more about them in his 600-page book. He will also share


tips on how he gets people to talk – and why they agree to it – as well as explaining the reporting process and pulling the curtain back on President Trump’s administration. Secrets, Bob


Woodward, Simon & Schuster, November 24


Twelve Days that Shook the Middle East Marwan Bishara October 6, Haymarket Books The senior political analyst at Al Jazeera English argues that Israel and the US manufactured the case for genocide in Gaza. Describing what happened following October 7 2023, he contends that mass killing was premeditated.


newsroom, while an academic decides staying silent is the best option. Their paths cross in a novel about the perils of speaking out.


Red Triangle: Workers, Loyalists and Partition – a North of Ireland History Fearghal Mac Bhloscaidh Out November 10, Verso The historian contends that Irish labourers in 1918–19 were united in their defence of wages and dignity, regardless of religion. In this people’s history, he looks at how trades unions dealt with sectarianism and imperialism.


Comedy Matt Forde’s Political Party Duchess Theatre, London November 9–June 7 The satirist extends his monthly West End podcast recordings with live shows running into next year. At the time of writing, his guests include Liz Kendall


in November and Wes Streeting in December, with the 2027 line-up to be announced.


Exhibitions William Morris: Common Paradise


Whitworth, Manchester December 5–September 19 Textiles, wallpaper, ceramics, stained glass and personal artefacts explore the ‘art for all’ philosophy of the designer, activist and writer. The exhibition connects Morris’s commitment to social reform with today’s big political issues and encourages visitors to consider how his vision can shape a better future.


Sharjah Art Foundation Collection


Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin


November 19–May 30 This shows Palestinian art from the 1960s until today, with a focus on the late Abdul Hay Mosallam Zarara, whose work depicted injustice in Palestine and as far afield as Ireland. Also at IMMA from October 22 until April 25 is Eltiqa: How to Work Together?, showcasing the work of a Gazan arts collective.


Talents 2026: New Voices in Irish Photography


Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin October 24–November 29 Eight emerging talents from the island of Ireland, showcasing the community activism of Laura Dunwoody, intimate portraits by Ronan Callahan, queer- themed reflections by Ines Pesado and analogue images of solitude by Ewan Power.


Film


One in a Million General release From November 6 Ten years in the making, this documentary by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes follows 11-year-old


Israa as she leaves Syria with her family and comes of age in Germany where the pull of home remains strong.


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