Sathnam Sanghera
@sathnam
Sunday Times bestselling author. FRSL. FRHistS. WTF. #Empireworld #EmpireLand #TheBoyWithTheTopknot #MarriageMaterial. New book on George Michael, Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, published by Picador, out now.
Amazing thing about Britain is how you can just stumble across a beautiful city with a stunning ancient cathedral, and you have never even heard of it before. Can you work it out?
The 10th anniversary edition hits different... feels even more relevant tbh, and reads like a dream. Thankyou @adamrutherford.bsky.social for truly doing the Lord's work
The careless people featured in this excellent book reminded me so much of the careless people who set up and ran the British Empire. Bleak.
Five crazy things that happened when Wham went to China. I could have made a list of 25 moments, frankly, the whole thing was totally wild. There is a chapter on the trip in Tonight The Music Seems So Loud, and the new Wham documentary is in cinemas and on the BBC soon.
Among other things, George Michael was once known for having the biggest-selling No. 2 record in history, so it's poetic he has now given me a bestselling book, entering at No. 2 on this week's Sunday Times Bestsellers chart. Grateful for the support from GM fans, reviewers, family, colleagues.
I have a couple of Guilty Feet socks to give away to mark the launch of Tonight the Music Seems So Loud. Just tell me here what you consider to be George Michael's most significant cultural achievement, and why, and I will send them to the best responders. Don't ask me what size! sathnam.com/events
Publication day for Tonight the Music Seems So Loud. Clip here from the Waterstones podcast, out today on Youtube, and some early reviews ❤️: sathnam.com/george #georgemichael #wham #ttmssl
Moved to get this articulate response from @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who came to my #ttmssl event at @hayfestival.bsky.social. London and Edinburgh next, Monday and Wednesday. Sathnam.com/events
In the buildup to the launch of Tonight The Music Seems So Loud, I will be speaking at/with the Hay Festival this Saturday May 30, the Union Chapel In London on Monday June 1, and Edinburgh on Wednesday June 3. #GeorgeMichael #Wham #TTMSSL Tickets innit: www.sathnam.com/events/
Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: the Meaning of George Michael is out June 4. Over the next week or so I will be speaking at The Union Chapel in London, @hayfestival, @waterstones Glasgow and Toppings in Edinburgh. Sathnam.com/events #ttmssl #GeorgeMichael #wham
A little more on George Michael’s philanthropy. Tonight The Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael, is published soon. You can pre-order copies now and book spaces at a launch event I’m doing on Mon June 1st with Intelligence Squared at the Union Chapel in London. www.sathnam.com/events
George, Andrew and their Jewish heritage. This is more detailed version of video I've taken down because of racist comments. Tonight The Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael, is published soon. You can pre-order copies now and book spaces at live events. Sathnam.com/events
George Michael could be slow, and perfectionist, but he could also be explosively quick, producing classics in a matter of hours. Tonight The Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael, is published this summer. You can pre-order now and book spaces at live events. Sathnam.com/events
Stephen Fry on George Michael's secret philanthropy. Clip comes from George Michael: Portrait of an Artist, a 2023 doc directed by former Wham! manager Simon Napier-Bell. My new book, Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: the Meaning of George Michael is published soon. Events: sathnam.com/events
Little more on George Michael's perfectionism. Tonight The Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael is out in June & you can pre-order signed, dedicated editions from independent bookshop Backstory. Tickets are also now available for launch events in London and Hay via sathnam.com/events
School students are endlessly entertaining in their responses to #Empireland. Thankyou Anastasia, from year 9 at Vyners School!
Proud to have been part of the panel that decided this. Wish I could force everyone in Britain to read this. We would be a saner country. @hopenothate.org.uk
George Michael was a notorious control freak. When it came to the Faith album this attention to detail extended from arranging, composing and performing the music, to styling, graphic design and even drawing the album artwork himself. Tonight the Music Seems So Loud is out in June. sathnam.com
Winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year is announced tomorrow. Proud of the shortlist.
One of the things that made George Michael unusual as a popstar was his activism. Whether it was speaking out about apartheid, AIDS, or the Iraq War. My new book, Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: the Meaning of George Michael is published soon. sathnam.com #GeorgeMichael #Wham #TTMSSL #Iraq
Apologies for my woeful Japanese pronunciation and for the baseball cap. I'd love to hear Kazumi Hashimoto's version of Careless Whisper if anyone has it! Tonight The Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael, is published around the world this summer. More details: sathnam.com
Delighted to have been part of panel to have picked this shortlist. All great books.