Simon Parkin

@SimonParkin · UK · joined 19 Feb 2009

non-fiction writer // cw @newyorker // fellow @royalhistsoc // @myperfectcnsle // THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN OF LENINGRAD 2024/5 (@sceptrebooks/ @scribnerbooks).

13 093Followers

1 726Following

15 502Posts total

38.2KViews on collected posts

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Simon Parkin@SimonParkin4 Jun

Trial of the Space Invaders: The Case that Changed Video Games The true story of Nintendo’s years-long legal battle to establish who invented video games, and the secret settlement that profoundly shaped today’s industry. I cannot wait to share it with you. Coming: Jan 2027 htt

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Simon Parkin@SimonParkin10 May

In the weeks leading up to SNL UK’s debut, there was an almost giddy sense of anticipatory schadenfreude among many onlookers in Britain. Then, after the premiere, wary praise turned into genuine excitement. How did they prove the naysayers wrong? https://t.co/GzXp7iq8et https:

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Simon Parkin@SimonParkin10 Mar

After he sold Wordle to the New York Times, Josh Wardle felt lost. He found refuge in an unlikely place: the cryptic crossword. Now he wants to teach the world how to solve them. For @NewYorker I spoke to Wardle about, Parseword, out today: https://t.co/HUjRD0pi23 1.7K views · 16 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Simon Parkin@SimonParkin14 Dec 2025

@SimonParkin @ObserverUK I loved reading this, and not just because I knew some people in it! It's very smart and thoughtful, considered and beautifully written. 43 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Simon Parkin@SimonParkin14 Dec 2025

Critics once wielded savage pens. Now, audiences crave cheer. As the age of the vicious restaurant review fades, have we lost our appetite for honesty along with our taste for cruelty? In today's @ObserverUK: https://t.co/8IrvY9YObS 1.7K views · 6 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Simon Parkin@SimonParkin3 Dec 2025

‘The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad’ is one of @guardian’s science books of the year. Pick up a copy for a loved one who enjoys nonfiction wherever you get your books: https://t.co/2PsghujrNO https://t.co/V3aacyKOhJ

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Simon Parkin@SimonParkin26 Jan 2023

@SimonParkin @myperfectcnsle Absolutely superb listen! 🤙 392 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Simon Parkin@SimonParkin24 Jan 2023

The first episode of my new interview series, @myperfectcnsle, is out today. Listen to my conversation with the wonderful Josh Wardle—creator of Wordle—here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/AM6kagMDpG 32.2K views · 13 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

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39226 Jan

4723 Dec

1.7K14 Dec

1.7K10 Mar

77010 May

9764 Jun

Last 8 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.06%24 Jan

0.26%26 Jan

1.48%3 Dec

0.53%14 Dec

4.65%

1.12%10 Mar

1.30%10 May

3.07%4 Jun

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views.

What the audience does

Likes61.5%72 in total

Reposts12.8%15 in total

Replies6.0%7 in total

Quotes3.4%4 in total

Bookmarks16.2%19 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

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