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Paperback Riders: Raymond Carver

November 8, 2024 Tim Martin 2

When our editor expressed a fondness for Raymond Carver some time ago, I added him to my list of subjects for investigation. Interviewing Willy Vlautin earlier this year his name came up just as I’d started […]

Book Review: Xan Brooks “The Catchers”

November 1, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Xan Brooks is a freelance writer and broadcaster now specialising in cinema. He was an associate editor of The Guardian and, before that, a writer and editor at the Big Issue magazine. His first novel, ‘The […]

Book Review: Richard Houghton “Cropredy Capers”

October 22, 2024 Tim Martin 0

With Fairport just off on their annual Autumn tour around the nether regions of the UK, this book is a timely reminder of why they are such a beloved musical institution. The Fairport Convention story stretches […]

Paperback Riders: Kristin Hersh “Don’t Suck, Don’t Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt”

October 9, 2024 Tim Martin 2

Reading around the GoodReads site thinking about books to talk about here, I came across one of the most over the top pieces of press I’ve ever seen about a book from Lithub. “It paints a […]

Book Review: Steve Wynn “I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True”

September 26, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

This new book, the first from Steve Wynn, is subtitled “A memoir of Life, Music, and the Dream Syndicate,” and predominantly covers Steve Wynn’s early life and the first line-ups of the Dream Syndicate. It turns […]

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