Archive for the ‘Books’ Category

> Official trailer for The Angels Share film. Directed by Ken Loach. Screenplay by Paul Laverty. Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives. Will it be ‘slopping out’ for [...]

‘Terrific. A story that’s intriguing, puzzling and entirely gripping.’ – Philip Pullman ‘Original and gripping, this novel stands out from the crowd. I’m sure Sophie Coulombeau is destined to become a literary star of the future.’ – Sophie Hannah ‘Rites is a powerful read that has you questioning the wisdom of any adult and the [...]

> Tonight sees the launch of Dave Pescod’s All Embracing and Other Stories at The Punter Barn in Cambridge. There will be readings, music, drink and good company. As a taster for the collection, we have now published Dave’s story Wishbone Duty as a single short story on Kindle. A daughter returns to visit her [...]

All Embracing and Other Stories by Dave Pescod has been longlisted for the 2012 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize. The characters in Dave Pescod’s stunning first collection are united by their desire to find love. A lonely woman has developed an ingenious way to steal embraces from strangers, an immigrant struggles to find exactly [...]

Feature in the Yorkshire Post on Ada Wilson and Red Army Faction Blues. Click here to read the review on the Yorkshire Post website.

Ada Wilson answers questions on his novel Red Army Faction Blues. Q. What was the genesis of Red Army Faction Blues? Football and rock music are the cultural glue for many people, myself included, but I’d never read a compelling piece of fiction about either, really, and was somewhat at a loss to explain why. [...]