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Red Laal

‘Another gangster with all the presence of a ghost. Just stories you hear over the years. Heavyweight. King shit. Bad arse. Red Laal… If there did exist a Pakistani Don Corleone, then this was him.’

Rites

Debut from Sophie Coulombeau, winner of the Next Great Novelist Award 2012. ‘Terrific. A story that’s intriguing, puzzling and entirely gripping.’ – Philip Pullman

Everything Now

Everything Now – where we can have whatever we want, whenever we want it. 'If stuff made us happy, we'd be the happiest people in history. Everything Now explains why we're not.' - David Hepworth, Word

All Embracing and Other Stories

‘Shining a tender light on the human heart, these stories capture the dignity of ordinary individuals and the wonderful everydayness of love. A delight to read.’ – Michelle Spring, Royal Literary Fellow, Magdalene College, Cambridge. Longlisted for the 2012 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize.

Stories From A World Of Music

A book of stories gathered at Musicport Festival 2011. A kaleidoscope of shifting patterns, the book captures the tales told over three days at one of Europe’s best loved gatherings for World Music.

Red Army Faction Blues

‘Shows the power of the novel to illuminate a moment in history; the moment when terrorism became the new rock ’n’ roll, the paths that took us there and the paths we have taken since.’ – David Peace

Even the Rain

Screenplay for the multi-award winning film set in Cochabamba, Bolivia, during the Water War of April 2000. ‘At a time when the poor of the world seem to be rising up, I found myself deeply moved and completely enthralled by this film.’ – Michael Moore

Away From the Light of Day

Inspiring autobiography of Amadou and Mariam and their early years in Mali. ‘Amadou and Mariam are set to become a phenomenon.’ - The Times

La Rochelle

Debut novel from Michael Nath. Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2011 'I love this book… It’s got a real type of wit… It’s like Proust in Peckham or Hamlet in Holborn. Go and read this tremendous book.' – Dr Lee Spinks

The Train of Ice and Fire

Ramón Chao's chronical of the infamous rock and roll tour through Colombia on The Train of Ice and Fire in 1993. Translated by Ann Wright ‘Maybe it was the best adventure I ever had.’ - Manu Chao

News

All Embracing and Other Stories
Dave Pescod’s debut collection of stories All Embracing and Other Stories is longlisted for the 2012 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize. Click here.

Red Laal – Advance copies
M Y Alam’s new novel Red Laal will be released on 1 October 2012. For a limited period of time, advance first edition hardbacks are available. Click here.

Rites
Pre-order signed first editions of Sophie Coulombeau’s debut novel. Click here.

From the Route Blog
Trailer for The Angels’ Share, the new film from Ken Loach and Paul Laverty. Click here.

Films

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La Rochelle Trailer

Short trailer for Michael Nath's novel La Rochelle. (2:38)

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Nobel Lecture

Mario Vargas Llosa

Get a free eBook of Vargas Llosa's Nobel lecture 'In Praise of Reading and Fiction'.

Bringing It All Back Home

Music Memoir

‘One of the best books about popular music ever written.’ - Alan Lewis, Record Collector

Musicport Book

Stories From A World Of Music

Orders for special first edition now being taken.

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Books

Red Laal

Rites

Everything Now

All Embracing and Other Stories

Stories From A World Of Music

Red Army Faction Blues

Even the Rain

Away From the Light of Day

La Rochelle

The Train of Ice and Fire

News

Films

La Rochelle Trailer

Nobel Lecture

Bringing It All Back Home

Musicport Book

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