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All Embracing and Other Stories
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.
Anarchy in the Year Zero
Anarchy in the Year Zero
The Sex Pistols, The Clash and the ‘Class of 76. This is the story of the birth of Punk, with a capital P. Year Zero, 1976. ‘For those who weren’t there, but swear they were, now you are.’ – Richard Boon, former Buzzcocks manager
Annie Potts is Dead
Annie Potts is Dead
Born and raised on inner-city streets in Bradford, M Y Alam’s debut novel tells a story from a Britain we all thought existed, but were never quite sure how. We see events through the eyes of Ammy, a wannabe writer who works in a shop until one day the police barge in, march him down to the station and charge him with the murder of a frail old customer by the name of Annie Potts…
‘If this doesn’t win awards, then there is no justice. But that’s the whole point, isn’t it?’ – Artscene
Away From the Light of Day
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
A Just and Lasting Peace (Free eBook)
A Just and Lasting Peace (Free eBook)
We start the new decade with the man most likely to shape it. ‘Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future.’ Barack Obama’s Nobel lecture in full sets out a course of action for the coming ten years.
The Angels Share
The Angels Share
Four Friends. One Mission. Lots of Spirit. The Angels Share is a bittersweet comedy from Paul Laverty and Ken Loach. ‘Scotland’s answer to The Full Monty.’ – John Naughton, GQ
Art, Truth and Politics – The Nobel Lecture (Free ebook)
Art, Truth and Politics – The Nobel Lecture (Free ebook)
Harold Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005. In the customary lecture that accompanies a Nobel award, Pinter gave a speech on political atrocity within the framework of language. This book is a transcript of that speech.
Across The Tracks
Across The Tracks
Across the Tracks captures the Louder Than Words 2015 festival in book form, a riotous compendium of stories and ideas expressed over the weekend from punk to folk, mod to metal, prog to Brit-pop, Manchester to Liverpool and all places in between.
Adult Entertainment
Adult Entertainment
Full collection of verse from a genuine master of the performace poetry genre. This collection includes a CD of Chloe recorded live in Leeds.
‘A compelling advocate, slamming out a verbal rhythm with the pugnacity of a bare-knuckle fighter’ – The Independent
Apocalypse Not Just Now (ebook)
Apocalypse Not Just Now (ebook)
A lively collection of non-fiction writing from M Y Alam, which pulls together his articles that appeared in the Route newspaper from 2000-2001. Full of wry observations of the world he finds himself in and includes his responses to the Bradford riots and September 11.
‘Compelling and controversial’ – Northern Exposure