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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

All Books, Biography, Music

Anne & Betty: United By The Struggle

Anne Scargill and Betty Cook’s memoir tells the story of two daughters, wives and mothers of the coalfields who rose to prominence in the 1984/85 miners’ strike as key members of the transformational Women Against Pit Closures movement.

All Books, Memoir

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

All Books, Novels

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

All Books, Memoir, Music

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.

All Books

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

All Books, Film

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.

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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

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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

All Books, Memoir