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Light Transports
Light Transports is a set of three short-story books that were compliled as part of an arts project and were originally distributed free at railways stations across Yorkshire in 2006. The books feature a wide range of authors including Chenjerai Hove, Steven Hall, Winifred Holtby, Alecia McKenzie, Jack Mapanje, Storm Jameson, Patricia Duncker, M Y Alam and Tom Spanbauer.
In the Forest of Paradoxes (Free ebook)
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2008. He borrows the title of his lecture from Swedish writer Stig Dagerman who presented a writers paradox: all he wanted was to write for those who are hungry but discovers that is only those who have plenty to eat who have the leisure to take notice of his existence. This book is a transcript of that speech.
Who’s The Daddy (Free eBook)
Three father and daughter short stories set around the time when a daughter begins to lose her innocence. Suddenly she’s not Daddy’s little girl anymore. Features stories from Mark Czanik, Celeste Robichaud and Tim Sanders.
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
Route Offline
Route Offline (Route 20) is a festival of contemporary stories that brings together in printed form a series of distinguished collections which were initially published online.
On Not Winning the Nobel Prize (Free ebook)
Doris Lessing was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007. In the customary lecture that accompanies a Nobel award, Lessing gave a speech on the value of reading and its importance to a general education. This book is a transcript of that speech.
Howl for Now
Howl for Now is a celebration of Allen Ginsberg’s epic protest poem. Contributors include poet David Meltzer, Ginsberg collaborator Steven Taylor, film director Ronald Nameth and rock composer Bill Nelson.
‘Howl for Now adds to our understanding of a great poem, a poem as influential in its own way as ‘The Waste Land’ was on an earlier generation’ – Brian Patten
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.
Route Compendium
Route Compendium (Route 17) is a riot of contemporary stories that brings together in printed form a series of distinguished collections which were initially published online. Contains probably the funniest story Route has ever published.
‘The sharpest, on the button writing you’ll read all year. Route could soon start taking on a Samizdat level of importance as it quietly ushers in the beginnings of a much needed literary renaissance.’ – The Big Issue
My Father’s Suitcase (Free ebook)
Istanbul’s Orhan Pamuk was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. In the customary lecture that accompanies a Nobel award, Pamuk gave a speech on the nature of writing, humanity, a love of books and the essential purpose of literature. This book is a transcript of that speech.