On Thursday, we welcome back Glen James Brown to Bad Language. He headlined for us in 2019, and as a direct result of that (probably), he was shortlisted for the Orwell & Portico Prizes. Book your ticket or be disappointed forever. eventbrite.co.uk/e/blackwells-x…

Mother Naked is out in a couple of weeks. Thank you to Peninsula Press and everyone who has helped make it a reality. In the meantime, pre-orders really help. So if you want some fancy some Middle Ages weirdness, the link is below. But if not, just enjoy the cover!

One of our two support readers at our Bad Language / Blackwell's bash this Thursday is ABI HYNES. Her impressive CV includes an adaptation of Anne Of Green Gables featuring Catherine O'Hara -- a.k.a. Moira from Schitt's Creek! Fold in the cheese, David! eventbrite.co.uk/e/blackwells-x…

Watch me host a book launch with Bad Language BlackwellsManchester on Thursday. But watch only me. Do not look at the guest authors: they may get ideas. eventbrite.co.uk/e/blackwells-x…

Our co-founder Dan keeps banging on about his new book. If you want to tell him to shut up, come to the launch of HUNTING BY THE RIVER, launching alongside Glen James Brown's MOTHER NAKED, this Thursday evening. x.com/DanCarpenter85…

Matt Hill's latest novel LAMB (Dead Ink Books) has plants growing on the cover. We put it in a plant pot to make sure it doesn't wilt before this Thursday's event. He'll be reading alongside Dan Carpenter, Glen James Brown & Abi Hynes. Doors are at 6.30pm. eventbrite.co.uk/e/blackwells-x…

We're going to have a real good time together. We shall listen to words and we shall clap and rollerskate and high-five each other until our hands fall off. Make sure you grab your ticket! x.com/DanCarpenter85…

TONIGHT! Bad Language is back for a special one-off event celebrating the launches of Daniel Carpenter - UPDATES ONLY’s HUNTING BY THE RIVER and Glen James Brown’s MOTHER NAKED. They’ll be joined by Abi Hynes and Matt Hill. Doors: 6.30, starts: 7.00 Venue: Anthony Burgess Foundation 🎫👇🏻

We're off! The first Bad Language in forever and Matt Hill is reading from his latest book LAMB.

"Friends!" Glen James Brown reads from MOTHER NAKED, evoking the city walls is Durham.

Bad Language co-founder Daniel Carpenter reads from his collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER, with a Manchester-inspired story especially for us.