Coming later this month... SHOUTING OUT LOUD: Lives of The Raincoats Audrey Golden's ultimate, authorised biography of this pioneering group of women, the 'godmothers of grunge' Out 31 July, with special edition following on 14 August geni.us/ShoutingOutLoud

My generation is obsessed with treating every trait as a symptom of a disorder: You’re not shy, you’re autistic; you’re not forgetful, you’ve got ADHD, writes Freya India. thefp.com/p/nobody-has-a…

In the latest issue of the @Spectator, I marvel at how difficult it is for straight white men to get novels published these days and suggest setting up a publishing imprint – Toxic Books. spectator.co.uk/article/let-st…

Number 1 on Amazon movers and shakers chart. Delighted. facebook.com/share/1CavL3Ug…

Constable at Little, Brown UK has won an eight-way auction for Our Secrets are the Same by Simple Minds founders Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill - it's 'an outstanding memoir that transcends the music genre' bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

Beaucoups of Proofs. Coming soon. Tom Doyle’s dazzling biography of the former drummer for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes 23-10-25 tinyurl.com/254j86h7 tinyurl.com/bdcrm32h #ringo

I’ve just started reading Julie Burchill substck and I don’t usually pay subscribe to anyone - because so much stuff is free anyway. But this is JUST SUBLIME writing about a really, really shit time. I won’t say “worth every penny” because that sounds like I’m reviewing a Greggs

This is a genuinely incredible prize for Manic Street Preachers fans... Pre-order 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE from Waterstones and you could win one of Nicky Wire's own guitars, signed by the band. Find out more here: waterstones.com/win/168-songs-…

John Crace's exclusive access to ghost-write the autobiography of Herbert Hound is a revelation! So looking forward to hearing about his life at the heart of government. "Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10" is at Buxton International Festival 23 July Matthew Hamilton Andreas Campomar Holly Blood

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I even read Julie Burchills harrowing account of de facto becoming disabled and about the horrors of modern NHS hospitals and thought she even makes that sound hilarious. There is no take she cannot sell to me. Absolut legend of a woman.

Hot off the press 🔥 A new serving of satire from bestselling author and beloved Guardian columnist John Crace The Bonfire of the Insanities is available to pre-order now: guardianbookshop.com/the-bonfire-of… Cover illustrations by Morten Morland

Anybody who has ever used the term ‘lived experience’ in earnest to be deported.

We are pleased to announce that Kevin’s book, Bless Me Father, is a Sunday Times bestseller for the second week in a row. Even more exciting, it has climbed up a spot to 6th. We’re so pleased that so many people like the book.

Thinking about buying my upcoming Ringo book but also thinking, Nah, I'll wait until Waterstones have got a 25% pre-order deal using the code SUMMER25? Wait no more. Your time is now, doods… waterstones.com/campaign/july-…

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OUT TODAY... SHOUTING OUT LOUD: Lives of The Raincoats Audrey Golden's authorised biography of the 'godmothers of grunge', who reimagined the nature of experimental music and DIY design and have been an influence for so, so many. geni.us/ShoutingOutLoud

This from Mary Harrington is excellent Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good nytimes.com/2025/07/28/opi…

Literature is calling you to put down your phone; ignore the culture wars; block out the secondhand musings of newspaper philosophers. Turn to the great works of civilisation. See that your life is a quest for meaning. Become as ambitious as the poets whose work outlived empires.

Bless Me Father - rave review in The Irish Times! Kevin Rowland “raising the bar for autobiographies by rock musicians”, a "marvellous book about a life less ordinary"