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An interview with David Simon, by Nick Hornby
Posted On: October 1, 2009
Posted In: Interviews
Publisher: Canongate
An interview with David Simon, by Nick Hornby

“My standard for verisimilitude is simple and I came to it when I started to write prose narrative: fuck the average reader.”

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Drugby Union, by Richard Milward
Posted On: August 21, 2009
Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Faber
Drugby Union, by Richard Milward

Drugs and music make a wonderful couple. Without wanting to sound like a soggy-eyed grandmother-in-law, it’s like they really were made for each other. The best drugs make the best sounds sound even better, like replacing your old worn-out ears with new, state-of-the-art surround-sound speakers for a few sacred hours.

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Trick Baby: an introduction
Posted On: July 6, 2009
Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Canongate
<i>Trick Baby</i>: an introduction

Ice T wrote an introduction to Trick Baby in 1986, and it’s been published in Canongate’s 2009 edition.

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