Mr Benjamin Myers has a new novel in the pipeline. As usual, I'm reading it for the first time as a proof -- which is how we've managed to stay together for 20 years without interfering in each other's work. Needless to say, the first chapter went down a treat before bed. I highly recommend it.

Benjamin Myers@benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · yesterday

Whiteadder/Wolfspider Two novellas. Two covers. One volume. "1973. Fresh from tour, psychedelic folk band Once Upon A Time relocate to a row of dilapidated cottages in the Scottish Borders to 'get it together in the country'..." www.benjaminmyerswriter.com/post/whitead... ɹǝpıdsɟןoʍ/ɹǝppɐǝʇıɥʍ

I‘ve been working on this for the past 18 months or so — second novel in utero now. The more you write, the harder it gets. No turning back. What else can we do but write write write?

A wonderful book that I've recommended to many. You can read all about it here. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/03/rimb...

Rimbaud of Maghull

Liverpool writer Jeff Young has attracted a dedicated readership in recent years, following publication of two books that powerfully and hypnotically catalogue late-1970s Europe and his native Merseys...

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Jeff Young@wildtwin.bsky.social · last wk.

Wild Twin @littletollerbooks.bsky.social Winner of the TLS Ackerley Prize 2025 ‘This exceptional memoir…richly detailed and observant.’ Adelle Stripe, Tribune ‘A surging heart-song…’Iain Sinclair www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...

I reviewed Underdogs, the debut novel by @louisepowell.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

Underdogs by Louise Powell review – a powerful debut with plenty of northern soul

A bereaved father and son bond over greyhound racing in an east Durham town in terminal decline

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Happy birthday to David Essex. Rock On

Coming soon👇 My fictionalised biography based on the life and work of Andrea Dunbar ‘Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile’ will be published in French this September, translated by Claire Charrier as Dents Noires et Sourire Radieux. leseditionsdutyphon.com/all-collecti...

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Hello, I’ve an event for my Muriel Spark biography next Weds (15th) at Waterstones Liverpool. We’ve sold barely any tickets, however, and it might be cancelled as a result. Please get a ticket if you’re nearby - it’ll be a lot of fun, and I’ll bring badges! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/waterstone...

Considering the amount of media coverage on the passing of a certain brewing patriarch this week, here’s a repost of a repost about Tadcaster and its drinking culture. You can read more about it in Base Notes.

Adelle Stripe@adellestripe.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Reposting this piece I wrote a few years ago about growing up in Tadcaster (Madcaster). Sometimes the words come to you without effort, as if they’ve been brewing inside for years, waiting patiently for the cork to pop. verdantbrewing.co/blogs/brewin...

I’m over the moon to announce that Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile [“Dents Noires et Sourire Radieux”] will debut in France on September 4th 2026 with Les éditions du typhon, an independent publishing house based in Marseille with exceptional taste in the good stuff ...

Spreading the literary love x

Benjamin Myers@benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yesterday @adellestripe.bsky.social and I spontaneously decided to get rid of a chunk of our book collection. We've given it to a pal in Halifax town centre to help her create a communal library in housing for people in drug/alcohol treatment and recovery.

New aftershave in Lidl: gives you the precise aroma of a widowed policeman investigating the murder of his daughter, drawn into a wide-ranging political conspiracy involving nuclear weapons.

AI data centres are coming to Britain - from the US and beyond. This one's in the village where I write my books. It'll use the same amount of power equivalent to 1 million homes and will wreck the natural environment. Please sign if you value nature. www.change.org/p/save-the-l...

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Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026), the French-Iranian author and illustrator behind the popular graphic novel series and film “Persopolis,” RIP 🙏

Nice feature on Leeds‘ Small Distractions Literary Salon by Ellie Palmer. I love this place. thecoldmagazine.co.uk/wax-small-di...

This Literary Salon Celebrates Leeds’ DIY Music Scene in a Dive Bar

Explore the vibrant Small Distractions club at Wax, where literary salons meet a lively music scene in Leeds.

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The day before Gallows Pole was broadcast three years ago, my father dropped down dead. The opening scene of Hartley’s father laid out in his coffin seemed fortuitous. That we had been sitting with my father’s body a few hours before its screening was not something we could ever have predicted.

The Vinyl Arrears@thevinylarrears.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#OnThisDay 2023 Gallows Pole starts on tv The Shane Meadows adaptation of the Benjamin Myers novel The music for the three part series was by Swedish band Goat The story was based near Hebden Bridge and involved the whole town taking shavings off gold coins to make additional coins

Beautiful piece on the great Steve Barrow by Pete Paphides here. Have so many of these records, our collection is much indebted to his taste. RIP.

Pete Paphides@petepaphides.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A few words about the inspirational Steve Barrow, who truly did not waste a minute of a life in service to music, but perhaps remains best known as the driving force behind the Blood and Fire label.

New record from Vini. Just what the doctor ordered.

Alex Tobin 🎷@alextobin.nl · 2mo ago

This wasn’t on my bingo card today.

This is a very good cause that needs a few quid. www.gofundme.com/f/repairs-an...

Donate to Repairs and update Security for the Wibsey Park Bee Apiary, organized by Martin Gledhill

Thanks to the mindless vandalism at the Apiary, we have susta… Martin Gledhill needs your support for Repairs and update Security for the Wibsey Park Bee Apiary

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Round of applause for this one.

David Benedict@eggsbened.bsky.social · 3mo ago

There are days when I miss being an editor. I loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.

No song in history makes me happier than Rock Lobster.

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New favourite writer alert. This novel is brilliant. Now going to read everything by her.

I concur. It’s a puzzle to me why hardbacks and paperbacks can’t be released on the same day. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The hill I will die on: Heavy, awkward and incredibly expensive – we don’t need hardback books | Larry Ryan

It’s an annoying choice: either lug around a heavy tome or try to remember when the paperback version is coming out, says freelance writer Larry Ryan

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See you down the front.

The Trades Club@thetradesclub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

'If you see footage of them, they’re incredible. This band are incredible musicians.' Richard Osman, The Rest Is Entertainment If you love the music of The Doors, then let the @the_fire_doors transport you back to the Sunset Strip in ‘67 Tickets HERE >> shorturl.at/Uw3IP

A friend of mine runs the Nick Drake estate and he regularly gets invitations for Nick to play festivals, appear on podcasts and also offers to help "boost his profile" on "the socials". His replies are masterful.

Sweating Tears with Fat White Family (Rough Trade Books Edition #31) is now on offer for £5 — this was written back in 2019 and features two longform interviews with Lias Saoudi & Saul Adamczewski. Artwork by Lisa Cradduck. Sink your teeth. roughtradebooks.com/collections/...

SWEATING TEARS WITH FAT WHITE FAMILY - Adelle Stripe & Lisa Cradduck

ROUGH TRADE EDITIONS No.31 A revealing examination of the dysfunctional songwriting partnership at the heart of one of Britain’s most unpredictable and controversial contemporary rock ’n’ roll bands, ...

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Glad to be of assistance 🙏 You can hear me enthusing about this book with Jude Rogers on the Songbook podcast > shows.acast.com/songbook/epi...

09 Adelle Stripe on 'Nico, Songs They Never Play On The Radio' | Songbook: The White Rabbit Podcast

Adele talks to Jude about Nico, Songs They Never Play On The Radio by James Young

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BenW@s-w-s-l.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Got this on the bookshelf to read, having heard @adellestripe.bsky.social talking about it on the White Rabbit podcast. Sounds fantastic... www.bloomsbury.com/uk/nico-song...

ICYMI: Last week’s interview with Irmin Schmidt (which was a real pleasure to write and record)…

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“I am from the School of Pain, which is called Can! We four criticised each other pitilessly, but especially Jaki. It’s like giving birth to something which is painful but absolutely worth it. Otherwise it wouldn’t have existed.” Irmin Schmidt Interviewed buff.ly/sYWmw4V

Reposting this recording from last year on A Childhood: The Biography of a Place by Harry Crews. Library of Lazy Thinking’s archive is superb — I highly recommend a rummage. lazythinking.substack.com/p/adelle-str...

Adelle Stripe on A Childhood: The Biography of a Place

Author Adelle Stripe talks to Glenn Fisher about her pick for the library, the 1978 memoir A Childhood: The Biography of a Place by Harry Crews

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