That Lonesome Valley by Melissa Lee-Houghton
some thoughts on a novel you should probably read
Tag: Drugs
The Blood Miracles by Lisa McInerney
a good but simpler follow up to The Glorious Heresies
Every Fox Is A Rabid Fox by Harry Gallon
death, dying, dead
So Far From God by Veronica Gonzalez Peña
phenomenal essay on Mexican corruption
Mi novio Caballo [My Boyfriend, the Horse] by Xiomara Correa
a book about modern love i.e. travel and drugs and sex with a horse
Street of Thieves by Mathias Enard
another ruddy belter from enard who i love
Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by Cookie Mueller
some really gorgeous prose
Every Love Story Is A Ghost Story by D. T. Max
David Foster Wallace was a prick.
The Best of A Bad Situation by Jamie Thrasivoulou
Angry poetry from the badlands of the East Midlands.
Music & Literature No. 7
I get angry and confused because I’m repressed and have elitist interests
The Son by Andrej Nikolaidis
More contemporary Balkan writings and my opinions on criminalisation of narcotics
Dysfunctional Males by Fernando Sdrigotti
Men are disgusting.
On Urinals
How many men must a man urinate in front of before you can call him a man?
Blitzed by Norman Ohler
Hipster military history: if you’re not cool, this isn’t for you…
The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney
I’m bored of life, but this book’s a banger.
The 24-Hour Wine Expert by Jancis Robinson
Should non-fiction books about intoxicants even be legal, yeah?
The Trip to Echo Spring by Olivia Laing
I’m an abyss filling up with regret and alcohol at equal measure, like a really wet martini.
Hip-Scott: Pass the Dostoevsky on the Left Hand Side
Please enjoy my hot new drag-hop video:
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Iran. Who knows much about it? We’ve all seen Argo, we’ve all heard of nuclear weapons, we’re all aware thatContinue Reading
Love, Sex & Other Foreign Policy Goals by Jesse Armstrong
Until yesterday, when I read the last 100 pages of Jesse Armstrong’s Love, Sex & Other Foreign Policy Goals, IContinue Reading
Green Girl by Kate Zambreno
I have read Kate Zambreno’s Green Girl for my book club, and will now write a review in two parts.Continue Reading
10:04 by Ben Lerner
Well, I just wrote a huge, gushing review of this and then my computer crashed and deleted it. So, withContinue Reading
Filth by Irvine Welsh
Recently I’ve been very much enjoying Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong*’s Channel 4 police drama, Babylon. This under-watched TV showContinue Reading
Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Isabel Allende is brilliant, an under-rated writer of supreme skill,Continue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 