What is this? Glad you asked. Those who know me are well aware of my absolute obsession with literature’s finest form - the novella. So, rather than writing another book like I’m supposed to, I thought it would be an excellent idea to start a new, semi-regular Substack of…
In her brief afterword to Cursed Bread, Sophie Mackintosh tells of a small French town that, in the early 1950s, succumbed to a mass poisoning. The case…
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Translated by Katie Whittemore
Soon after the release of his masterpiece, Kind of Blue, Miles Davis was assaulted by a cop outside a club in New York. That he was one of the biggest…
It’s not often you pick up a book and find, on its cover, a picture of the very apartment block that was home to one of the most outrageously seedy…
Translated by André Naffis-Sahely
Dex is a tea monk, travelling from town to town, listening to people’s sob stories, and offering them a tailored cup of tea to lift their spirits. But…
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Growing up, I had a strange relationship with horse racing. My grandfather was really into it - he studied the form guide, went to the track or the TAB…
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