We need to talk about Kevin. We do. Because Kevin kept me entertained. I held him and I read him constantly and quickly. Two days. On the sofa, off the sofa, stirring pasta, on my way to the toilet, in bed, out of bed. I did Kevin everywhere. I adored Kevin and his mother. His sister, Celia, freaked me out slightly; that whole thing with the glass eye. I don’t like eyes. So, I enjoyed Kevin immensely, and became a fan. Shortly after becoming a fan, I headed to a bookshop to look for other books by my new favourite author. I found ‘Double Fault’. (more…)
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Another Christmas. This time it’s with books.
Sunday, November 25th, 2012
And it’s Christmas. So you sit around a tree, and there are not enough chairs for everyone. Someone gets uncomfortable on a floor, or an occasional stool. Everyone is seated at a different height, not quite fitting in a photo. You stretch your arms as far as they will go…SMILE…nobody smiles. Except you. Granny twiddles her thumbs and stares at her skirt, mother runs to the kitchen, because, FUCK, something is burning. Dad mumbles about gadgetry-it was different when you could shake it like a Polaroid picture. Everyone wishes for a different type of potato. Mashed or creamed or roasted or all of them. Never enough. Brothers and sisters and neighbours and friends wait. They wait for the presents. You had to buy presents, even if you didn’t want to. Everyone wants a present.
The Vorrh Launch at Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012Ladies and gentlemen, we welcome you to the Pitt Rivers Museum, to this, the book launch of ‘The Vorrh’ by B. Catling. We thank you for being with us tonight, and we thank the Pitt Rivers Museum for hosting us this evening, in a venue that wouldn’t look out of place within the pages of the book itself. (more…)
Letter from Steven Jesse Bernstein to Willie Smith
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012We’d like to share with you, dear readers, this fascinating letter from legendary American underground writer Steven Jesse Bernstein to our very own Willie Smith. Sent back in January 1983, Willie’s blown the dust off, and now here it is. Enjoy! (more…)
This Week’s Reading, 26.8.12
Sunday, August 26th, 2012On the treadmill this week we have the manga version of Das Kapital, toothbrushing, the most inappropriate headline ever and far more. (more…)
Monday 8th August 2011 – London Still Burns
Thursday, August 9th, 2012Saturday 6th saw the first night of unrest. Tottenham burned throughout the night. Participants said it was a protest, residents said it was a free-for-all, both politically and judicially. Sunday 7th it spread to Brixton, Enfield, and somewhere else…
Monday was the most interesting night, for want of a better word. It was going to keep spreading, and the coppers – there to keep law, order and protect all us ‘good, decent’ citizens – didn’t appear to be able to help ‘us’, from that (those) that we fear most. (more…)
This Week’s Reading, 5.8.12
Sunday, August 5th, 2012What the world thought of Danny Boyle’s Olympic ceremony, Jack Kerouac’s sexy correspondence, and Brian Catling at The Royal Albert Hall. (more…)
This Week’s Reading, 29.7.12
Sunday, July 29th, 2012Salt Publishing and Booker, Flannery O’Connor rare reading, druggy self-portraits, Banksy’s Olympics and more. (more…)
Honest Publishing: The Official Publisher of the Olympic Games
Thursday, July 26th, 2012With the London 2012 Olympic Games starting this weekend, we thought now would be as good a time as any to announce that Honest Publishing is the official publisher of this year’s Olympic ceremonies.
We’re very proud that we’ve been officially chosen by the official London 2012 Olympic official games committee for this honour. We only hope that we can live up to their expectations when taking our place next to other sponsors and celebrated producers of fizzy drinks and processed fatty foods. (more…)
