Chuck Palahniuk Adjustment Day 19 September 2019 Chuck Palahniuk ramraided the late-90s lit scene with an uncompromising mix of Swiftian satire, Burroughsian surrealism and enough…
Willy Vlautin Don't Skip Out On Me 13 August 2019 Best known for fronting alternative country rockers Richmond Fontaine, Willy Vlautin has also penned a handful of essential novels…
Acosta The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo 4 June 2019 Best known as mescaline-fried attorney Dr Gonzo from Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Oscar 'Zeta' Acosta raged his way…
Amy Dempsey Surrealism 28 May 2019 A movement founded in 1924 by Andre Breton, the Surrealists strived to replace rational logic with a more visionary form of expression.…
John Gray Seven Types of Atheism 1 May 2019 Anyone who has followed the work of John Gray over the past two decades could be forgiven for believing him to be endowed with the gift of…
John Cooper Clarke Sci-Fi, Surveillance and Social Significance 21 January 2019 What can one say by manner of introducing the notoriously shock-mopped John Cooper Clarke that hasn’t been said before?
Magic 22 December 2018 Curated by Elizabeth Gibson. Hello from Liz! Happy New Year! I hope you had a peaceful and enjoyable time over the festive season, and that this year will be a good one.
Young Identity Curated by Elizabeth Gibson 22 November 2018 Hi from Liz! Welcome to a special edition of Word Life, showcasing the work of Mancunian writing and spoken word collective Young Identity…
Young Identity No Disclaimers 21 November 2018 Chats with Young Identity's Shirley May and Frankie Blaus ahead of their anthology launch show.
Keisha Thompson Word Life Gets To Know The Spoken-word Star 21 October 2018 Keisha Thompson Keisha Thompson
