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Music. Memoir. History. Fiction. Limited Editions. “Fail we may, sail we must”
Thank you @resident-music.com for selecting 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE by @keithcameron2.bsky.social as your #1 book of the year! And for choosing @danielrachel.bsky.social, @audreyjgolden.bsky.social, @liaminscoejones.bsky.social, @reversediorama.bsky.social + Budgie on the best of 2025 list 🙏
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Weekend listening: @danieldylanwray.bsky.social's essential Sheffield playlist - 30 key tracks to get you in the mood for his book, GROOVY, LAIDBACK AND NASTY, which we announced yesterday. Thank you to everyone who has already helped spread the word!

🎧 open.spotify.com/playlist/1Vr...
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Brilliantly researched and spanning almost seven decades, GROOVY, LAIDBACK AND NASTY features over 150 new interviews with the likes of Richard Hawley, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Self Esteem, The Human League, Toddla T, Def Leppard, ABC and Cabaret Voltaire – along with countless others.
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This - finally - is the definitive musical history Sheffield so richly deserves.

GROOVY, LAIDBACK AND NASTY is @danieldylanwray.bsky.social's authoritative and hugely entertaining story of the city, told through its independent artists, scenes and spirit.

Coming May 2026 geni.us/GroovyLaidba...
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
If you fancy winning a copy of Paul Gorman's Granny Takes a Trip, about the original rock 'n' roll boutique, and the @weare1of100.bsky.social collab tee, head over to our Instagram...

📸 www.instagram.com/p/DRPFBucCBxH/
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A reminder that Budgie will be appearing at Waterstones Gower Street tomorrow night, in conversation with Travis Elborough about his acclaimed memoir The Absence. He'll be signing copies afterwards too, so come down and meet a legend...

www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Incredible reaction to the announcement of
@reversediorama.bsky.social’s new novel BOYHOOD, and the first quote is in - and what a quote it is. Thank you @irvinewelsh.bsky.social 🙏 #whatafuckingbook

COMING APRIL 2026 geni.us/Boyhood
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
On Monday we gathered @thesociallondon.bsky.social for a special night of conversation, poetry and music, in collaboration with Leeds heroes Small Distractions Club. Thank you Rhiannon, all the performers and everyone who came along.
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
And on the opposite side of the issues covered in THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL, there are many other artists who have written with great sensitivity about fascism and Nazi atrocities. @danielrachel.bsky.social has curated a playlist recognising some of these. open.spotify.com/playlist/6P8...
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
There are some great events lined up for THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL, with more to be announced. @danielrachel.bsky.social's event with @billybragg.bsky.social and @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social at Rough Trade East is going to be a very special night indeed... dice.fm/partner/dice...
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL has received huge acclaim already, and was named on the Rough Trade Books of the Year list earlier this week. @danielrachel.bsky.social has also signed copies for them, available on their website now: www.roughtrade.com/product/dani...
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Congratulations to @danielrachel.bsky.social on the launch of his timely, eye-opening new book THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N'ROLL, exploring how some of music's most celebrated figures have associated themselves in deeply disturbing ways with the aesthetics and even ideology of Nazism.

geni.us/ThisAintRock...
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We're thrilled to see four of our authors on the Rough Trade Books of the Year picks, on a list of 20 brilliant reads...

1. Budgie
3. @keithcameron2.bsky.social x Manics
12. @audreyjgolden.bsky.social
18. @danielrachel.bsky.social

See the full countdown ➡️ blog.roughtrade.com/gb/books-of-...
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
For the weekend crowd, if you somehow missed this week’s announcement…

BOYHOOD, the new novel from @reversediorama.bsky.social

COMING APRIL 2026 geni.us/Boyhood
November 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Recommended reading just landed from the great @johnhiggs.bsky.social...

LYNCHIAN is a short but powerful exploration of a true enigmatic genius. It looks at how the late visionary reshaped cinema from the inside out, and why his work affects people so deeply. Out 13 November 🎞️
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
BOYHOOD lands in April 2026 but @reversediorama.bsky.social has already been out visiting bookshops and record stores across Glasgow and Edinburgh this week to share proof copies – thank you to all for being so welcoming, so passionate and for supporting this incredible novel 🙏
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Pre-order a SIGNED copy of @reversediorama.bsky.social's BOYHOOD from select independent bookshops and record stores and receive a limited edition art print of the stunning cover photo by legendary photographer Douglas Corrance.

Find your nearest store at geni.us/Boyhood
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Glasgow, 1979: A young boy is abducted outside a football ground.

Nine years later: The boy's brother, Aaron Murray, is facing the final days of his youth.

Here’s @reversediorama.bsky.social to tell us more about his new novel BOYHOOD – a story of grief, angels and redemption...
October 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This is a hymn to the resilience of youth, to the brave dreams of artists and lovers, and a love letter to Glasgow – a city where magic happens.

Announcing BOYHOOD, the most ambitious and magical novel yet from @reversediorama.bsky.social

COMING APRIL 2026 geni.us/Boyhood
October 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The praise is building for @danielrachel.bsky.social's timely and eye-opening and account of pop music's complicated history with fascism.

THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL is out next week. geni.us/ThisAintRock...
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
1 week until we're back in our beloved basement @thesociallondon.bsky.social, teaming with Small Distractions for a literary salon stacked with talent. Join us for poetry, prose, music + conversation - going to be a busy one, grab a ticket while you can... thesocial.seetickets.com/event/white-...
October 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Friday listening: the GRANNY TAKES A TRIP playlist by Paul Gorman, with 23 tracks celebrating the legendary rock 'n' roll clothes boutique.

Featuring amazing tunes by the likes of Miles Davis, Roxy Music, Marianne Faithfull and Lou Reed

LISTEN: open.spotify.com/playlist/52d...
October 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Always a treat hearing @keithcameron2.bsky.social discussing the Manics and their incredible body of work. Another great event tonight with @rnrbook-club.bsky.social, for his Sunday Times bestseller 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE
October 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Just landed: copies of THIS AIN’T ROCK N ROLL by award-winning writer @danielrachel.bsky.social, tackling the deeply disturbing fascination with Nazism held by some of our biggest music stars. Why have so many been drawn to a movement responsible for the twentieth century's worst atrocities?
October 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
And @danielrachel.bsky.social will be out discussing THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL next month, including with @billybragg.bsky.social + @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social at Rough Trade East, and dates in Liverpool and at @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social

Book pre-orders and tickets from geni.us/ThisAintRock...
October 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM