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Formerly the Best Regular Spoken Word Night in Britain & Scotland's most adorably edgy live lit & music event. Founded by @literature_wine & @ricky_ballboy.

 Edinburgh, Scotland
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Joined August 2016
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Hermit by Chris McQueer review: 'rings heartbreakingly true' scotsman.com/arts-and-cultur…
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We are back into the studio again this month working on our new album but feel that a healthy slice of femininity is needed for some finishing vocal touches. Are you the woman for the job? See in comments below for more info👇
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We are so back
Waterstones Glasgow Argyle St (@WStonesArgyleST) profile pictureWaterstones Glasgow Argyle St@WStonesArgyleST23 Jan 2025
Discover the writer Martin Compston described as “Charlie Brooker on Buckfast” and the book John Niven called “the best debut novel I've read in a very long time”! Come along to launch Hermit by @ChrisMcQueer_ next month, tickets at the link… waterstones.com/events/chris…
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We've just added more large and medium sizes for our 'nevermore.' shirt, having previously sold out. So if you want to grab one, now's your chance! brokensleepbooks.com/product…

'Nevermore.' shirt | Broken Sleep Books

Featuring an intricate black illustration of a raven alongside the iconic word "nevermore," this shirt was designed and printed by Emma Kennedy, making it a unique wearable tribute to one of litera...

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Roddy@Josherick310 Dec 2024
Don’t think he’s on twitter to be tagged, but my favourite poem I’ve read all year is this one from the legendary Colin Maguire, which I believe was published in Gutter. Has, of course, no relevance at all to current events…
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Good Christmas stories should include: 👻 Apparitions 😱 Comeuppances ✋ Societal critiques 👦 Moppets Get yourself or yr loved ones TERMINAL! tinyurl.com/terminal-stories
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It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! Grab a copy of our 2024 anthology, featuring extracts from every book we published in 2024. Yippee! brokensleepbooks.com/product…
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PREORDER (31.12.2024): The Broken Sleep Books Anthology showcases the best writing from the press in 2024, featuring extracts from every publication, covering poetry, non-fiction, and fiction. brokensleepbooks.com/product…
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Contents luke palmer - homunculus11 vikram kolmannskog - rhyheim: a porn poem14 otamere guobadia - unutterable visions, perishable breath17 nikki dudley - erode with me20 christopher arksey - variety turns23 jaydn dewald - then darkness: sketches26 raymond de borja - facture31 f. van dixhoorn, translated by astrid alben - collected works34 wendy allen & charley barnes - freebleeding37 simon alderwick - ways to say we're not alone40 ian macartney - shale bings43 ian patterson - collected poems49 linda kemp - annunciation sonnets52 martin malone & bryan angus - gardenstown55 rhian elizabeth - girls etc.61 nathan walker - skirting64 yanita georgieva - small undetectable thefts67 kashif sharma-patel - furnish entrap73 jos charles - a year & other poems76 stu watson - fernsehturm berlin79 darren freebury-jones - rambling82 kate noakes - chalking the pavement85 stefan mohamed - something man-made is here and it is dangerous88 jlm morton - red handed93 aaron kent & stuart mcpherson - all emp

ALT Contents luke palmer - homunculus11 vikram kolmannskog - rhyheim: a porn poem14 otamere guobadia - unutterable visions, perishable breath17 nikki dudley - erode with me20 christopher arksey - variety turns23 jaydn dewald - then darkness: sketches26 raymond de borja - facture31 f. van dixhoorn, translated by astrid alben - collected works34 wendy allen & charley barnes - freebleeding37 simon alderwick - ways to say we're not alone40 ian macartney - shale bings43 ian patterson - collected poems49 linda kemp - annunciation sonnets52 martin malone & bryan angus - gardenstown55 rhian elizabeth - girls etc.61 nathan walker - skirting64 yanita georgieva - small undetectable thefts67 kashif sharma-patel - furnish entrap73 jos charles - a year & other poems76 stu watson - fernsehturm berlin79 darren freebury-jones - rambling82 kate noakes - chalking the pavement85 stefan mohamed - something man-made is here and it is dangerous88 jlm morton - red handed93 aaron kent & stuart mcpherson - all emp

jordan hamel - everyone is everyone except you138 rushika wick - horse141 emily abdeni-holman - body tectonic144 adrija ghosh - heir of sisyphus147 james roome - swords150 joshua jones - a haunting without allegory155 małgorzata lebda, translated by elżbieta wójcik-leese - queen cells158 stephanie ní thiarnaigh - the weight of a feather162 steve ely, with photography by michael faint - orasaigh165 alice wickenden - gig catharsis168 abdul kader el-janabi - all these fires, and night still dark171 andre bagoo - midnight bestiaries177 diana cant - i make you bird180 réka nyitrai - moon flogged183 alan sondheim - haptic, covid, philosophy186 morag smith - national song189 endre ruset, translated by harry man - noriaki195 eileen g'sell - francofilaments198 scott thurston - failsafe: a choreography201 alice brooker - climate kid204 carol rumens - minds eye: notelets & dialogues in tribute to paul celan207 rob miles - dimmet213 síofra mcsherry - midnight masses216 james byrne - the overmind21

ALT jordan hamel - everyone is everyone except you138 rushika wick - horse141 emily abdeni-holman - body tectonic144 adrija ghosh - heir of sisyphus147 james roome - swords150 joshua jones - a haunting without allegory155 małgorzata lebda, translated by elżbieta wójcik-leese - queen cells158 stephanie ní thiarnaigh - the weight of a feather162 steve ely, with photography by michael faint - orasaigh165 alice wickenden - gig catharsis168 abdul kader el-janabi - all these fires, and night still dark171 andre bagoo - midnight bestiaries177 diana cant - i make you bird180 réka nyitrai - moon flogged183 alan sondheim - haptic, covid, philosophy186 morag smith - national song189 endre ruset, translated by harry man - noriaki195 eileen g'sell - francofilaments198 scott thurston - failsafe: a choreography201 alice brooker - climate kid204 carol rumens - minds eye: notelets & dialogues in tribute to paul celan207 rob miles - dimmet213 síofra mcsherry - midnight masses216 james byrne - the overmind21

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📢 Presenting our 2025 pamphlet authors, selected by @Vanessa_Kisuule & Anja Konig: Francis-Xavier Mukiibi @fxmpoetry Hasti Rowan Lyster @rowanlyster Zakariye Abdillahi We can’t wait to bring you their stunning books in 2025 💫💫💫
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REVIEW 💛 RICKY MONAHAN BROWN Book: Terminal ~~~ @ricky_ballboy presents us with a book of choices: what would someone look like after this procedure or process? Would a certain person be in my life now if I did this? Is it OK to impact their autonomy? Words @ambrosekelly_
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Dr Debbie Cannon@DebsCa7 Nov 2024
Charging over to Edinburgh for tonight's performance of #RemarkableDeliverances at the gorgeous @ScotStoryCentre. Alice and Anne will be there for one night only! Come and find out what's really been going on in 17th century Yorkshire! scottishstorytellingcentre.o…
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We'll be back at the wonderful @ScotStoryCentre on November 7th with The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton. It's based on Alice's own writings during the 17th century. You can read about how we developed the play in this blog post! thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts…

Women's History Month 2024, 3: Alice Thornton and Anne Danby on Stage

Blog article - 14 March 2024

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We are at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London! Come join us to chat books and poetry! We're here until 1900 today, and 1100-1900 tomorrow.
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Recording day for @MH_arts Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival starting this a October ‘Flutter’ is an exploration of #tourettes syndrome for vocals and electronics #newmusicscotland
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We had a blast with @ricky_ballboy at last week's Salon (and @argonaut_books) with plenty of Salon Regulars, some new faces, and the traditional influx of @EdinburghNapier Students thanks to @EdNapierPublish. Looking forward to seeing them in October: meanwhile, buy Ricky's Book!
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It’s been a lovely week sharing stories from TERMINAL at @argonaut_books and @LitEdinburgh. If you weren’t there, copies are available to readers across UK & Ireland from sincere corkscrew. Get in touch if you’d like a signed and dedicated bookplate ✍️ sincerecorkscrew.bigcartel.c…
Seated author Ricky Monahan Brown laughing in a bookshop while holding a copy of his book, TERMINAL.

ALT Seated author Ricky Monahan Brown laughing in a bookshop while holding a copy of his book, TERMINAL.

Still life photograph: glass of red wine, microphone stands, backdrop projection of Edinburgh Literary Salon logo and the cover of TERMINAL: Stories by Ricky Monahan Brown.

ALT Still life photograph: glass of red wine, microphone stands, backdrop projection of Edinburgh Literary Salon logo and the cover of TERMINAL: Stories by Ricky Monahan Brown.

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Join me @LitEdinburgh tomorrow evening, Tuesday. Weirdness and dark stuff guaranteed. Entertainment and hilarity not ruled out at time of writing 😉
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This time tomorrow we'll be opening the Salon for our September session of wine & conversation, livestreaming from 7pm with our guest Ricky Monahan Brown aka @ricky_ballboy. Expect entertainment, hilarity, weirdness, and dark stuff! Register here for free: eventbrite.co.uk/e/september…
September's Simple Salon

September's Simple Salon

We’re keeping things simple in September… but that’s not a reflection on our Guest Author, Ricky Monahan Brown.

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This time tomorrow we'll be opening the Salon for our September session of wine & conversation, livestreaming from 7pm with our guest Ricky Monahan Brown aka @ricky_ballboy. Expect entertainment, hilarity, weirdness, and dark stuff! Register here for free: eventbrite.co.uk/e/september…
September's Simple Salon

September's Simple Salon

We’re keeping things simple in September… but that’s not a reflection on our Guest Author, Ricky Monahan Brown.

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Today’s the day! 🎉 📚 Excited to get to chat with readers @argonaut_books about TERMINAL this evening. Hopefully, if you’re in Edinburgh/Leith and environs, that includes YOU 🤞
Detail of cover of TERMINAL by Ricky Monahan Brown, with accompanying text: Argonaut Books and Sincere Corkscrew present Ricky Monahan Brown’s TERMINAL: BOOK LAUNCH. September 20th, 7-9pm, 15-17 Leith Walk

ALT Detail of cover of TERMINAL by Ricky Monahan Brown, with accompanying text: Argonaut Books and Sincere Corkscrew present Ricky Monahan Brown’s TERMINAL: BOOK LAUNCH. September 20th, 7-9pm, 15-17 Leith Walk

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🚨T-1 DAY TILL TERMINAL’S LAUNCH🚨 Find out what the fuss is about on Friday evening @argonaut_books ⭐️ “Smart, trippy and irreverent” ⭐️ “Summons the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson & Poe” 😯 😱 ⭐️ “Reminds us what a good short story is” TICKETS: tinyurl.com/terminal-launch
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T-2 DAYS TILL TERMINAL LAUNCHES @argonaut_books. Excited to have the chance to share this wonderful artefact with people courtesy of sincere corkscrew press and have a chat about it. There will be copies of the book for signing & dedication. TICKETS: argonautbooks.co.uk/product/…
A box full of copies of the book TERMINAL by Ricky Monahan Brown, cover facing up.

ALT A box full of copies of the book TERMINAL by Ricky Monahan Brown, cover facing up.

A box full of copies of the book TERMINAL by Ricky Monahan Brown, spines facing up.

ALT A box full of copies of the book TERMINAL by Ricky Monahan Brown, spines facing up.

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