“…my novels do tend to be heavily researched and driven by a desire to get their subjects remembered and re-appreciated long after their deaths.”
“My novel Sift follows two women who are trying to survive social and environmental collapse. As they travel through deserts, burned-over forests, and lightless mountain caverns, they learn to navigate the terrain of their evolving connection.”
“This book came together as a side effect of my discovering collage during lockdown.”
“The songs on this playlist each channel some element of this period of my life and the uncertainty and awe it elicited.”
“Body Count’s debut is a lot more musically complex than it gets credit for…”
“I like to think of my book as a coming-of-age story about identity and human connection; a survival thriller about dissociative disorder and psychiatric malpractice; and an unlikely love story.”
“When I was a teenager, living in the south of England, my friends and I listened to music to discover a way of not feeling numb. Music loved for us, was ecstatic for us, was hateful for us, was spiritual for us; it even prayed for us.”
“Toy Fights is a memoir of my first twenty years growing up in Dundee, Scotland; it’s a book about a lot of things, but most especially music. Indeed music was the primary method of recall in writing it.”
“I think my novel would feel complimented by its association with these songs.”
“A lot of the songs mentioned in Stray Dogs appear because someone turns on the car radio or puts a tape in the cassette player. Other songs included on this playlist are ones that inspired my imagination and so helped me shape the characters and story.”