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Writers like Jan Carson understand that, in the absence of the Troubles, people of Northern Ireland may not know who they are, culturally or artistically, or may struggle to articulate who they are wi...

The lives of middle-aged men are to John Patrick Higgins as the statue of Ozymandias was to Shelley: epic, broken, and tragi-comic monuments to quiet desperation.

What Da Cover Says: To hear Paul Reverb tell it, he’s fine. Sure, he’s been caught in a compromising situation by his window cleaner and failed to prevent daylight robbery, and yes, he no longer te…

Steve Aylett, The Book Lovers (Snowbooks, 2024)   Steve Aylett is back with a new novel that could very well be his best work yet. In The Book Lovers, Aylett’s fireworks are at maximum intensity – daz...

I didn't hate it.  And I didn't think it was too long, which is unusual, as every film I've seen in the last couple of years has felt far t...

Who'd be in a band? Not me. Except the one I'm in, of course.  But you wouldn't want to be in another one. All those men, for a start. The f...

Aug Stone chats with author John Patrick Higgins about David Coverdale, P.G. Wodehouse, The Smiths, and of course his new novel, Fine    https://johnpatrickhiggins.blogspot.com/ https://www.saggingmen...