Today's post is focusing on reading and writing.
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12 Books I’ve enjoyed reading this year:
Normal People, Sally RooneyThe Lonely City, Olivia Laing
The Bling Ring, Nancy Jo Sales
A beginner’s guide to being mental: An A-Z from anxiety to zero fucks given, Natasha Devon
Sunbathing in the rain: A cheerful book about depression, Gwyneth Lewis
How to be champion, Sarah Millican
The angry chef: Bad science and the truth about healthy eating, Anthony Warner
Useless Magic, Florence Welch
Sunny Side Up, Susan Calman
100 Acts of Miner Dissent, Mark Thomas
Along for the ride, Sarah Dessen
This is going to hurt: Secret diaries of a Junior doctor, Adam Kay
Stuff I’ve written this year:
For The F-Word:
“And I can stay as long as I like, ‘cos no one’s calling me to come back inside” (Honeyblood live in Manchester)
“We really wanted to be part of the solution rather than the problem” (Interview with Viv Jones, Kookie magazine)
In the land of the milk and the honey (Review of Hot Brown Honey at HOME)
The endurance factor (Review of Tancred's Nightstand album)
First in the world somewhere (Review of Penny Pepper's memoir First in the world somewhere)
Sassy as (Review of Tami Neilson's Sassafrass album)
A whirlwind of creativity (Review of Florence + The Machine's High As Hope album and Florence Welch's book of lyrics and poetry, Useless Magic)
Singing out loud (Interview with Emma Back)
Upgrade, advance, repeat: Future Bodies at HOME (Review of Future Bodies at HOME)
Stories of the She-punks (Interview with Helen McCookerybook and Gina Birch about their film Stories from the She-Punks: Music with a different agenda)
State of total independence (Interview with She Makes War)
For Medium:
The humble cassette pet: An ode to home taping (Piece written for Cassette Store Day)
A 1990s teenage soundtrack… on vinyl (How the nostalgia soundtrack of the 1990s revival doesn't match up to the contents of my record collection)
For Louder Than War:
Tancred, Gulliver’s Manchester - Live review
Virginmarys, Club Academy, Manchester - Live review
Articles and short pieces I’ve read and enjoyed this year:
Jackpot by Amanda Oliver (Medium)I Gave My Facebook Password to the Whole Internet by Joe Veix (Medium)
2018 Depression Olympics (Revamped for Winter) by Amanda Roseberg (Medium)
A guide to giving your cats their annual performance review by Thryn (Hacker Noon, via Medium)
“Just like Ibiza in the 1990s” Welcome to Love Island for the over 30’s by Emma Kernahan (The F-Word)
Kenickie’s ‘Get In’ Is Still The Ultimate Burn-Out Album by Alex Widgard (Noisey)
Fun Home: Reading it first vs watching it first by Ellie Wilson and Emily Zinken (The F-Word)
Logged off: Meet the teens who refuse to use social media by Sirin Kale (The Guardian)
Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell on why we need libraries - an essay in pictures (The Guardian)
A Guide To Making New Friends by Snippets (Medium)
From Newcastle and New Zealand to the Killing Fields of Cambodia by Holly Baxter (The Independent)
Grammy’s Preview: At home with Florence Welch, who may finally win after eight nominations by Nick Duerden (Billboard)
“Stop coming for me”: How popstars are fighting burnout by Rebecca Liu (The Guardian)
The Haunting of Hill House’s author Shirley Jackson was an overlooked genius by Moya Crockett (Stylist)
Lucy O’Brien - The Catholic Girls (punkgirldiaries)
8 Harry Potter films we want to see more than Crimes of Grindelwald by Robyn Vinter (The Overtake)
Grrrl Power: female musicians in the 21st century - A special exclusive report! by DJ Gremlin and Nick Linazasoro (Brighton & Hove News)
Who will believe thee? by Ellie Pilcher (The F-Word)
Six things I learned from six years working in retail by Kate Crudgington (The Huffington Post)
What does working class even mean? by Phil McDuff (The Overtake)
I wouldn't be a writer without Rookie by Hazel Cills (Jezebel)
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