It's a great day for some Indie Book Buzz here at TNBBC. It's back again and we're inviting members of the indie publishing houses to share some of the upcoming 2016 releases they are most excited about!
This week's pick is brought to you by Laura Waddell,
Digital Marketing Executive at Freight Books.
Three Craws by James Yorkston -
7th April
Having already been praised by the
likes of Lauren Laverne and Pete Paphides, Three Craws is the debut novel from
musician James Yorkston. Set in contemporary rural Scotland, it explores what
it's like to return to a hometown after an absence, and coming to terms
with failure to make a living as an artist. Centering around friends Stevie,
Johnny and Mikey, it's a book about friendship, hope, and disappointment, and
it's also very funny.
I wholeheartedly love this book and
am proud we're publishing such a compelling new writing talent in Lara Williams
at Freight Books. Treats is a debut collection of short stories covering a
range of life experiences, and as well as being beautifully and empathetically
written, the stories shine a light on issues of the modern day. There's a lot
in here - sexual ethics, female friendship, self-navigation, alienation -
and it's the observation of small, everyday moments and feelings and what
they reveal about us that impressed me most. As a debut, Treats is
special, and makes me feel excited to follow Lara Williams' writing career and
see what comes next.
Gutter is a literary magazine
published twice a year, containing prose, poetry, and interview, from both
literary heavyweights and emerging writers. Issue 14 has a focus on playwrights
and performance poetry, and excitingly, we're putting together a
compilation of their readings to accompany the issue. This edition received the highest number
of submissions to date; we were impressed and overwhelmed by their strong
quality. We haven't released the names of contributors quite yet, but I can't
wait to get it out into the world.
Bio:
LAURA WADDELL lives in Glasgow and works as Digital Marketing Executive at independent publisher Freight Books and as a freelance literary publicist. As a reader, she's particularly interested in literary fiction, indie publishers and translation and is a contributing writer to, among others, The Glasgow Review of Books and TYCI. Twitter: @lauraewaddell
LAURA WADDELL lives in Glasgow and works as Digital Marketing Executive at independent publisher Freight Books and as a freelance literary publicist. As a reader, she's particularly interested in literary fiction, indie publishers and translation and is a contributing writer to, among others, The Glasgow Review of Books and TYCI. Twitter: @lauraewaddell
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