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Praise for That Reminds Me

A dreamy, impressionistic offeringof reassembled fragments of memories emerging through the misty beauty of a deliciously individualistic poetic sensibility with flashes of Twi and UK London ebonics to further remin ...

Bernadine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other

When writing is this honest, it soars. I think that this is why the words in this collection fly around you and settle, as they have. What an incredible use of language and truth. Hope this reaches all the mandem. W ...

Yrsa Daley-Ward

These are words that come from the heart, the lived life and owned observations. Powerful and moving. Social realism at its best.

Alex Wheatle

A dreamy, impressionistic offeringof reassembled fragments of memories emerging through the misty beauty of a deliciously individualistic poetic sensibility with flashes of Twi and UK London ebonics to further remin ...

Bernadine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other

When writing is this honest, it soars. I think that this is why the words in this collection fly around you and settle, as they have. What an incredible use of language and truth. Hope this reaches all the mandem. W ...

Yrsa Daley-Ward

These are words that come from the heart, the lived life and owned observations. Powerful and moving. Social realism at its best.

Alex Wheatle

A dreamy, impressionistic offeringof reassembled fragments of memories emerging through the misty beauty of a deliciously individualistic poetic sensibility with flashes of Twi and UK London ebonics to further remin ...

Bernadine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other

When writing is this honest, it soars. I think that this is why the words in this collection fly around you and settle, as they have. What an incredible use of language and truth. Hope this reaches all the mandem. W ...

Yrsa Daley-Ward

These are words that come from the heart, the lived life and owned observations. Powerful and moving. Social realism at its best.

Alex Wheatle

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The Penguin Podcast: Latitude special

The Penguin Podcast: Latitude special

Recorded live at Latitude Festival, Irvine Welsh sits down with host Rhianna Dhillon to delve into his new novel Men in Love, the eagerly awaited sequel to Trainspotting, which explores the vibrant landscape of youth culture through the decades and the nuances of defining a generation through the arts. Plus, award-winning author and Penguin colleague Derek […]