In part three of TEOAT’s RAPID FIRE INDIE PUBLISHER EXTRAVAGANZA, Rob speaks to indie publisher Thom Cuell from Dodo Ink about Erotica, publishing risky books, subversion, experimental fiction, punk rock, Creative Writing courses, the evils of self-publishing, life as a “boutique” publisher and ruddy Nicholas Royle AGAIN

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Namechecks:

Nicholas Royle, Monique Roffey, Sam Mills, Seraphina Madsen, Sean Rabin, And Other Stories, Steven Hall, Scarlett Thomas, Galley Beggar Press, Fitz Carraldo, Influx, James Miller, Neil Griffiths, Minor Literatures, 3:AM magazine, Johnny Rotten

In part two of TEOAT’s RAPID FIRE INDIE PUBLISHER EXTRAVAGANZA, Rob speaks to indie publisher Ra Page from Comma Press about Bookwashing, Nominative Determinism, Fascism, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Muslim bans, protest and, oh yeah… some chat about publishing short stories and having those stories adapted into Oscar nominated films.

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Namechecks:

Donald Trump, Andrew Haigh, Bernadette Lynch, David Constantine,  Hassan Blasim, Joumana Haddad, Sean Harris, Bill Nighy, Katherine Mansfield, Nadifa Mohamed

In part one of TEOAT’s RAPID FIRE INDIE PUBLISHER EXTRAVAGANZA, Rob speaks to indie publisher Nathan Connolly from Dead Ink about Liverpool, Working class stories (again), Squeezing dough from the Arts Council, Crowdfunding, publishing nine novels in a year, getting picked off the slushpile and life as a book fetishist.

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Namechecks:

SJ Bradley, Northern Fiction Alliance, Naomi Booth, Gary Budden, Jenn Ashworth, Richard Hirst, Sophie Hopesmith, Harry Gallon, Peepal Tree Press, Bluemoose Books, Tilted Axis Press, Inpress Books, And Other Stories, Saboteur Awards

In this episode, Rob speaks to novelist Conrad Williams about Horror, the impending apocalypse, the distinction (or lack thereof) between genre and literary fiction, the Yorkshire Ripper, Conrad’s latest novel “Hell is Empty” and, of course, Hull. Trigger warning: Rob does the worst Trump impression known to man.

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Namechecks:

Nicholas Royle (again, sigh), Martin Amis, JK Rowling, International Horror Guild, Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Gregory, Thomas Ligotti, Derek Raymond, Helen Walsh, Stephen King

In part 1 of TEOAT’s two part Christmas special, Rob talks to Garth Greenwell about Pride, resisting mainstreaming, becoming visible and, of course, writing the “gay book of our times” What Belongs to You. Garth also talks about the purpose of art and literature and Rob tries to keep up. The conversation took place the day after Garth’s talk with Andrew McMillan as part of the Manchester Literature Festival.

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Namechecks:

Andrew McMillan, Olivia Laing, Elena Ferrante, Kit de Waal, Reinaldo Arenas, Manchester Literature Festival

In this episode, Rob talks to novelist and music journo, Ben Myers, about class, talking to famous people, the Cragg Vale coiners, writing about landscape and (of course) money. In between all that, they discuss his latest novel, Turning Blue.

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Links mentioned in the podcast:
Know your Place – Essays on the Working Class by Dead Ink publishing

Namechecks:

Socrates Adams, Claire Malcolm, Bluemoose books, Dodo Ink, Deak Ink, James Baldwin, David Peace, Nikesh Shukla, Trapeze publishing, Orion publishing, Galley Beggar Press, Moth publishing, Riz Ahmed, Garth Greenwell, Kit de Waal, Gregory Norminton, Stephen McGeagh