Books
“Welcome to the Useless Class”: Ewan Morrison in conversation with Irvine Welsh
For Emma — Ahead of the Scottish author’s new novel, he sat down with Irvine Welsh for an in-depth discussion of its dystopic themes, and the upcoming AI “tsunami”.
Written by: Irvine Welsh
Lewd tales of live sex shows in ’80s Times Square
Peep Man — Before its LED-beaming modern refresh, the Manhattan plaza was a hotbed for seedy transgression. A new memoir revisits its red light district heyday.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History
This excerpt from the impassioned and beautifully drawn story of the Haitian revolution, originally by C.L.R. James, is a must read.
Written by: C.L.R. James
What happens when you leave a crime gang
From gun fights in her flat to wrapping pebs and running county lines, Danielle Marin had seen it all, but she needed out. Here's how she did it.
Written by: Robin Eveleigh
‘You can literally just do it’: Nicola Dinan on intimacy, representation and Bellies
The author of acclaimed novel Bellies talks to Huck about the story’s success, the value of intimacy, and imbuing hardship with humour.
Written by: Jake Hall
Geoff Rickly's second act
The influential Thursday frontman discusses his debut novel ‘Someone Who Isn’t Me’ – a fictional fever dream based on his real-life experiences with heroin addiction.
Written by: Emma Garland
Mad World: The politics of mental health
In this excerpt from her upcoming book, Micha Frazer-Carroll takes aim at the individualisation of mental health, arguing for radical, political change.
Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll
Can South African music sustain its influence on the global stage?
As amapiano continues to soundtrack summers around the world, a new book by Lior Phillips provides some much needed context for South Africa’s rich musical legacy.
Written by: Michelle Kambasha
How Trump used organised misogyny to end the right to safe, legal abortion in the US
In this extract from Bodies under Siege, author Siân Norris explores how online communities were weaponised to end the constitutional right to abortion, one year on from the overturning of Roe v Wade
Written by: Siân Norris
How Britain became one of the world's biggest distributors of illegal porn
A new book by Dr. Oliver Carter digs into London's horny history, involving police corruption, dodgy BBC funding and a brutal gangland murder.
Written by: Jak Hutchcraft
A revolutionary history of the women written out of punk
Jen B. Larson's 'Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA' is a captivating compendium of nearly 100 all-female or female-fronted bands from 1975–1983, immortalising the lives and legacies of those often written out of history.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The birth and repression of radical music in the 1960s
Aaron J. Leonard discusses his new book 'Whole World in an Uproar' – a critical history of countercultural artists like Bob Dylan, Nina Simone and Jim Morrison in the context of anti-war action, Black liberation movements and widespread FBI surveillance.
Written by: Jeremy Allen