My 2017 novel (which was recently republished by Virago) is this week’s selection at Small Distractions / Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds.

Nice to see it having a second wind.

The fierce new paperback cover of Base Notes has just landed courtesy of @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social -- and is now available to preorder at your local independent bookshop.

If you squint, you’ll see ‘Clive Loves Dawn’ written on the number plate…

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Starting work on the paperback edition of Base Notes, due out in February. The new cover is smoking hot and I cannot wait to share it. Soon, I hope?

If you're curious, there's an extract from the Old Spice chapter @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social...

www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/02/adel...

Current buzz…

I'll be heading to the splendid Mrs Lofthouse's Emporium in Scarborough on Saturday 5 July with @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social to sign books, drink tea and loiter with intent. If you are in the vicinity, pop in and say hello. We'll be there from midday for an hour or so...

Since when did it become acceptable to take your mobile phone into the swimming pool? Because every time I go, there are people posing and trout-pouting, Turkey-teething it for the camera — and… heavy petting! Have they never read THE RULES?

“When we first started out, we never tried or wanted to fit in. We lived for the now, never thinking or worrying about the future.”

Was a pleasure to interview @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social for the June issue of @crackmagazine.bsky.social >>

Her excellent new album 2T2 is out this week ⚡️

When I'm not writing books, I sometimes write bios for record labels. It was a total pleasure to work with Bob, Pete & Sarah on their final long player, International...

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Over the moon to see Base Notes included in the Telegraph’s Best Books of 2025 list. Thanks to @curiosothegreat.bsky.social for the splendid review which was unexpected and made me very happy indeed.

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Enjoying this. It’s rather good.

This is happening on Tuesday night in Manchester with Jennifer Jasmine White. You are cordially invited…

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More of this, please. New fave writer alert. First published in 1977 and still fresher than a daisy.

Paperback haul from the most excellent Mrs Lofthouse’s Emporium in Scarborough. I never leave this place empty-handed. Well worth the daytrip.

A new edition of Black Teeth has recently been reissued by Virago. It includes an author’s note + fresh cover ft. Andrea Dunbar on the Royal Court steps drinking a pint & smoking a fag. And a quote by David Peace.

It’s now available in your local independent bookshop. Or here:

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Watched this on a recent flight, and haven’t been able to shake it off since (a bit like the jet lag). Found it incredibly moving. Beautiful and poignant.