Jeff Young
@wildtwin.bsky.social
Writer, collagist, memoirist, essayist. Scavenger. Ex-Radio Dramatist, Ex-Playwright. Retired wanderer.
Author of Ghost Town: A Liverpool Shadowplay, (Little Toller); Deliria, (Rough Trade Books)
Wild Twin, (Little Toller)
Author of Ghost Town: A Liverpool Shadowplay, (Little Toller); Deliria, (Rough Trade Books)
Wild Twin, (Little Toller)
Pinned
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A timely reminder that my book would make the most marvellous Xmas gift for the exasperated woman/bewildered man in your life. 10% off with the code FAZAKERLEY if bought direct from www.michelehowarth.com. Happy to include sweary dedications if that’s your thing. Gift wrapping an option - just ask.
MICHELE HOWARTH
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December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A timely reminder that my book would make the most marvellous Xmas gift for the exasperated woman/bewildered man in your life. 10% off with the code FAZAKERLEY if bought direct from www.michelehowarth.com. Happy to include sweary dedications if that’s your thing. Gift wrapping an option - just ask.
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So beautiful - a life laid out.
The Sacred Memory Bank ready to be packed up and shipped to Kirkby Gallery. The exhibition opens on 19th January and it’s VERY exciting! Come along. x
December 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
So beautiful - a life laid out.
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The Sacred Memory Bank ready to be packed up and shipped to Kirkby Gallery. The exhibition opens on 19th January and it’s VERY exciting! Come along. x
December 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Sacred Memory Bank ready to be packed up and shipped to Kirkby Gallery. The exhibition opens on 19th January and it’s VERY exciting! Come along. x
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Don't know anything about this metier, these times, this woman, but by the end of the piece I was just as delighted as if I'd read about Eve Babitz or someone. A kind of life you couldn't even have been on the edge of, but bigger than life-sized. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The magical life of Toni Basil: how she taught Elvis, enchanted Bowie - and had a smash hit with ‘Mickey’
The woman Quentin Tarantino called ‘the goddess of go-go’ is one of the most connected and accomplished in Hollywood. At 82, she recalls working with Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra, David By...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Don't know anything about this metier, these times, this woman, but by the end of the piece I was just as delighted as if I'd read about Eve Babitz or someone. A kind of life you couldn't even have been on the edge of, but bigger than life-sized. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The Sacred Memory Bank ready to be packed up and shipped to Kirkby Gallery. The exhibition opens on 19th January and it’s VERY exciting! Come along. x
December 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Sacred Memory Bank ready to be packed up and shipped to Kirkby Gallery. The exhibition opens on 19th January and it’s VERY exciting! Come along. x
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For those who are interested in panto, I spent a very happy few days reading some old books including 'The Annals of Liverpool Theatre' from 1908 and 'Recollections of Old Liverpool' from the late 19th century about Victorian panto in Liverpool
open.substack.com/pub/liverpoo...
open.substack.com/pub/liverpoo...
A very Victorian panto
If you're heading to a panto this Christmas in Liverpool, know that you're taking part in one of the city's strongest festive traditions
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December 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
For those who are interested in panto, I spent a very happy few days reading some old books including 'The Annals of Liverpool Theatre' from 1908 and 'Recollections of Old Liverpool' from the late 19th century about Victorian panto in Liverpool
open.substack.com/pub/liverpoo...
open.substack.com/pub/liverpoo...
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The cathedral tonight looking a bit unreal, more like a model than an actual building. Love that navy blue sky.
December 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The cathedral tonight looking a bit unreal, more like a model than an actual building. Love that navy blue sky.
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Liverpool friends, it would be lovely to see you at my book launch. 5th March, at the British Music Experience, in conversation with Jeff Young @wildtwin.bsky.social.
Non-Liverpool friends, we are planning events in London and Oxford too - watch this space.
www.britishmusicexperience.com/pennykiley
Non-Liverpool friends, we are planning events in London and Oxford too - watch this space.
www.britishmusicexperience.com/pennykiley
Penny Kiley | BME
An evening of conversation with music writer Penny Kiley, followed by a DJ set in the bar by resident Eric's DJ Norman Killon.
www.britishmusicexperience.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Liverpool friends, it would be lovely to see you at my book launch. 5th March, at the British Music Experience, in conversation with Jeff Young @wildtwin.bsky.social.
Non-Liverpool friends, we are planning events in London and Oxford too - watch this space.
www.britishmusicexperience.com/pennykiley
Non-Liverpool friends, we are planning events in London and Oxford too - watch this space.
www.britishmusicexperience.com/pennykiley
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I am choosing to keep this essay permanently unpaywalled. It's about the general idea of people reaching their artistic peak later in life, and the amazing art my parents have been producing in their 60s and 70s (much of which has made its way into my books):
www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...
www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...
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I'm reposting this piece I wrote a little while ago about my mum and dad's art, which some you might have seen, but many of you won't, since I also wanted to let you know about a few bi...
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December 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I am choosing to keep this essay permanently unpaywalled. It's about the general idea of people reaching their artistic peak later in life, and the amazing art my parents have been producing in their 60s and 70s (much of which has made its way into my books):
www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...
www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...
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David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains) reading an untitled poem by Frank Stanford. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6o...
D.C. Berman reads Frank Stanford
YouTube video by OfficialTMR
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December 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains) reading an untitled poem by Frank Stanford. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6o...
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Memories of standing outside when the film was an A certificate, and asking complete strangers to take you in.
December 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Memories of standing outside when the film was an A certificate, and asking complete strangers to take you in.
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This morning, we published a beautiful piece by David Lloyd
about the loss of his mother, and how local radio soundtracked their relationship.
It’s deeply moving and an essential read 💛
www.livpost.co.uk/losing-local...
about the loss of his mother, and how local radio soundtracked their relationship.
It’s deeply moving and an essential read 💛
www.livpost.co.uk/losing-local...
Losing local radio — and my mum
Merseyside stations soundtracked David Lloyd’s relationship with his mother. Now he’s grieving a double loss
www.livpost.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This morning, we published a beautiful piece by David Lloyd
about the loss of his mother, and how local radio soundtracked their relationship.
It’s deeply moving and an essential read 💛
www.livpost.co.uk/losing-local...
about the loss of his mother, and how local radio soundtracked their relationship.
It’s deeply moving and an essential read 💛
www.livpost.co.uk/losing-local...
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It's an honour to have written a foreword for a new edition of perhaps my favourite novel (or is it a novella?), A Month In The Country by JL Carr.
It's published by Quince Tree Press, now run by the Carr family. Do investigate their other wonderful wares.
www.quincetreepress.co.uk
It's published by Quince Tree Press, now run by the Carr family. Do investigate their other wonderful wares.
www.quincetreepress.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It's an honour to have written a foreword for a new edition of perhaps my favourite novel (or is it a novella?), A Month In The Country by JL Carr.
It's published by Quince Tree Press, now run by the Carr family. Do investigate their other wonderful wares.
www.quincetreepress.co.uk
It's published by Quince Tree Press, now run by the Carr family. Do investigate their other wonderful wares.
www.quincetreepress.co.uk
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Margaret Macdonald, The Three Perfumes, 1912, Glasgow School artist who was believed to have influenced Klimt #womensart
December 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Margaret Macdonald, The Three Perfumes, 1912, Glasgow School artist who was believed to have influenced Klimt #womensart
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One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
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I wrote (again) about this insult to the memory of my favourite cinema for the 14th edition of Science & Magic but it’s also about catching stars in a cinema projection beam and damp overcoats. You can read it here along with lots of brilliant writing:
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I wrote (again) about this insult to the memory of my favourite cinema for the 14th edition of Science & Magic but it’s also about catching stars in a cinema projection beam and damp overcoats. You can read it here along with lots of brilliant writing:
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
I wrote (again) about this insult to the memory of my favourite cinema for the 14th edition of Science & Magic but it’s also about catching stars in a cinema projection beam and damp overcoats. You can read it here along with lots of brilliant writing:
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I wrote (again) about this insult to the memory of my favourite cinema for the 14th edition of Science & Magic but it’s also about catching stars in a cinema projection beam and damp overcoats. You can read it here along with lots of brilliant writing:
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
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Ahead of the publication of my next novel, Drum, here is a Not A Blog piece about comedy. A sort of starter drug for the book to come.
www.rob-chapman.com/cenestpasunc...
www.rob-chapman.com/cenestpasunc...
Ce N'est Pas Un Comédien
A piece about my comedic influences and the role comedy has played in shaping my life.
https://www.rob-chapman.com/cenestpasuncomédien
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ahead of the publication of my next novel, Drum, here is a Not A Blog piece about comedy. A sort of starter drug for the book to come.
www.rob-chapman.com/cenestpasunc...
www.rob-chapman.com/cenestpasunc...
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Look what just arrived!
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Look what just arrived!
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In every breath you take there is one molecule of air from the last exhale of Cleopatra.
September 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In every breath you take there is one molecule of air from the last exhale of Cleopatra.
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Hervé Guibert.
1980.
Suzanne and Louise is a story of devotion and desire. Almost all its images are domestic portraits of the titular sisters, the author’s great-aunts, who live together in a hôtel particulier in Paris’s fifteenth arrondissement.
1980.
Suzanne and Louise is a story of devotion and desire. Almost all its images are domestic portraits of the titular sisters, the author’s great-aunts, who live together in a hôtel particulier in Paris’s fifteenth arrondissement.
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Hervé Guibert.
1980.
Suzanne and Louise is a story of devotion and desire. Almost all its images are domestic portraits of the titular sisters, the author’s great-aunts, who live together in a hôtel particulier in Paris’s fifteenth arrondissement.
1980.
Suzanne and Louise is a story of devotion and desire. Almost all its images are domestic portraits of the titular sisters, the author’s great-aunts, who live together in a hôtel particulier in Paris’s fifteenth arrondissement.
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Ghost Town & Wild Twin, for the wanderers in your life...
Wild Twin: ‘This exceptional memoir…’ Adelle Stripe, Tribune
‘A surging heart-song.’ Iain Sinclair
Ghost Town: ‘A book of beauty and longing.’ Anthony Quinn, Observer
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Wild Twin: ‘This exceptional memoir…’ Adelle Stripe, Tribune
‘A surging heart-song.’ Iain Sinclair
Ghost Town: ‘A book of beauty and longing.’ Anthony Quinn, Observer
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ghost Town & Wild Twin, for the wanderers in your life...
Wild Twin: ‘This exceptional memoir…’ Adelle Stripe, Tribune
‘A surging heart-song.’ Iain Sinclair
Ghost Town: ‘A book of beauty and longing.’ Anthony Quinn, Observer
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...
Wild Twin: ‘This exceptional memoir…’ Adelle Stripe, Tribune
‘A surging heart-song.’ Iain Sinclair
Ghost Town: ‘A book of beauty and longing.’ Anthony Quinn, Observer
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
www.littletoller.co.uk/shop/books/l...