I recetly wrote a review of Danny Taylors’ ‘Deep into the Forest’ for Left Lion Left Lion is a superb new magazine which is trying to tackle the negative publicity Nottingham has been receiving of late by promoting local culture. This is a sentiment I feel strongly about and is a motivating force behind the Clough book. Although wit is sometimes sacrificed for intellect, Left Lion is a refreshing take on the citylife format and will certainly do more for Nottinghams image than the slanting ‘N’.

I have a story entitled ‘The Cocca-Bella Man’ being published in September for a book entitled ‘Wonderwall.’ The Wonderwall ‘is a spy hole into the world of other people’ and given it is also the name of an Oasis track, is guaranteed hits on Google. Here’s a link for the book:-
http://www.route-online.com/routev7/page.asp?idno=227

‘Naked City’ (which includes one of my short stories) will feature in the BBC film Naked City – Spencer Tunick in Newcastle Gateshead. The film will be broadcast on BBC 3 at 9pm Sunday 17 July and is a record of Spencer Tunick’s major installation at Baltic, the centre for contemporary arts in Gateshead which takes place that very day. As I do not have Sky or Digital I will have to pretend I have seen it.

An article I wrote for a student magazine (Platform) has been nominated for the Guardian student media awards, which I will make available on the website when I get around to (or get Phil to) make an aticle section.

An academic article I wrote on the phenomenon of celebrity culture will be appearing in the July 22nd issue of Flow. Although unpaid (surprise) I am very proud of this as it features work by some of the top cultural critics e.g. Jim McGuigan (cultural populism thesis)