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FAILURE IS ALWAYS AN OPTION: GLORIOUS ADVENTURES ON THE BETA BAND FRONT LINE AND OTHER TALES
by STEVE MASON
A wild story about youth culture, success, sadness and redemption
Crash landing 23-04-26
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My all-time favourite house is for sale. Absolutely sickening.
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Incredible!
We are delighted to be recognised on this year’s Penderyn Music Book Prize list. A huge congrats to Justin and Mike and all of the authors and publishers for another wonderful year of intelligent music writing. Thank you to Richard Thomas and all at Penderyn and Laugharne
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Very handsome proofs.
Words by Scott Rowley.
Design by Brad Merrett.
Out 26-03-26 on @newmodernbooks.bsky.social
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Written with the full co-operation of Stuart’s former band mates, family and the friends who knew him best, ‘Stay Alive’ by Scott Rowley is the unflinching, celebratory, deeply affecting true story of a Scottish musical folk hero
26-03-26
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“Essential reading. An early contender for music book of the year 10/10”
The Mirror
The incredible coverage and reviews for ‘Lazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie’ continue to come thick and fast. A huge congratulations to @alexlarman.bsky.social
Have you got your copy yet?
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A huge thank you to our lovely friends @resident-music.com for including four of our @newmodernbooks.bsky.social titles in their Books of the Year run down. Congrats to Debsey Wykes, Mike Joyce, Paul Vallely and Justin Currie at #2
Pick up one of Resident’s free Annuals now!
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Top 5.
Nothing beats seeing it in print.
Treated myself to a croissant from Esso
Bookseller Crow shop window
Shocked beyond belief to hear (via the shop’s IG account) of the death of Jonathan Main, the stalwart of Bookseller Crow in Crystal Palace.
I only met Jon once but we chatted online for years and he was so very funny, interesting, and knowledgable (with apt cynicism) about the book world. RIP Jon.
I never knew this about my pal Campbell.
As a festival programme editor myself (of 20 years' standing - eek), this story rings so true.
What a start!
“Unique, truthful and frequently very funny”
@thetimes.com
“A candid journal of resilience”
@latimes.com
“Full of life and joy and copious swearing” @heraldscotland.bsky.social
“A minor masterpiece”
Classic Pop
‘The Tremolo Diaries’ by Justin Currie is OUT NOW
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New Modern #3 and #7
Proofs now in.
Design by Paul Palmer Edwards
Mark Blake 09-10-25
Peter Doggett 06-11-25
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Now on substack, attempting to blend poetry and east London partying. Do read / share / subscribe!
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SIGNED BOOK!
MIKE JOYCE (THE SMITHS)
The Drums
*Signed* Hardback
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This charming man gives an off-piste, frank & witty perspective on what it felt like to be a member of the Smiths whilst being the group's biggest fan.
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It’s time the tale were told
The long awaited autobiography from the self proclaimed biggest Smiths fan in the world
‘Mike Joyce - The Drums’
06-11-25
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Hard to beat the feeling of receiving advance copies of a book fresh off the press… the first New Modern book The Tremolo Diaries is out on 28 August: tinyurl.com/466uv2pv
The cover for the book 'Why Q Needs U' by Danny Bate
With pride, joy and a great deal of nerves, I'd like to reveal the cover for my book 'Why Q Needs U'!, published by @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social!
I love the cover, with the endorsement from its first reviewer, who also called it "a wonderful achievement" and "just couldn't recommend it more highly".
A lovely endorsement for a fantastic book! Congrats, Danny. Can’t wait to see it out in the wild
⭐️25% off New Modern pre-orders at Waterstones⭐️
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Becka White is a great working-class writer and human rights campaigner from south-east London.
She's written for the New Statesman and the Times Educational Supplement – her piece Why Don’t Children’s Book Characters Live in Flats?, published in the latter...
Congrats, Richard! Sounds brilliant
You said you hadn’t listened to the much - this album is excellent in the sun open.spotify.com/album/5wAGlQ...
“A minor masterpiece”
Classic Pop
From Band Aid to Live Aid to Live 8 and beyond….
A 40 year phenomenon.
The complete story.
‘Live Aid - The Definitive Inside Story’ by Paul Vallely with a foreword by Bob Geldof
06-11-25
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What a combo. Living the life, Nige!
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Drummer.
Actor.
Designer.
Beatle.
‘Ringo: A Fab Life’
The dazzling new biography by Tom Doyle
23-10-25
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