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Win A Copy Of Joe Abercrombie's Brilliant Half A King

The First Law author takes a (brilliant) stab at young-adult fiction and to celebrate, we've got an ace prize...

87 Comments Janis Hopkins

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Style Thief: Dickie Greenleaf

There are plenty of reasons to love The Talented Mr. Ripley. Dickie Greenleaf's rig-outs should be reason number one...

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The Shooting Of Joan Vollmer Burroughs

Craig Campbell

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The Three Degrees: The Men Who Changed British Football Forever

In 1978 West Bromwich Albion became the first British club to field three black players at once. This is the story of how they changed football forever...

Paul Rees

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Made In Britain: The Beautiful North

A small, British brand, without all the Union Jacks and over-zealous patriotism, The Beautiful North are ones to watch...

Daniel Sandison

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5 Things We Love This Week

New music, new speakers to listen to it on, and new threads to wear. Sorted.

Tom Armstrong

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Police And Thieves: Meet Colin Blaney, King Of The Grafters

The seasoned jibber and terrace legend talks prison, the media, and his new book The Undesirables.

Carl Stanley

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5 Things We Love This Week

We've got your summer wardrobe essentials and holiday reading sorted this week, as well as some incredible food...

James Brown

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5 Essential Football Fan Culture Books

For anyone interested in the beautiful game off the pitch, as well as on it, these are must-haves.

4 Martin Cloake

Meet The Man Who Went Undercover In The US Prison System

The secret, dangerous world of prisons has always intrigued me, especially in the US. So at the risk of my own death, I went in for myself.

11 Comments Alexander Reynolds

Christian Flinn's 'Sunday League': A Great Book About Shite Football

In his debut novel, Flinn pokes thinly-veiled fun at his native Newcastle United - and takes us back to days of Sun...

Robert Endeacott

A Tribute To Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole: A Hero For Our Time

As the world mourns the passing of author Sue Townsend, I remember her most famous and beloved creation...

5 Comments Gareth Dimelow

Daryl Davis: Meet The Black Man Who Befriended The Ku Klux Klan

Daryl Davis didn’t set out to become friends with extreme, right-wing racists, it just sort of happened. The way ...

1 Comment Lynda Cowell

Yes, This Is The Real Title Of A Book

If science fiction was written by Liverpool scallies...

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Win Tickets To Tim Burgess 'Telling Stories' In Leeds

The charismatic Charlatans frontman has written a book, and he's reading bits of it out loud at the Outlaws Yacht Club. Want tickets? Course you ...

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The End Is In Sight: Closing The Book On Armistead Maupin's Tales Of The City

Next week, Arimstead Maupin releases the ninth and final book in the Tales of the City series, meaning that fans must prepare to say their final ...

3 Gareth Dimelow

Guy De Maupassant's 'The Horla': The Greatest Ghost Story You've Never Read

It may have been written in 1887, but this genuinely frightening read is still shit scary today...

2 Craig Campbell

Denis Johnson: An Introvert Genius With Dynamite In His Fingertips

The incumbent ward of the great American novel, Denis Johnson follows in the footsteps of Bukowski and Kerouac, refusing to be stupefied by the m...

2 Craig Campbell

10 Unjustly Neglected Novels

Just because it’s unknown doesn’t mean it deserves to be. Here are ten novels that, for whatever reason, didn’t get the recognition they deserved.

6 Comments Mike Pemulis

Alan McGee’s Creation Stories Reviewed: Riots, Raves And Rock N' Roll

Label founder and Oasis champion Alan Mcgee's autobiography is full of the darkness and grit you'd expect from one ...

1 Comment Robert Endeacott

Graphic Book Covers for Bukowski’s Italian Backlist

Anyone who’s ever read any Charles Bukowski knows it’s a fairly unforgiving experience. These amazing graphics ...

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Bully Beef & Boiled Sweets: 200 Years Of Feeding The British Forces

Had your fill of Delia Smith, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay? On the look out for a different kind of cook book? Bu...

Jon Wilde

Preacher: Why Seth Rogen's New TV Adaptation Will Fill Your Breaking Bad Hole

It's the much loved comic books with angels, demons, Neo-Nazis, Irish vampires and a rock star called "Arseface"; P...

1 Comment Karl Hughes

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The President And The Provocateur: Filmmaker Alex Cox Takes Aim At The Kennedy Assassination

50 years on from the killing of JFK, the Repo Man director joins the great conspiracy debate...

1 Richard Luck

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Fashion & Style

5 Things We Love This Week: 18th - 24th November

Our weekly dose of stuff we've been enjoying at Sabotage HQ, featuring winter warmers, new trabs and a classic Soul Train performance...

Tom Armstrong

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5 Things We Love This Week

An autobiography from one of British music's most important figures, a selection of winter clobber and something to play your music on at face me...

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The Bard Of Salford: In Praise Of John Cooper Clarke

Still relevant after all these years, the inimitable Bard of Salford is a true British great.

2 Theo Watt

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5 Things We Love This Week

From Danish coats to the secret tales behind shipping vessels and one of the best British films of recent times, he...

1 Comment James Brown

The Jewish & Japanese What? Best Book Name Of All-Time

Excuse us? The what? Wolves? Why?

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Still Breathing: The Donnelly Brothers On Gio-Goi & Madchester

From illegal raves and cars shot up like Swiss cheese to the origins of ‘Gio Goi’, the birth of ‘Madchester�...

2 Comments Simon Spence

Morrissey Fan: Twelve Of My Favourite Quotes From His New Book

Dismissed by some as merely a talented miserablist, I delved through Morrissey's book as a die-hard fan to find the...

2 Comments Julie Hamill

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Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair: The Go-To Guide Every Cyclist Needs

For beginners and cycling speed demons alike, this is THE only guide you'll need. But be warned: it may take over your garage space and your life...

1 Johnny Lake

The 10 Best Game Of Thrones Characters

Yes, there’s fantastically twisting plot lines and breathtaking action sequences, but it’s the superb characters that makes George R.R. Martin’s epic take over your life...

11 Samuel Horti

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We're Starting To Think Librarians Have Too Much Time On Their Hands...

Well played, grumpy library lady. Well played...

2 Sabotage

Children's Books Revisited As An Adult: Roald Dahl’s The Witches

A story about the kidnapping and murder of countless children is the subject of today’s review. But don’t worry...

8 Comments Jon Cronshaw

Roddy Doyle's The Singing Rabbitte Part 3: 2 Weeks Until Press Night

I didn't smile during the first half. I'm referring to the Chelsea-Fulham match, not The Commitments. But it's tr...

Roddy Doyle

Roger Corman: Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, And Candy Stripe Nurses

Quentin Tarantino is set to play Roger Corman. Here's our pick of the B-movie producer's greatest film posters.

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It's A Stick Up: The Street Art Paste-Up Revival

Featuring work from the world's most remarkable and celebrated street artists, It's A Stick Up is the only book on ...

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