Category Archives: books

Desecration: Twisting Bodies Out Of Shape

Posted on November 26, 2013 by danholloway

Over on my personal website I’ve been  looking at writing tha explores the darkest parts of the human psyche. Carrying on that theme, it’s a pleasure to spend some quality time discussing why writers – and readers – feel this strange … Continue reading →

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The Dangerous Balance of Friendship

Posted on September 23, 2013 by danholloway

Two months ago, I wrote about a wonderful Kickstarter project, Anna Fennel Hughes’ Crockett’s Fall. I am delighted to be able to report back so soon that not only did the project reach its target but the resultant book is … Continue reading →

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The Internet is Incidental: In Conversation with Tao Lin and Ben Brooks

Posted on August 16, 2013 by danholloway

I am on the 5th floor of Waterstones Piccadilly spilling some of my complimentary pineapple juice waiting for Tao Lin, 30, and Ben Brooks, 21. I feel that is an implausible thing to say. Waterstones don’t do events for Tao … Continue reading →

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Self-publishing can be a beautiful thing

Posted on July 17, 2013 by danholloway

I am always saying that self-publishing is as much about beautiful craft and beautiful objects as it is about e-this, e-that and e-the other, and nowhere more so than in the production of art books. So I was bowled over … Continue reading →

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The Imagination Thief

Posted on July 2, 2013 by danholloway

Rohan Quine’s The Imagination Thief is one of those books that has originality stamped across it with a pair of size 12 DMs. An incredibly dark picaresque through the recesses of the human psyche, it is an uncomfortable, troubling immersive … Continue reading →

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The View On the Way Down

Posted on May 13, 2013 by danholloway

You know those windscreen repair adverts with the saccharine jingle? The ones warning you how any chip on your windscreen can turn into a crack. I was lying awake the other night thinking (no, that’s not a bad case of … Continue reading →

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NOTHING TO SAY

Posted on May 10, 2013 by danholloway

Over at our sister site 79 rat press, we have just launched for pre-order 6 amazing books, from new writers and some writers very familiar to people here. I have reposted the announcement in full here – don’t miss out! … Continue reading →

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all of these taxonomies are political

Posted on October 21, 2012 by danholloway

Click the image above or click here to download your free pdf copy of all these taxonomies are political, or go to the book’s smashwords page for a free copy in all digital formats. This book is an examination of … Continue reading →

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Amniotic City

Posted on June 9, 2012 by danholloway

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) Some things are just perfect. Like Amniotic City, a map of the part of East London that cradles the Thames, produced by the wonderful Lucy Furlong. … Continue reading →

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Burning Eye Books

Posted on June 6, 2012 by danholloway

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) Burning Eye Books is the fabulous brainchild of Clive Birnie, an imprint to bring the world the best performance poetry on the page. Kicking things off … Continue reading →

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