Congratulations to Kevin Rowland (Bless Me Father), Keith Cameron (168 Songs of Hatred and Failure), Audrey Golden (Shouting Out Loud) and Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Graeme Thomson (Our Secrets Are The Same).
Writing with the band’s full co-operation, Keith Cameron tells the history of Manic Street Preachers in 168 songs, “a forensic exploration of their compositions and recordings, and everything that has been poured into them…completely definitive.” MOJO ★★★★★
Author of the Substack GIRLS and staff writer at After Babel Freya India’s non-fiction debut explores the ruthless commercialisation of the inner lives of young women and the effect it has had on this misunderstood generation.
“Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, together with Graeme Thomson, have written an outstanding memoir that transcends the music genre…as much about the bonds of friendship and rootedness as it is about becoming one of Britain’s most influential bands.”
“Blazingly honest … a confessional book ― at times almost recklessly candid ― but it’s also a profoundly sad family memoir.” Victoria Segal, The Sunday Times