One for the Trouble

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'Varied, clever, memorable and impressive ... Book Slam has always been a force for literary good and One for the Trouble is no exception. The book is being billed as an 'annual': may this be the first of many.' Alice Fisher - The Observer

One for the Trouble – Book Slam Volume One is the first publication from the UK’s premier literary event. Editor Patrick Neate approached eighteen Book Slam alumni, from household names like Irvine Welsh and William Boyd to newcomers like Kate Tempest and Sophie Woolley, to take a song title for inspiration for a new short story or poem. Simon Armitage’s poem, for example, reflects hauntingly on the suicide of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, while award-winning young adult author, Patrick Ness, stretches his skills with a darkly comic take on ‘Let Me Entertain You’. The resulting collection is unique, diverse and thoroughly entertaining. One for the Trouble provides a perfect snapshot of the very best contemporary British writing.

The book, with its cloth bound, foil embossed cover, is a thing of considerable beauty that has been immaculately conceived by the brilliant Robi Walters. Only 1500 copies have been printed and each are individually numbered, and signed by every short story writer.

Full Contents:

1. Grave Architecture by Richard Milward
2. New Gold Dream by Hari Kunzru
3. New Dawn Fades by Simon Armitage
4. Comeback Girl by Irvine Welsh
5. I'm Going Slightly Mad by Bernardine Evaristo
6. The Bed's Too Big Without You by Kate Tempest
7. When I'm Sixty-Four by Joe Dunthorne
8. Tears of a Clown by William Boyd
9. The Message by Paul Murray
10. Ascension by Roger Robinson
11. Violet Stars Happy Hunting! by Helen Oyeyemi
12. I Read My Sentence … by Don Paterson
13. Let Me Entertain You by Patrick Ness
14. Bank Holiday by Luke Wright
15. I Am the Walrus by Sophie Woolley
16. That Summer Feeling by Jon Ronson
17. Underground by Tim Key
18. Endless Art by Jon McGregor

About Book Slam:
‘Book Slam has single-handedly dragged the London literary scene into the 21st century.’ Hari Kunzru

‘Book Slam is an amazing and unique phenomenon — an incredible boon for readers and writers — we’re all very lucky to have it in our world.’ William Boyd