Warped And Amplified: An Interview With Joe Dunthorne
I read Adrian Mole when I was really young. I enjoyed it but it wasn’t one of my influences for Submarine. In my book, the main character, Oliver, gets teased and called Adrian, because he writes a diary. I don’t think Adrian and Oliver are similar characters though. I think my influences were probably people like Kurt Vonnegut, Dave Eggers and Don De Lillo. They are the writers I was reading, anyway.
Lander Hawes talks to Joe Dunthorne about Submarine, his acclaimed debut novel.
Straight Outta Camden
While not an amazing book, Kill Your Friends is nevertheless a hilarious indictment of the last days of the industry as it was. Today it’s a different landscape: CDs are finally approaching the prices they should be and bands don’t necessarily need major deals to survive. A musician friend who recommended this book pointed out that his band signed to a major in 1998 for more money than most do in 2008 (and were dropped after one album – probably for not recouping their sizeable advance).
Ben Myers on John Niven‘s indictment of Menswe@r et al, Kill Your Friends.