We Were Strangers

Written By Richard Hirst

We Were Strangers, a brand new book of brand new short stories edited by me, is now available for you to pre-order.
 
I've commissioned ten of my favourite authors to each write a short story which takes its title and inspiration from one of the tracks on Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures, making a kind of accompanying fiction playlist which collectively reflects on and responds to the record’s themes, imagery, history and *vibes*.
 
This is the first book I’ve edited. For various reasons, not least its captain’s inexperience, We Were Strangers has navigated a long and at times choppy journey from idle notion to bookshop shelf, but that protracted period of gestation has, in my humble opinion, resulted in a collection of rare quality, definitely one of which I couldn’t possibly be more proud and certainly one you should seek out.
 
For one thing, I struck gold with Confingo, an independent publisher based right here in Manchester who share my belief in books being a good read as well as – just look at the thing – objects bel.
 
Secondly, here is what the table of contents looks like:
 
Side 1

  • Disorder – Nicholas Royle

  • Day of the Lords – Jenn Ashworth

  • Candidate – Jessie Greengrass

  • Insight – David Gaffney

  • New Dawn Fades – Sophie Mackintosh


Side 2

  • She’s Lost Control – Zoe Lambert

  • Shadowplay – Toby Litt

  • Wilderness – Eley Williams

  • Interzone – Louise Marr

  • I Remember Nothing – Anne Billson

 Sounds good, right? Well, it'll be published on 6 September, BUT luckily for you, it’s now available for you to pre-order direct from the publisher’s site here.
 
Or you can get in touch with your local bookshop. For all you ISBN fans: the ISBN is 9780995596610.

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