Books

Culture

Lewd tales of live sex shows in ’80s Times Square

Peep Man — Before its LED-beaming modern refresh, the Manhattan plaza was a hotbed for seedy transgression. A new memoir revisits its red light district heyday.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Verso

Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History

This excerpt from the impassioned and beautifully drawn story of the Haitian revolution, originally by C.L.R. James, is a must read.

Written by: C.L.R. James

Culture

What happens when you leave a crime gang

From gun fights in her flat to wrapping pebs and running county lines, Danielle Marin had seen it all, but she needed out. Here's how she did it.

Written by: Robin Eveleigh

Culture

‘You can literally just do it’: Nicola Dinan on intimacy, representation and Bellies

The author of acclaimed novel Bellies talks to Huck about the story’s success, the value of intimacy, and imbuing hardship with humour.

Written by: Jake Hall

Books

Geoff Rickly's second act

The influential Thursday frontman discusses his debut novel ‘Someone Who Isn’t Me’ – a fictional fever dream based on his real-life experiences with heroin addiction.

Written by: Emma Garland

Books

Mad World: The politics of mental health

In this excerpt from her upcoming book, Micha Frazer-Carroll takes aim at the individualisation of mental health, arguing for radical, political change.

Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll

Music

Can South African music sustain its influence on the global stage?

As amapiano continues to soundtrack summers around the world, a new book by Lior Phillips provides some much needed context for South Africa’s rich musical legacy.

Written by: Michelle Kambasha

Books

How Trump used organised misogyny to end the right to safe, legal abortion in the US

In this extract from Bodies under Siege, author Siân Norris explores how online communities were weaponised to end the constitutional right to abortion, one year on from the overturning of Roe v Wade

Written by: Siân Norris

Books

How Britain became one of the world's biggest distributors of illegal porn

A new book by Dr. Oliver Carter digs into London's horny history, involving police corruption, dodgy BBC funding and a brutal gangland murder.

Written by: Jak Hutchcraft

Books

A revolutionary history of the women written out of punk

Jen B. Larson's 'Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA' is a captivating compendium of nearly 100 all-female or female-fronted bands from 1975–1983, immortalising the lives and legacies of those often written out of history.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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