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The Anti-Austerity Anthology, our newly-released book for food bank charities, which I co-edited and contributed to, has been featured in The Canary!

Check out the article by Steve Topple, who wrote the foreword to the anthology here






For those of you who don't know, The Canary is a well-known news media outlet in the UK, which has the purpose "to disrupt the status quo of the UK and international journalism, by creating content that compels audiences to view the world differently".

And a big thank you to everyone who has been supporting and promoting the book. At the time of writing, the anthology is number 4 in Anthologies on Amazon, UK. So it looks like we're going to be making a big wad of cash for charity.

If you want to retweet The Canary article, you can do so here


Paperback:

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Keep on loving one another,

Harry.

Are you still wondering what to buy your sister’s mate’s cousin for Christmas? Maybe you’re trying to decide whether you should give money to charity instead of buying presents this year. Well, by buying The Anti-Austerity Anthology, you get a great present and a donation to food bank charities in one!

OK, sales pitch over. But as we proceed towards the end of the year, it feels like a good time to recap the success our anthology has had and to announce that we raised over £260 from sales in the first two months. This first payment was recently made to a very worthy UK food bank charity. Massive thanks to everyone who bought a copy.

The anthology was released in September – two years after Rupert Dreyfus conceived the idea, which should show how much hard work was put into it. Edited by Dreyfus, myself and Mike Robbins, the book contains short stories, poetry, essays (and even comedic advertisements) by some of the indie author scene’s most talented and radical writers. Not only does the anthology address the injustices of austerity, it also showcases a diverse range of writerly talent.

It’s hard to get any indie release noticed. It’s even harder to get it to sell. Especially when your budget is a crumpled tenner you found down the back of the sofa and a pack of Benson and Hedges. So, we, the editors and contributors, were overjoyed to see how well the book sold upon its release and how well received it was in reviews. We can’t thank the outspoken journalist Steve Topple enough for writing a fabulous foreword for the anthology and for helping us to gain some exposure for it. You can read his article about The Anti-Austerity Anthology in The Canary here

Also, I was chuffed to see Steve talk to none other than George Galloway about the anthology on their online Topple/Galloway show. You can watch the video (26 minutes in) here I don’t agree with all of Galloway’s points of view, but I do agree with most of them and he’s one of the few politicians, along with his old mate Jeremy Corbyn, who I’ve had a lot of respect for (no pun intended) over the years.

The anthology also had a little Twitter storm around it upon its release. News of the anthology was retweeted by the writer and political commentator Harry Leslie Smith Penguin-published author Kit de Waal bought a copy. And the book reached number 3 in Amazon UK’s anthologies and was consistently in the top five for a good couple of weeks.

Reviewers have said:

“It is thoughtful. It is frustrated. It is funny. It is angry. It is intelligent. It is inspirational. It is heartbreaking. It is real.”

“It's no easy feat to pull together an assortment of genres and writing styles with a political message and not have the activism trump the art. Kudos to all involved.”

“I strongly recommend the book.”

“This book is the unmissable book of 2018. Never mind all those books on Trump or whatever else you've been reading! This book is iconic in it's mix of authors and styles, in their determination to slay the monster that is austerity, leaving no shadowy excuses behind which it can hide. It is a potent example of how the arts can agitate for change. It also works towards improving the lot of people struggling under such a cruel regime, by donating the proceeds to food bank charities.”

And here’s what I say: Buy this book. By doing so, you will be helping to raise awareness of the injustices of austerity, you will be helping to raise awareness of fantastic indie authors and most importantly, you will be helping to raise money for food bank charities.

Amazon.com: http://a.co/d/cNgbRq0

Amazon.co.uk: http://amzn.eu/d/8mkwSAm

If you don’t want to buy on Amazon, you can buy the book from any good bookshop by giving the ISBN number: 1724577964

Thank you to everyone who has been involved with this project, everyone who has bought a copy of the book and everyone who has supported us.

Wishing you all a wonderful festive time.

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Harry.