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4 days ago
"Environment shapes people, language and stuff. But I am wary of publishing-speak ... Often these labels become restrictive, they mean youāre only allowed to write about one thing. Stay in your lane ..."
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āThe last thing the world needs is another middle-aged white man writing about masculinity, politics and whateverā: An Interview with Stu Hennigan ā Susanna Crossman
Stu Henniganās debut novel Keshed is a dark, complex, and visceral exploration of class, belonging, addiction and fatherhood. And yet, in the words of Hennigan himself, Keshed is at its heart ̶ā¦
https://minorliteratures.com/2026/04/14/the-last-thing-the-world-needs-is-another-middle-aged-white-man-writing-about-masculinity-politics-and-whatever-an-interview-with-stu-hennigan/
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read an extract from KESHED here:
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Keshed ā Stu Hennigan
&nbā¦
https://minorliteratures.com/2026/02/18/keshed-stu-hennigan/
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Up on
@minorliteratures.bsky.social
now, a brilliant chat between
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
and
@susannacrossman.bsky.social
about Stuās debut novel, Keshed, which we published two months ago. You can order a copy from your local bookshop now.
@turnarounduk.bsky.social
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āThe last thing the world needs is another middle-aged white man writing about masculinity, politics and whateverā: An Interview with Stu Hennigan ā Susanna Crossman
Stu Henniganās debut novel Keshed is a dark, complex, and visceral exploration of class, belonging, addiction and fatherhood. And yet, in the words of Hennigan himself, Keshed is at its heart ̶ā¦
https://tinyurl.com/wcxrs75b
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Susanna Crossman
4 days ago
I interviewed the brilliant
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
about his debut
#keshed
@ortacpress.bsky.social
. We chatted about his process, the complexities of writing class & addiction, blistering sentences, T.Harrison, Dylan Thomas, Pat Barker, punk poets & more. All thanks
@minorliteratures.bsky.social
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Thursday in Glasgow! This will be a great time and tickets are free.
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6 days ago
and coming up this week ... ā
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interviews
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
ā an extract from Darker with the Dawn by
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11th May! This is going to be a good one. Get your tickets.
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We had a great time at the Alternative Book Fair in London on Saturday.
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Thereās a Manchester event for Keshed next month! Itās at
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
where
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
will be in conversation with
@workshy-fop.bsky.social
. Grab a ticket while you can.
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8 days ago
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Weāll be at the Indie Press Fair tomorrow as part of the Alternative London Book Fair. So many great presses, authors and panels. If youāre in London, come along to Islington Central Library between 10-5pm. Tickets are free!
@indiepressnetwork.bsky.social
8 days ago
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Punk Rock Birdwatching in Glasgow! Join
@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social
for an evening at the brilliant
@weare1of100.bsky.social
next Thursday. Tickets are free. Link below!
weare1of100.co.uk/special/an-e...
8 days ago
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Stu Hennigan
14 days ago
Fascinating meeting of minds chatting with Susanna, always. Looking forward to reading this myself and seeing what we were on about!
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Susanna Crossman
14 days ago
Editing an interview with the brilliant
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
about his amazing debut novel Keshed for
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. We talk about language, class, women, substance abuse, Dylan Thomas, editing &moreā¦
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NancyKay Shapiro ššøš¶š¶š½š§¶
14 days ago
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justice finished your novel. Extraordinary writing, especially about the childhood and college experiences, & depression. The end has done me in. Wasnāt expecting that. Well done, Stu.
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Join
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
at Drake the Bookshop in Stockton this June. Bound to be a good one!
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19 days ago
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Stu Hennigan
20 days ago
Had some belting reviews but "like Joyce's Dublin with more cheap speed" is somewhere near the top of the pile šŖš
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@turnarounduk.bsky.social
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Michael Eades
21 days ago
Finished this beauty/ beast of a book this week by
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
. If you havenāt read it yet, you NEED to. It achieves the rare feat of being savage and tender at the same time, and being genuinely original in an era of literary blandness. Real, essential writingā¦. Alsoā¦
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Stu Hennigan
25 days ago
Tomorrow. Join us! Me n Naomi are a great double act. I've interviewed her at least four times but we've never done it this way round and i can't wait. Always nice to be in York too, booked the day off for a proper jolly.
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Stu Hennigan
25 days ago
Big up Adam for taking the time to share these thoughts on Keshed. Word of mouth is the lifeblood for writers at this level of the game and it's truly appreciated every time.
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Adam Barrett
25 days ago
A Molotov to a stale age of English literature. Itās visceral, raw and full of heart.
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prose is breathless and hypnotic, a kaleidoscopic vision of addiction and depression, before settling to tender, quiet moments about the beauty and mundanity of life. What a book.
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Stu Hennigan
26 days ago
This was great. Even more drazzled and digressive than usual cos i didn't go to bed again on Sunday night š¤Ŗ
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Susanna Crossman
26 days ago
Wonderful to interview brilliant
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
today about his extraordinary debut Keshed for
@minorliteratures.bsky.social
. Words on: layered writing process, language, Dylan Thomas, vernacular, setting, people & place, visceral rhythms, love stories, class, belonging & what's left out.
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Get Keshed with
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
and Naomi Booth at York Lit Festival this Wednesday! Some tickets still available.
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/stu-hen...
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York Theatre Royal
https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/stu-hennigan-launches-keshed/
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Ian Critchley
28 days ago
New arrival! Have heard lots of good things about this so very much looking forward to reading
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Stu Hennigan
about 1 month ago
All the deets here from Thursday. Shouts to
@judecook.bsky.social
@dantjenks.bsky.social
@heidijames.bsky.social
@jamesscudamore.bsky.social
@ortacpress.bsky.social
@nancykay-alt-acct.bsky.social
@jonathangibbs.bsky.social
@markabowles.bsky.social
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Michael Eades
about 1 month ago
Top night in East London for the launch of
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
ās novel Keshed. Savage Northern poetic literature onslaught in darkest Mile End. Perfect š
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Venetia Welby
about 1 month ago
Great evening celebrating
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
ās brilliant new novel
#Keshed
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Stu Hennigan
about 1 month ago
Proper post and shout outs later, but w/thanks to Neil Griffiths, here's a snippet of the openig of last night's event š
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Jude Cook
about 1 month ago
Last call for this tonight. Do come along to hear
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
talk about his debut novel, KESHED, with me at BƔrd Books this evening at 7pm. Should be a belter.
@ortacpress.bsky.social
. Tickets here:
www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-detail...
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MEET THE BĆRD: Stu Hennigan | Bard Books
We are delighted to be hosting the first London event for Stu Hennigan's hotly tipped debut novel 'Keshed', a brutally poetic examination of class, belonging, masculinity, addiction and fatherhood. St...
https://www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/meet-the-bard-stu-hennigan
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Stu Hennigan
about 1 month ago
ICYMI, my dear old friend from the golden age of literary twitter, the lovely
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, spent yesterday getting Keshed and the msg i got off her at bedtime provided one of my favourite ever responses to anything i've published thus far ššš
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Jude Cook
about 1 month ago
This should be awesome. Do come along to hear
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
talk about his fierce & moving debut novel, KESHED, with me at BƔrd Books this Thursday 12th March, 7pm.
@ortacpress.bsky.social
Tickets going fast: š
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MEET THE BĆRD: Stu Hennigan | Bard Books
We are delighted to be hosting the first London event for Stu Hennigan's hotly tipped debut novel 'Keshed', a brutally poetic examination of class, belonging, masculinity, addiction and fatherhood. St...
https://www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/meet-the-bard-stu-hennigan
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Stu Hennigan
about 1 month ago
This time next week i'll be in London for this one, would be great to see loads of you there given that between the train, travelodge and two days off work, it's costing me more than HALF the advance just to come and do it š³š³š³š³š³š³
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MEET THE BĆRD: Stu Hennigan | Bard Books
We are delighted to be hosting the first London event for Stu Hennigan's hotly tipped debut novel 'Keshed', a brutally poetic examination of class, belonging, masculinity, addiction and fatherhood. St...
https://www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/meet-the-bard-stu-hennigan
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Stu Hennigan
about 2 months ago
#GetKeshed
at York LitFest
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Keshed reviewed in
@irishtimes.com
. āHeartbreaking yet exhilarating ⦠Henniganās unflinching debut channels the entire history of British kitchen-sink realism.ā
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
@turnarounduk.bsky.social
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Snowy Szafran
about 2 months ago
Finished this on the way to work. Can we just give all the awards to
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now?
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Stu Hennigan
about 2 months ago
Taken me since nine o'clock to do this fuckin update. Man oh man, when am I EVER going to get back to my manucript?!?! š©
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Keshed: the aftermath
The Beast Is Unleashed
https://open.substack.com/pub/stuhennigan/p/keshed-the-aftermath?r=1nyf3h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Carly Riley
about 2 months ago
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
#getkeshed
by the sea in Cornwall
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Liam Bishop
about 2 months ago
KESHED in Cologne
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Stu Hennigan
about 2 months ago
Skip this to about 3:20 if you wanna hear the breakfast show book club from yesterday where i talked to Rima about
@jamesscudamore.bsky.social
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Naomi Booth, Wuthering Heights, audio books and loads more šš
#BookSky
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Rima Ahmed - 26/02/2026 - BBC Sounds
Waking you up each weekday morning, it's Rima Ahmed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002rczv?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
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about 2 months ago
Monthly Dispatch #32 ā ft.
@yanisiqbal.bsky.social
Michael Templeton,
@niamhmaccabe.bsky.social
@farsouthproject.bsky.social
@djamelbouchenaki.bsky.social
@kentkosack.bsky.social
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
@badaude.bsky.social
@raviddice.bsky.social
& more ... out now:
minorlits.substack.com
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PARIAH PRESS š·
about 2 months ago
Get yourselves down East Bristol Books. Doing things right. Good to have a gander
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
'Keshed' while I was there.
#booksky
#literature
#books
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Mark Bridgman
about 2 months ago
The end of this book made me cry on the train. Donāt
#GetKeshed
if you want to preserve the tattered veil of your masculinity.
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Stu Hennigan
about 2 months ago
Radio Leeds Book Club tomorrow morning, live at 9.15ish. Tune in if you wanna hear me talk about books by the dazzling triumverate of Naomi Booth,
@jamesscudamore.bsky.social
and
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
, plus whatever else Rima wants to bring up. Not saying which books though š
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Claire
about 2 months ago
Saw Keshed out in the wild today
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
! They have it on the back of the front window display case where they keep all their recommended books in Gloucester Road Books in Bristol
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Up on the
@bookshop.org
homepage now. Keshed is actually featured twice on the homepage at their moment, as The Margate Bookshop have it on their Feb Favourites list!
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about 2 months ago
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Keshed by
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is the Republic of Consciousness Book of the month for Feb. Subscribers receive an indie press book in the post every month. Also, the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize just announced their 2026 longlist. Wonderful books. Take a look!
tinyurl.com/523wssk7
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Choose the subscription type that suits you best: ā Republic of Consciousness
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about 2 months ago
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David Coates
about 2 months ago
A fantastic event in Stockport tonight with
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
to celebrate the release of his debut novel KESHED. A dark and brutal look at modern masculinity, class and mental health which is also infused with Northern humour and a lot of love. Huge thanks to Jae for hosting!
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Kristian Purcell
about 2 months ago
Bloody hell,
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
that was an incredible, brutal ride! Keshed is an awesome novel - canāt recommend highly enough
#getkeshedāļøāļøāļøāļøāļø
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Mark Doyle
about 2 months ago
Purposely posting this at an hour when there's mostly Americans on my TL - the book's published in the UK but you can get free delivery in the US via Blackwell's.
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Keshed
In the derelict shell of what was once his family home, a dying man surveys the wreckage of his former life and drinks himself senseless, haunted by the chain o
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Keshed-by-Stu-Hennigan/9781738466764
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