But: Life Isn’t Like That, Is It? is a new collection of stories by Boff Whalley, musician, author, and one of the founding members of the anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba and Commoners Choir.
These are stories about real lives, real people, and real life. Stuttering, wayward, disjointed, funny, ridiculous, and unplanned.
To coincide with the release of ‘But’, Boff is touring both the UK and USA, visiting bookstores and venues to talk about, and sing, the stories that make up the book, bringing him to Southampton’s October Books on March 6th. Part reading, part gig and part conversation, Boff will play songs from a lifetime of writing and making music, songs which chime with the book, and will draw from a personal history of creative activism.
‘But’ is released on February 18th in UK and USA and is published by PM Press.
All dates in March
Tue 4 – Pop Recs, Sunderland • facebook.com/poprecsltd
Thu 6 – October Books, Southampton • octoberbooks.org/pages/events
Sat 8 – Book Buster Books, Hastings • facebook.com/BlueGreenEarthBooks
Sun 9 – Sound Affects, Brighton • instagram.com/soundaffectsnight
Mon 10 – Five Leaves, Nottingham • fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk
Tue 11 – High Peak Bookstore, Buxton • highpeakbookstore.co.uk
Wed 12 – Socialist Club, Bolton
Thu 13 – Read, Holmfirth • to-be-read.co.uk
Fri 14 – Heron & Willow, Jedburgh • heronandwillow.scot
Sat 15 – Greenhouse, Stockport • greenhousebooks.co.uk
Sun 16 – Golden Lion/Book Case, Todmorden • goldenliontodmorden.com
Mon 17 – Online, Live to Your Living Room • livetoyourlivingroom.com
Tue 18 – The Old Woollen, Leeds • oldwoollen.co.uk
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