Ben Myers

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Ben Myers was born in Durham in 1976. He is the author of several works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. His writing has appeared in a number of publications including Melody Maker, NME, Mojo and the Guardian. He currently lives in rural Yorkshire.

Richard: Lessons Learned

Posted By Sandra Taylor on Thursday 13th Oct 2011

On publication of the paperback edition of Richard, author Ben Myers reflects on the events of the past year and shares with us some of the lessons he has learnt along the way...

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An imaginary soundtrack to an imaginary film

Posted By Ben Myers on Friday 29th Oct 2010

Richard is a novel that is firmly rooted in the indie and alternative music scenes of the 1980s and early 1990s. To accompany it I have been asked to compile a selection of music heard in scenes throughout the book, or which could perhaps could be played while reading the book.

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bluebird commented

Saturday 14th Apr 2012 09:57

I have no idea how I ended up here, but I fired up all the songs into a playlist. Excellent choices and made for an interesting mix. Now I am really curious about your book. Will order a copy. Looking forward to reading it.

Reviews of Richard

Posted By Mike Grady on Monday 11th Oct 2010

Read what the press are saying about Ben Myers's book, Richard.

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Ben Myers: My top 10 music books

Posted By Ben Myers on Thursday 7th Oct 2010

My novel Richard is just as inspired by works of fiction as it is fact, yet it is impossible to spend years working as a music critic and not become obsessed with books about the subject. Rock writing is a modern form of myth-making and here are some of the best examples...

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