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Mat Osman: ‘I wanted to write about a dirty, dangerous, working-class London’

The Suede bassist and author on writing without a safety net, terrifying himself for his next novel and which of the Thursday Murder Club books – by his brother Richard – he likes best

The Guardian - UK

‘I wanted to evoke a violent, sexual world’: how Suede made Animal Nitrate

‘When it went Top 10, the Radio 1 bigwigs got in touch and asked us what the song was about. They didn’t want another Frankie Goes to Hollywood moment’

The Guardian - UK

The Ghost Theatre by Mat Osman review – teenage wastrels with ambition to burn

The Suede bassist’s second novel, a grimy tale of two young urchins in 17th-century London, is a florid but riveting read

The Guardian - UK

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5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Ghost Theatre by Mat Osman and The Story Of The Forest by Linda Grant.

The Independent UK

The Ghost Theatre by Mat Osman review – a pacy Elizabethan adventure

The Suede bassist’s alternative-history romp through the theatres and over the rooftops of Elizabethan London is full of charm and vigour

The Guardian - UK

Suede’s Mat Osman: ‘The biggest difference between Richard and me is that he has no interest in being cool’

The bassist and author talks about artistic ambition, sibling dynamics - and how being on tour inspired his riotous new novel, The Ghost Theatre

The Guardian - UK

Stormzy and Tracey Emin join Hay festival 2023 lineup

The UK’s best-known literary festival has a new CEO and promises ‘11 days of different’ as it unveils its full lineup featuring Richard Osman, Dua Lipa, Margaret Atwood and more

The Guardian - UK

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Iconic British rock act London Suede mounts first US concert tour in 25 years

It’s a massive understatement to say that The London Suede doesn’t come around these parts all that often.

Tribune News Service

Pointless star Richard Osman's lesser known famous rockstar brother

Richard's older brother is a bass guitarist and founding member of one of the biggest Britpop bands in history

Liverpool Echo

Pointless star Richard Osman's 'cold' reunion with dad who abandoned him at age of nine

Pointless legend Richard Osman has a strained relationship with his father, who walked out when he was just a child and left him and his brother to be raised by their mother

Daily Mirror

Pointless star Richard Osman's famous rockstar brother from chart-topping band

Pointless legend Richard Osman, isn't the only famous member of the family as his older brother is the bass guitarist of a legendary Britpop band.

Daily Record

Former Pointless star Richard Osman's lesser-known rockstar brother who's in chart-topping band

Pointless legend Richard Osman isn't the only famous member of the family as his older brother is the bass guitarist of a hit band

Daily Mirror

Richard Osman's home life from famous brother to Doctor Who star girlfriend

Richard is perhaps best known for his role on the BBC quiz show Pointless

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