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I dug out my ticket from the first time I saw Oasis – Lancashire County Cricket Club, 15th September 2002 (yes, I know, late to the party!). How much?  A mere £28.50, which compares favourably with this year’s prices (an average of £150 a pop, assuming you could get one). A quick inflation guide is

  The first independent reviews for Be Here Now are unanimous – it’s fun, perfectly timed, and it doesn’t matter if you’re an Oasis fan or not – get it on your To Be Read pile now! ‘Great for anyone who’s looking forward to the big Oasis reunion this summer.’ Hilary Moritz, Netgalley  ‘More than

When it came to finding a name for the Oasis blogger character in Be Here Now, I knew straightaway what it should be – the man famously name-checked in the song ‘Shakermaker’: Sifter. Sifters Record Store is still going well in Burnage, Manchester, years after the Gallagher brothers frequented the place and sought his permission

He’s a rock n’ roll star…or is he? A bit of fun promotion for Be Here Now saw a Liam Gallagher lookalike discovering the book on sale and then seeking out the author to ‘have a word’. The story, as tongue-in-cheek as the novel, went down well, although some observers were heard to comment: ‘It

Be Here Now. The new novel from Paul Carroll  – available from 29th May 2025. Perfectly timed for this summer’s Oasis comeback tour, Be Here Now is a wicked send-up of today’s over-hyped music festivals Corporate rock, fan rip-offs, festival sponsorship and greenwashing all get their comeuppance in this entertaining page turner Despite it all,

  Looking for something different to read?  How about a black mirror look at assisted dying?  Six extracts below to whet your appetite. EXTRACT 1 Dawn and Geraldine bond over their decisions to end it all with an assisted death: An hour later, as the twelve guests shuffle out in silence, Dawn points down the

The ‘Shaking Hand with Elvis’ audiobook is now available on Audible (if you’re not already signed up to Audible, you can try a FREE one-month trial). For a book about assisted dying, Shaking Hands with Elvis has been very much brought to life by narrator Samuel James. Samuel has been performing professionally for over 20

  When assisted dying is legalised following the sell-off of the NHS, where does the killing stop? In Paul Carroll’s latest novel, Shaking Hands with Elvis, an uncaring government has legalised assisted dying, but it’s not only the terminally ill it relaxes the rules for.  Following the disintegration of the NHS, anybody considered to have

Twenty-four book bloggers put ‘Don’t Ask’ to the test on launch.  The verdict?  They loved it! ‘DON’T ASK’ BLOG TOUR REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS “A rollercoaster of emotions. A page turner. This book is going to stay with me for a long time” @bookreview “I loved the writing style… you can tell every detail was researched well”