Daily Mirror journalist and writer Brian Reade launches his debut novel Sick Mick, published by Writing on the Wall, at WoWFEST 2024.
Writing on the Wall is proud to announce the launch of Sick Mick, the debut novel by award-winning Journalist and Writer, Brian Reade. The event will take place at Waterstones, Liverpool One, at 6pm on Tuesday 28th May as part of Liverpool’s longest running radical writing festival WoWFEST.
Described as “Savagely funny” by The New European, Sick Mick is a darkly humorous tale of one man’s unwitting journey through the battlefield of culture wars.
In the aftermath of a tragic accident at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show, Britain finds itself plunged into chaos. When a beloved member of the Royal family falls into a coma after a stray pergola beam strikes, the nation mourns. But amidst the anguish, stand-up comedian Mick O’Shea seizes the moment to joke about the North Korean-style grieving enforced on Britons whenever a Royal falls ill.
Little does Mick know that his comedic jabs ignite a wildfire of political outrage and public fury. Branded as Public Enemy Number One, Mick, trapped in the eye of a storm of controversy, becomes the target of a relentless manhunt.
Date: Tuesday 28th May
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Waterstones, Liverpool One
Tickets on sale for £5 and can be purchased here: https://writingonthewall.org.
The novel is now available to pre-order from the Writing on the Wall website: https://writingonthewall.org.