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Who wants a free copy of my mad-as-f*** Egypt travel book?

Hey, hey! I’m giving away pdf copies of The Road To Purification: Hustlers, Hassles & Hash, to run alongside the Goodreads paperback Giveaway which is now up and running.

Just direct message me for a pdf. All I ask in return is that you write an honest review (no matter how short) on Goodreads and Amazon.

You can enter the paperback Giveaway here


Reviewers of the book have said:

“If there's a NeoBeat movement at hand, let this great tale be its On the Road.”

“If Rick Steves conducted a travelogue down the endlessly winding streets and alleys of Egypt with the help of Paul Bowles it still wouldn't be as insane as The Road To Purification.”

“It is an extremely original book; even the way he writes is highly original – as if he has invented a Joyceian language of his own.”

“The descriptions and imagery conveyed gives the reader that proper heady feeling of being amongst the settings, the smells, the hustle and the hash.”


And here’s the book blurb to tell you more:


When Mad Harry spontaneously books a flight for Egypt, he doesn't know that he's about to embark on a fate given pilgrimage.
In fact, he's not even sure why he's going, or what he's going to do when he gets there.
All he knows is he's got to get away.

Guided by signs in numbers, names and otherworldly encounters, Mad Harry's trip often seems to be a magical manifestation of his mind.

A crazy headed, hassle driven, sleep deprived, dope smoking journey with non-stop tests of trust and temptation.

A holiday this is not.

This good humoured true story is told in a frank, rhythmic and playful voice. Set in 2010, shortly before the revolution, it's a backpacking odyssey through tremendous temples, towering pyramids, chaotic cities, small villages and dirty beaches, with a backdrop of ancient spiritual gnosis!

A post-modern, pot smoking Egyptian pilgrimage.


Check out a promo audio chapter from the book here

Thanks y’all!

MY POETRY’S NOW ON SOUNDCLOUD!

I’ve been gradually uploading some new poetry performances to Soundcloud over the last month or so, and I now have a selection of 15 tracks for your listening pleasure or critical scrutiny!

If you like what you hear, then please do a Soundcloud newbie a favour and follow me. Thank you.

https://soundcloud.com/harry-whitewolf


If I’m allowed to have my own favourite performances, I guess they would be:

A new version of my poem Beat Elite.

The poem Old McDonald Had A Restaurant.

My ‘cover version’ of the Allen Ginsberg poem Hum Bom!

And the mini-epic Right On Brighton


Also on Soundcloud, you can check out an audio chapter from my book The Road To Purification: Hustlers, Hassles & Hash, complete with atmospheric background music, recorded by Book Narrator:

https://soundcloud.com/user-399564578...


And an interview with me on the Losing The Plot podcast:

https://soundcloud.com/losingtheplotp...


You can find more of my poetry performances on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

And I’ve recently started uploading my recordings to Vimeo too:

https://vimeo.com/harrywhitewolf

You can follow me on those ‘n all if you like. Nudge, nudge...


Thanks to you all for the continued support and indie lovin’.

ATTENTION AUTHORS: Get a free audio recording of your writing!

Book Narrator is a new company offering a variety of audio/narration/music services for authors. They’ve created a fantastic promo audio chapter from my book The Road To Purification (complete with atmospheric background music!), and they are currently offering to record a sample of your book for FREE!

As Book Narrator explains:

We’re on the hunt for quality fiction (perhaps sample chapters from your latest book) to help form the content for our show. Just send us three chapters of your work and if selected you’ll receive the following FREE :

* A professionally narrated, recorded and mastered MP3
* A personalised, free YouTube promotion video
* An upload to our Soundcloud account
* Airtime on the ‘Get Heard!’ podcast

Find out more information here: http://www.booknarrator.co.uk/offer/

And check out Book Narrator’s recording of chapter 4 from The Road To Purification: Hustlers, Hassles & Hash here:

https://soundcloud.com/user-399564578...

Thanks!

My New Poetry Book: OUT NOW and FREE ON KINDLE!

My new book of previously unpublished poems is now available and it's FREE on Kindle for five days (11th May - 15th May):

INDIE POET - Thirty Poems From My Thirties: 2006 - 2016

Amazon.com: http://a.co/b414XPE

Amazon.co.uk: http://amzn.eu/haXr6LQ

(Paperbacks also available.)

If anyone would rather have a pdf copy, then just message me and it shall be yours.

In other Wolfy news, I'm just putting together the finishing touches for my next poetry book proper, so that should be out in a few months.

Thanks to you all for your brilliant support. It's very much appreciated.

Cheers!

Harry.

Podcast Interview!

Eh up, all you lovely people. Check out my first ever podcast interview on Leo X. Robertson's Losing The Plot podcast:

https://soundcloud.com/losingtheplotp...

Many thanks!

p.s - I'll have a new poetry book out towards the end of the week (with a Kindle giveaway), so keep your eyes peeled!

A FREE KINDLE BOOK I HEARTILY RECOMMEND!

Maybe you’ll think I’m biased in my opinion about the book Danny Reluctant, as it was written by a friend of mine. Well, you can go ahead and think that if you want, but I know I’m being completely honest when I say I loved the book whole heartedly! So I invite readers to take a chance on this debut novel from the latest indie author on the block, which comes with a Five Star Whitewolf Recommendation.

It’s currently permanently FREE on Kindle, so be sure to grab a copy:

Amazon.com: http://a.co/bKDZcA6

Amazon.co.uk: http://amzn.eu/0cfhmmh


Many thanks y’all, and here’s my review:


Coming of age tales don’t come much better than this.

It’s universally relatable, funny, sad, engrossing and extremely well written; especially for a debut.

At the start of this novel, Danny is a shy and unworldly teenager with his nose stuck in On The Road. He knows nothing of girls, drugs, booze or rock ‘n’ roll in the real world, but when rebellious Stan drags him into being lead singer of his band, Danny’s world changes pretty much overnight.

This story captures that moment of youth where suddenly the floodgates are open and the world changes into a cacophony of music, good times and adolescent discoveries -a moment that most of us will have lived through, whether you were in a band yourself, had mates in a band or just suddenly discovered the power of music that can reverberate right through to your soul.

The clever thing about this story is that it will appeal to a teen audience just as much as it will appeal to older readers. If you’re currently going through the kind of tribulations and adventures that Danny’s having, this book will feel like a comforting friend who’s there to share the ride with you. And if you’re long in the tooth, it will make you reminisce about the time you discovered sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll: forget school days being the best days of your life, we all know the best days of our lives were when we began to explore the aforementioned.

But this book is far from being all about the music and highs. The subplot of Danny wanting to know his absent father (as well as Danny turning into an adult of his own making; rather than what his peers are perhaps making him into) soon becomes the main plot at hand, if you’re paying attention, where there’s an abundance of sentimental and emotional moments.

Will Stan and Danny’s band make it to the big time? They’re soon tipped to be the next big thing, but the boys’ destructive relationship might just screw the whole thing up (like so many great bands), so who knows. And will Danny ever find his dad? Maybe that’s even more important than the band becoming famous.

There’s a great cast of characters throughout this book, but it’s Stan who has the starring role as the most memorable; the cocky, selfish, up-for-anything lad is one of those true great narcissistic, self-destructive characters of fiction.

A pretty simple story in its premise, elevated by superb writing and plenty of depth under the surface, Danny Reluctant is a rollicking, rock ‘n’ roll tale unlike any other. So roll a fatty boom blatty, put some Stones on the turntable, crank the volume up to 11, and read this great book.

New Book - Coming Soon!

Hey, hey, hey, my new book of poetry will be out in May!

INDIE POET - Thirty Poems From My Thirties: 2006 – 2016 is a collection of previously unpublished poems, most of which were written before 2015 – the year my debut collection New Beat Newbie was released. So, as with Propaganda Monkeys - Twenty Poems From My Twenties: 1996 - 2006, this book shows a slightly different side to The Whitewolf: my present day style of writing is still in development, and there are a lot more personal themes at play - but don’t worry, there’s still the usual anti-establishment stuff as well, and it’s obviously still amazingly brilliant. ;)

Check out this performance promo vid for a taster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yohno...

I’ll be doing a Kindle giveaway upon the book’s release, so be sure to keep an eye out.

In the meantime, if you haven’t already read it, you can read Two Beat Newbie (perhaps my best collection) in its entirety for free on my website: www.harrywhitewolf.com

Thanks so much for everyone’s continued support of my work.

Love to you all,

Harry.

New Interview!

Many thanks to Lady Catfood for interviewing me on the Indie Revolution blog.

You can check out me talking about poetry, ghosts and gay porn stars here

Brexit Is Go!

Here's another new poem...

I DON’T FULLY SUPPORT THE E.U.,
BUT BREXIT WAS A REALLY BAD IDEA

The U.K. should begin with an F
And have a C after the U,
And it should end in E D
Now that we’ve left the E.U.

A brand new poem.

MINORITIES

Fascists always attack minorities,
Which is an irony,
‘Cos fascists are a minority.