The Muffin Man
by André Rostant
NEWS AND EVENTS/ABOUT THE BOOK
The Muffin Man will, from the end of June, be available at The Museum of Soho, 75 Dean Street, Soho.
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(6 June 2025) We are hoping to hold an event at Charing Cross Library on a Saturday afternoon in the coming months.
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In Conversation with Dom Joly
On 7 January, I had the good fortune to be in conversation about the book with Dom Joly, at Stanfords Map and Book Shop in London's Covent Garden. Dom was a most generous and interesting host, the evening was sold out and very entertaining. Thank you everybody who came along.
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As well as Stanfords, The Muffin Man is on the shelves of many bookshops - including Foyles and Waterstones. You may also be able to borrow it from your local library - certainly from Charing Cross Library, Westminster.
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You can always purchase the book direct from the publisher, Arkbound:
https://arkbound.com/featured-books/
The Muffin Man
Author - André Rostant
Publisher - Palavro
ISBN: 978-1-912092-37-6
The Muffin Man can be found in The Big Issue Shop
https://www.bigissueshop.com/products/the-muffin-man-by-andr-rostant
... and of course, it is available from Amazon
What is it about?
You are walking in town. The contents of a beggar's mind spill out in a chaotic muddle on the busy pavement in front of you. At once fascinated and revolted, you are not sure how - or even whether - to help. The beggar shrieks. You realise that it is your old English teacher! This story is a partial decryption of a tiny portion of the rage and frustration in that inchoate scream.
George is a Big Issue vendor in London's Soho. Driven to write about his experience, while unsure whether allegory, brutal realism or metaphor will best help people understand, he has conjured an intimate mindscape of the neighbourhood. George shares a unique insight into the people who live, work and visit there, and a stark analysis of social attitudes.
You will never look at a rough sleeper, a beggar or a Big Issue vendor in the same way again.
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(6 June 2025) We are hoping to hold an event at Charing Cross Library on a Saturday afternoon in the coming months.
-----------------------------
In Conversation with Dom Joly
On 7 January, I had the good fortune to be in conversation about the book with Dom Joly, at Stanfords Map and Book Shop in London's Covent Garden. Dom was a most generous and interesting host, the evening was sold out and very entertaining. Thank you everybody who came along.
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As well as Stanfords, The Muffin Man is on the shelves of many bookshops - including Foyles and Waterstones. You may also be able to borrow it from your local library - certainly from Charing Cross Library, Westminster.
-----------------------------
You can always purchase the book direct from the publisher, Arkbound:
https://arkbound.com/featured-books/
The Muffin Man
Author - André Rostant
Publisher - Palavro
ISBN: 978-1-912092-37-6
The Muffin Man can be found in The Big Issue Shop
https://www.bigissueshop.com/products/the-muffin-man-by-andr-rostant
... and of course, it is available from Amazon
What is it about?
You are walking in town. The contents of a beggar's mind spill out in a chaotic muddle on the busy pavement in front of you. At once fascinated and revolted, you are not sure how - or even whether - to help. The beggar shrieks. You realise that it is your old English teacher! This story is a partial decryption of a tiny portion of the rage and frustration in that inchoate scream.
George is a Big Issue vendor in London's Soho. Driven to write about his experience, while unsure whether allegory, brutal realism or metaphor will best help people understand, he has conjured an intimate mindscape of the neighbourhood. George shares a unique insight into the people who live, work and visit there, and a stark analysis of social attitudes.
You will never look at a rough sleeper, a beggar or a Big Issue vendor in the same way again.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
André Rostant is a Londoner. Born in 1963 in Lambeth, now living in Stratford.
He writes poetry, composes and performs music, and, of course, has written The Muffin Man.
He is a Big Issue Vendor in central London - his pitches are Waitrose/Pret on High Holborn (early mornings) and Carnaby Street (lunchtimes and weekends).
André is of Irish, West-Indian heritage, and brings both these influences into his work.
He writes poetry, composes and performs music, and, of course, has written The Muffin Man.
He is a Big Issue Vendor in central London - his pitches are Waitrose/Pret on High Holborn (early mornings) and Carnaby Street (lunchtimes and weekends).
André is of Irish, West-Indian heritage, and brings both these influences into his work.
about the publisher
Arkbound Foundation
This book is being published by Arkbound - a small, independent publisher based in Glasgow and Bristol. Their aim is to support authors from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds to get their voices heard. You can now purchase The Muffin Man direct from Arkbound. https://arkbound.com/featured-books/
CROWDBOUND
This book would not have been possible without a great deal of help and support, notably, that facilitated by Crowdbound:
https://crowdbound.org/product/the-muffin-man-social-commentary-novel/
Crowdbound is a UK crowdfunding and crowdpublishing platform that exists to support books that cover important social or environmental themes, by authors who come from disadvantaged or under-represented backgrounds.
https://crowdbound.org/product/the-muffin-man-social-commentary-novel/
Crowdbound is a UK crowdfunding and crowdpublishing platform that exists to support books that cover important social or environmental themes, by authors who come from disadvantaged or under-represented backgrounds.
