A WRITER from Oldham is set to release a deeply personal collection of his work, bringing together more than 30 years of memories, writing and life experiences.
Paul J. Burgess’ upcoming release, I Am the Detail: A Life in Writings, will be released on November 6, bringing together more than three decades of writing, memories and moments from his life.
Rather than a traditional autobiography, the collection draws on old Facebook posts, articles, poetry, photographs, journal entries, letters and notes, allowing Burgess’s past self to tell the story.
“Over the last few months, I’ve been going backwards through my own life,” he said. “I realised that I’ve apparently been doing the same thing for decades: noticing, writing, marking moments, leaving myself little signs in the road.”
The release date also carries personal significance, marking exactly 10 years since Burgess was the victim of an armed robbery.
Paul’s book covers family, relationships, creativity, grief, activism, veganism, mental health, work and performance.
Burgess is also known as one half of Those Vegan Guys, alongside his husband Jason Bromley. The pair share practical vegan food and lifestyle content online.
His creative career spans more than three decades and includes acting, directing, writing, drag performance, television and radio presenting. He also spent 19 years running community arts organisation Performance Plaza and helped found Pink Triangle Theatre.
I Am the Detail joins Written, Then Spoken and Down-To-Earth VEGAN, both of which are already available to download for free.
Burgess said: “It’s probably the most personal and revealing thing I’ve ever shared. And, because I want people to actually read it, it’ll be completely free.”
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