Mat Osman's Favourite Novels
Recommendations from Your Favourite Authors
Mat Osman came to the Bath bookshop for an event for his debut novel The Ruins. He was kind enough to tell us about some of his favourite books while he was there.
Mat Osman is the bassist and founding member of the iconic British Rock band Suede. With echoes of Performance, The Talented Mr Ripley and Mulholland Drive, The Ruins delves into the dark heart of fame: magic, music and murder. It's also tremendously funny.
Skippy Dies
Paul Murray
Simply wonderful - large but not epic in scope; tragic but not doom-laden; and above all funny this coming-of-age novel is a masterpiece.
The Invisible Circus
Jennifer Egan
In Jennifer Egan's edgy and beautiful debut novel The Invisible Circus the political drama of the 1960s is the backdrop for the world of eighteen-year old Phoebe.