Soft Core

Praise for Soft Core :

‘ A hugely enjoyable exploration of all the strange things people desire … sensory and evocative’ The Times

‘ Uncanny, almost ghostly … For a story about desire and longing, it is surprisingly spooky, full of stalkers, creeps and doubles’ Observer

‘ Exhilarating … pacey and rich , full of verve, drama and detail’ New York Times Book Review

‘ A profound look at sex work and lives unusually lived , and how they can be just as banal as the “normal ones”’ Dazed

‘ A prodigal talent ’ AnOther Magazine

‘A wild ride through San Francisco’s dark underbelly, full of sex workers and drug dealers … brilliant on power, perception and identity . Great fun’ Daily Mail

‘ A glitter-bomb David Lynch … a trippy excursion down the rabbit hole into a particular substratum of culture’ The Atlantic

‘Drew me in like a whirlpool – a wild spin into loneliness and desire ’ Nicola Dinan, author of Disappoint Me

‘Louche, fleshy and freestyle … Deeply impressive and fun as hell! ’ Tony Tulathimutte, author of Rejection

‘I was consumed by Soft Core … Funny, sexy and surprising, I loved it ’ Pip Finkemeyer, author of Sad Girl Novel

‘ A beautiful fever dream , a slippery, captivating pleasure, a love story stuffed inside a wadded nylon stocking' Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth

‘Haunting and vivid, an excellent surprise’ Charlotte Shane, author of An Honest Woman

Praise for Soft Core :

‘ A hugely enjoyable exploration of all the strange things people desire … sensory and evocative’ The Times

‘ Uncanny, almost ghostly … For a story about desire and longing, it is surprisingly spooky, full of stalkers, creeps and doubles’ Observer

‘ Exhilarating … pacey and rich , full of verve, drama and detail’ New York Times Book Review

‘ A profound look at sex work and lives unusually lived , and how they can be just as banal as the “normal ones”’ Dazed

‘ A prodigal talent ’ AnOther Magazine

‘A wild ride through San Francisco’s dark underbelly, full of sex workers and drug dealers … brilliant on power, perception and identity . Great fun’ Daily Mail

‘ A glitter-bomb David Lynch … a trippy excursion down the rabbit hole into a particular substratum of culture’ The Atlantic

‘Drew me in like a whirlpool – a wild spin into loneliness and desire ’ Nicola Dinan, author of Disappoint Me

‘Louche, fleshy and freestyle … Deeply impressive and fun as hell! ’ Tony Tulathimutte, author of Rejection

‘I was consumed by Soft Core … Funny, sexy and surprising, I loved it ’ Pip Finkemeyer, author of Sad Girl Novel

‘ A beautiful fever dream , a slippery, captivating pleasure, a love story stuffed inside a wadded nylon stocking' Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth

‘Haunting and vivid, an excellent surprise’ Charlotte Shane, author of An Honest Woman

Brittany Newell is a writer and performer whose work has been published in Granta , n+1 , the New York Times , Joyland , Dazed and Playgirl . She published her debut novel, Oola , at the age of twenty-one. She lives in San Francisco.