Irvine Welsh has chosen life
The Trainspotting author on death, decay and the good life
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George Monaghan
George Monaghan is newsletters editor at the New Statesman. He seeks representation for two novels. His Substack is Peaceable Land. george.monaghan@newstatesman.co.uk
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