On Connection: 'Powerful' MATT HAIG

Written by Kae Tempest

Narrated by Kae Tempest

*Read by the author*
Beneath the surface we are all connected . . .

'An authentically soothing, powerful, thought-provoker.'
MATT HAIG

'On Connection is medicine for these wounded times.'
MAX PORTER

'On Connection came to me when I needed it most, and reminded me that the links we have to places, people, words, ourselves, are what keep us alive.'
CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS

This is a book about connection. About how immersing ourselves in creativity can help us cultivate greater self-awareness and bring us closer to each other.

Drawing on two decades of experience as a writer and performer, Kae Tempest champions the role of creativity - in whatever form we choose to practice it - as an act of love, helping us establish a deeper relationship to our true selves, and to others and the world we live in.

Honest, hopeful and written with piercing clarity, On Connection is an inspiring personal meditation that will transform the way you see the world.

'Persuasive and profound.' OBSERVER

'Tempest's prose is crisp and thoughtful.' NEW STATESMAN

• Language: English
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Release date: Sep 29, 2020
• ISBN: 9780571354030

Kae Tempest

Kae Tempest is a poet. They are also a writer, a lyricist, a performer and a recording artist. They have published plays, poems, a novel, a book-length essay, released albums and toured extensively, selling out shows from Reykjavik to Rio de Janeiro. They received Mercury Music Prize nominations for both of the albums Everybody Down and Let Them Eat Chaos, and two Ivor Novello nominations for their song-writing on The Book of Traps and Lessons. They were named a Next Generation Poet in 2014, a once-in-a-decade accolade. They received the Ted Hughes Award for their long-form narrative poem Brand New Ancients and the Leone D’Argento at the Venice Teatro Biennale for their work as a playwright. Their books have been translated into eleven languages and published to critical acclaim around the world. They were born in London in 1985 where they still live. They hope to continue putting words together for a long time.

Reviews for On Connection

[Cinnamon Trundle · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I absolutely adored this book. Everything about it is so beautifully and insightfully composed. Tempest uses their characteristic casual lyricism to create phrases that remain with you. I’m so pleased they narrated it too, don’t think it would have worked with anyone else’s voice

[Sarah Grihault · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wasn't expecting to have my mind blown. They always surprise me. Not sure I like being surprised. Incredible.