For our money, the best English author around is Ben Myers, and here he writes exclusively for us about anxiety, masculinity in the north-east, and his new book, The Offing.
As part of our new series celebrating 'The Freedom to Open Up' we are speaking to readers about the benefits of doing just that. Writer: Salma Haidrani.
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