Dead Ink Books: Babak Ganjei, Jeff Young & Roy

Name: Dead Ink Books: Babak Ganjei, Jeff Young & Roy
Start: 2026-04-23T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-23T20:00:00+01:00
Location: School Lane, L1 3BX Liverpool, United Kingdom

Schedule

Thu Apr 23 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

School Lane, L1 3BX Liverpool, United Kingdom | Liverpool, EN

Taking place over the course of a bus journey en route to a first date, Babak Ganjei’s debut novel charts the seemingly infinite disappointments, misunderstandings and humiliations that have piled up over the course of narrator Bob Green’s life to date. Bob’s immediate circumstances, and the cast of characters with which he shares them, provide the imaginative jumping off point for digressions on teenage love, suburban ennui, pornography, race and identity, mobile phones, Converse, adult love, fatherhood, fast food, MF DOOM, the etiquette of bus seating and, perhaps most importantly of all, The Remains of the Day.
On the Bus Without A Phone is a dazzlingly intelligent, unashamedly comedic and ultimately moving work from a hugely original new writer. With his surrealist flair, world-weary melancholy and self-effacing humour, Ganjei is a Brautigan for the digital age.
We are delighted to be hosting an event to celebrate the launch of this delightful, winsome book which features author Babak Ganjei alongside Rough Trade Books stablemates and local legends Jeff Young (Ghost Town, Wild Twin, Deliria) and Roy aka PJ Smith (Algorithm Party).
Babak and Jeff will discuss Babak's book and their shared role as artists-who-write-books, supported with a reading from the incredible Roy (aka PJ Smith), known for his poetry and stories that share gritty, engaging stories of Liverpool life.
Doors at 6, event begins 6.30pm
Standard ticket: £5
Unwaged ticket: £2
Book & ticket combo: £16.99
Book now: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/dead-ink-babak