Matt Cain In Conversation with Graham Liver

ebb & flo bookshop invite you to celebrate the launch of Matt Cain's latest novel, The Castle of Stories.  Matt will be in conversation with BBC Radio Lancashire's Graham Liver, telling stories about his books, inspiration and his life.  Lively, funny and interesting, he's one of the UK's favourite authors and he is welcomed back by ebb & flo in Chorley for the evening.

The chat will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing, lasting approximately an hour and a half.  Matt's books will be for sale on the night.

Set in Manchester and Tuscany, The Castle of Stories is a moving, heartwarming and uplifting novel about modern family in all its forms, what it means to love, and the importance of understanding your own story.  Matt Cain is a writer, broadcaster, publisher and leading commentator on LGBTQ+ issues.  He was Channel 4's first Culture Editor, editor-in-chief of Attitude magazine, has written for all the national newspapers, and has appeared on BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, The Today Programme and Lorraine.  He's a patron of LGBT+ History Month, has received an honorary doctorate from Bolton University, addressed the Cambridge Union, and in 2025 was awarded an MBE for services to LGBTQ+ culture.

Matt's bestselling novels include The Madonna of Bolton, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle and One Love.  His latest, The Castle of Stories, will be published in June 2026 as the first title from Pansy, the independent publisher he's set up with his husband Harry Glasstone specialising in queer books by queer authors for all readers.  Born in Bury and brought up in Bolton, Matt now lives in London with Harry and their dog, Teddy.

Graham Liver has been waking Lancashire up for over 15 years with his award-winning BBC Radio Lancashire breakfast show.  Born in Lancaster he now lives in Penwortham with his husband Dave.