Thin Man Press is a London-based boutique publisher. In July 2014, Thin Man Press published

Libertines A libertine is a person devoid of most moral principles, a sense of responsibility, or sexual restraints, which they see as unnecessary or undesirable, and is especially someone who ignores or even spurns accepted morals and forms of behaviour o ...

' front man Peter Doherty's second book ''From Albion to Shangri-La''. It is a compilation of extracts from Doherty's journals and tour diaries, edited by

Nina Antonia Nina Antonia (born Nina Antonia Benjamin in 1960) is an English author who has chronicled the lives and misadventures of Johnny Thunders, the New York Dolls, Peter Perrett, and the elusive Brett Smiley. Antonia's later work has explored decade ...

. In 2012, Thin Man Press published an English translation of Osama bin Laden's bodyguard's memoir: ''Guarding Bin Laden, My Life in

Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military ta ...

'' by

Nasser al-Bahri Nasser al-Bahri (1972 – 26 December 2015), also known by his '' kunya'' or ''nom de guerre'' as Abu Jandal – "father of death" or "the killer", was a member of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan from 1996 to 2000. According to his memoir, he gave his B ...

, originally published in France, co-written by

Le Figaro ''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French Newspaper of recor ...

journalist, Georges Malbrunot. Thin Man Press has also published, among other titles: ''Spark In The Dark'', the first collection of poetry by

Southwark Mysteries Southwark ( ) is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark. The district, which is the oldest part of South London, developed ...

playwright, John Constable (aka John Crow); ''The Rise and Fall of The Clash'' an account of tracking down the various members of

The Clash The Clash were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1976 who were key players in the original wave of British punk rock. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they also contributed to the and new wave music, new wave moveme ...

and then making the eponymous film, by director, Danny Garcia; ''A Wave of Dreams'', the surrealist classic by

Louis Aragon Louis Aragon (, , 3 October 1897 – 24 December 1982) was a French poet who was one of the leading voices of the surrealist movement in France. He co-founded with André Breton and Philippe Soupault the surrealist review '' Littérature''. He w ...

in translation for the first time by Susan de Muth and ''Licentia'' by A.A. Walker.

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