Independent Music Press and IMP Fiction

INDEPENDENT MUSIC PRESS

Independent Music Press was founded in 1992 by author/publisher Martin Roach. I.M.P. publishes high quality first-to-the-market biographies on bands such as Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Bernard Sumner, MC5, Slash, Bruce Dickinson, System of a Down, Johnny Marr, The Killers, The Streets, John Lydon, Muse, Foo Fighters, Stereophonics, Mick Ronson, Beastie Boys, Oasis, Prodigy and Shaun Ryder. The list is complemented by a passion for re-introducing classic titles, such as I Swear I Was There and Ian Hunter’s Diary of a Rock ’n’ Roll Star, as well as definitive subcultural histories on subjects such as scooter boys, skins, bikers and Two Tone. I.M.P. is totally independent and is Europe’s most successful alternative music publisher, with sales in 26 countries worldwide.

I.M.P. FICTION

Launched by publisher Kaye Roach in January 1998, I.M.P. Fiction quickly established itself as one of the most innovative and cutting-edge publishing houses in the country. The list includes critics’ favourite, Stuart David, whose debut Nalda Said has sold foreign rights in nine countries while his follow-up, The Peacock Manifesto, is currently being made into a feature film; Stephen (Babybird) Jones’ second novel, Harry and Ida Swop Teeth, complements his critically acclaimed debut The Bad Book; Sam Bain’s controversial black comedy Yours Truly, Pierre Stone; Ged Simmons beautifully narrated debut, The Gravedigger’s Story; performance artist Ian Winn’s explosive debut The Techno-Pagan Octopus Messiah; and Glaswegian author Martin Millar’s Love And Peace With Melody Paradise and cult classic, Milk, Sulphate And Alby Starvation.