Russ Litten was born at the end of the 60s, grew up in the 70s and left school in the 80s. He spent the subsequent decade in a bewildering variety of jobs before becoming a freelance writer at the turn of the century. He has written drama for television, radio and film, and Scream if You Want to Go Faster is his first novel. He lives with his family in Kingston Upon Hull.
'A rollercoaster ride of a novel' * Guardian * A powerful debut: ambitious and mesmerising. Paints a kaleidoscopic - and heartbreakingly funny - portrait of where we are today. -- John Niven, author of Kill Your Friends Superb... exhilarating and horribly funny * Word magazine * While comparisons with Irvine Welsh are perhaps inevitable, Russ Litten has raised the bar in the genre of writing about ordinary people with extraordinary lives...January is never a good time to talk about favourite books of the year but it's hard to think Russ Litten's invigorating debut will be beaten. -- Allison Cogan * Hull Daily Mail * A gem. Terse, truthful, and teeming with good old Yorkshire lyricism - Russ Litten effortlessly spins together the disparate lives of his characters, like the sharpest, bittersweet candy floss.' -- Richard Milward, author of Apples and Ten Storey Love Song