The Telegraph — After Morrissey's debut novel is mauled for its laughable love scenes, Joel Snape asks: why do so many male writers get sex so wrong? more info

E! Online — Morrissey: Misunderstood musician, pop star hater and now...published author. Although really, no one should be surprised by the fact that the artist released a novel, because isn't... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian learned several things from reading Morrissey's debut novel List of the Lost. Reviews are not good. The Los Angeles Times interviewed author Junot Diaz. SPIN interviewed the band Battles. Patrick Stickles talked to the San Diego Reader a... more info

Stereogum — Morrissey’s debut novel, List Of The Lost is out tomorrow via Penguin Books in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. We first learned about it almost two years ago, but until today, we still had no idea what it was actually about. But here’s how Mo... more info

Stereogum — You may have noticed #PigGate trending today. It’s a reference to an excerpt from an unauthorized biography of UK prime minister and indie rock fan David Cameron that was published yesterday in The Daily Mail. Biographer Michael Ashcroft alleges th... more info

Stereogum — As a result of his continuing struggle to drum up any label interest after getting dropped by Harvest Records last year, Morrissey has cancelled all potential future tour dates in the UK. He shared the following statement via his semi-official site T... more info

Stereogum — Morrissey remains one of the most fascinating live performers of the last several decades, and though he’s performed literally thousands of shows, he still manages to find ways to surprise audiences. He surprised an audience in Visalia, California ... more info

Stereogum — On their debut album It’s You, Australia’s Gold Class plays like a brilliant post-punk compendium — the jagged yet chiming guitars of Jawbox and Fugazi, the lockstep rhythm section and dreary climes of Gang Of Four and Joy Division, a quavering... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As mentioned, Morrissey has written his first novel, List of the Lost. We still don't know what it's about, but it will be out via Penguin on paperback only on September 24 in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. No word... more info

Stereogum — In a long sit-down interview with Larry King last week, Morrissey addressed a great many topics including his disappointment with Barack Obama. On the subject of Obama, Morrissey had this to say: “Obama, is he white inside? That’s a very logical ... more info