Ian Russell-Hsieh I’m New Here

I’m New Here is Cornwall based author Ian Russell-Hsieh’s debut book and he’s coming to Clemo Books to talk all about it! Ian is a writer and journalist. Specialising in culture and lifestyle, he is a regular contributor to Mr Porter, and his work has also appeared in The Guardian, Dazed, Highsnobiety and more. Read on to find out what his debut novel is about and if you want to come along get your tickets today.

Fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, Taiwanese-British photographer Sean flies to Taipei to seek oblivion. Lost in the neon heat of his parents' homeland, though, all he finds is alienation. He spends his days sleeping feverishly in a bleak hotel bedroom, and his nights alternating between casual sex and a crappy striplit doughnut bar. Whatever he thought Taiwan would give him, it hasn’t worked: he feels as distanced and resentful of…