An excerpt from Ian Marchant's new book Something of the Night.

On the Hub in February - things that go bump in the night (apart from Jonathan Kemp), Ukrainian tractors, indie-brows, birthday books and an ambiguous relationship with rain - it's all happening here on the Writers' Hub.

John McCullough reads Frank O'Hara and we showcase new poetry from Liz Lefroy.

Julia Bell cracks open her birthday books and is pleasantly surprised and Bella Hampton makes a case for Ukrainian tractors.

The high-brows and low-brows unite at last against a new threat—the wild, untamed indie-brow.

The next Hubbub will take place on Monday 27th Feb at the King's Cross Social Club...

Sally O'Reilly gives us some top tips for first time novelists.