Last Virion Standing – A journey to, through and beyond hepatitis C, Greg Stokes’s hard hitting account of his own time carrying the infection and the diabolical politics surrounding the contamination of the blood supply will be published on World Hepatitis Day, 29th July. His collection Second City Stories, which was written during his first spell of treatment in 2001/2 and published in comb bound format in 2006, will be re-released in paperback form. Both books will be launched on the eve of world Hepatitis Day, Thursday 28th July. In all probability this will be at the Jolly Crispin, Clarence Street, Upper Gornal, though the venue has yet to be confirmed.