Matt Cain is Breaking the Mold

[...]revealing are the bare walls and still-boxed belongings in the writing room he began working in a year ago; too many deadlines to fuss with the decor.) Across his two-decade career, Cain has written for every major U.K. newspaper, worked as the culture editor for Channel 4 News, and served as editor-in-chief of the gay British lifestyle magazine Attitude. More than once in our conversation, Cain laments not being invited to “the big literary festivals” in the U.K. and points out the lack of coverage for his books in broadsheet British papers like the Times or the Independent. [...]he’s learned to draw strength from a less flashy source: getting his books published and into people’s hands.