Authors: Steve Dearden, Penny Feeny, Tajinder Singh Hayer, Jane Graham, Mandy MacFarlane, Char March, James Nash, Tom Palmer, Adrian Reynolds, Michael Stewart, James K Walker, Lee Harrison, Mark Costello

At the heart of the modern city we find stories of lovers, stories of people with a desire to connect to someone else, something else. This collection reveals the experience of living through changing times, of people shaking the past and dreaming of better days, people finding their place, adapting to new surroundings, laughing and forgetting, living and loving in the grip of the city. Perhaps there are eight million stories in the naked city. Here are just a few of them. Included are a series of naked city portraits as seen through the lens of photographer Kevin Reynolds and a selection of the very best in new short fiction in a bonus section, 'This Could Be Anywhere'.

"The sharpest, on the button writing you'll read all year. Route could soon start taking on a Samizdat level of importance as it quietly ushers in the beginnings of a much needed literary renaissance."
The Big Issue

"Gleamed from the length and breadth of the UK, these stories do not disappoint. There is a grittiness to these tales, variously dealing in love, and fading or faded dreams and a commendable lack of adornment and sentimentality in a well-chosen collection."
Glasgow Herald

"Naked City is indeed an intriguing insight into city life and the people living in it."
Manchester Evening News

"This collection not only embodies the city, but occupies the very soul of the urban landscape."
Inc Writers

Naked City (Route 15) is a title in the Route Series of Contemporary Stories. First published in 2004.

Note: this book contains nude photography.