I’d never heard of Joe Hill when I picked up a copy of 20th Century Ghosts for the princely sum of £3 in HMV. The accepted wisdom in publishing circles is that short story collections don’t sell particularly well, but personally, I prefer them as an introduction to a writer. Indeed, I discovered Neil Gaiman […]
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Nothing But Flowers Paperback Release
Nothing But Flowers is an anthology of twenty-five short stories centred around the premise of love in a post-apocalyptic world, and inspired by the Talking Heads song of the same name. I’ve read all of the other stories and they’re simply fantastic. My own story, This Was Paradise, is included, which is a fictional retelling […]
[Book Review] From Dark Places
It seems like many months ago indeed that I stumbled across a blog by an English writer, whose work impressed me enough to find her on Twitter and begin an acquaintance. Since then, we’ve become (I hope!) friends, and Emma Newman has become one of my very favourite writers. Emma was really one of the […]
A present for Valentine’s Day
That over-hyped and tacky day dedicated to commercialism and guilt is almost upon us, but don’t fret if you’re one of the single people forced to watch others spend lavish amounts of money on horrendous presents for their witless other halves – you can have a present too, and it’s actually one you might want! […]
