Monthly Archives: August 2011

We copy!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by admin

Today is something of a red letter day as Chris finally received his author copies of The Islanders, and I almost fell down the stairs in the rush to open the door to the courier. The book looks amazing. The … Continue reading →

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FrightFest, London Rain, and Daniel Kehlmann

Posted on August 27, 2011 by admin

FrightFest is a force I feel powerless to resist. At some point during the long weekend of the August bank holiday I will inevitably be seen marching towards the Empire Leicester Square like an eloi obeying the summons siren of … Continue reading →

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House of Fear goes live!

Posted on August 20, 2011 by admin

The new Solaris anthology House of Fear will be launched at Foyles bookshop on Tuesday September 27th. The event is free, and will offer you a chance to buy a copy of the book signed by all attending contributors. There … Continue reading →

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The Silver Wind

Posted on August 10, 2011 by admin

I have a steampunkish obsession with things that work. I’m as enslaved by my computer and my smartphone as the next person, yet I am uncomfortable with the way we take them for granted, without having the least idea of … Continue reading →

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The horror?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by admin

I came across an interesting review in The Guardian last weekend, of a novella entitled The Necrophiliac by a writer I wasn’t aware of, Gabrielle Wittkop. The review mentioned Nabokov, likening Wittkopp’s Lucien to VN’s Humbert Humbert. My attention was … Continue reading →

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