It’s been one storm after the next lately, so it would be a good make sure you’ve got a decent book or two to weather it out indoors. How about one of these? Dark Water by Koji Suzuki (1996/2004, Harper Collins) I think I remember seeing the US film adaptation of this story sometime in … More Winter reading 2019/20
Happy New Year, reading and writing friends! I’m already very excited for this year’s upcoming publications – Agency, the new novel from William Gibson is right around the corner, Iain Maloney’s memoir of life in rural Japan, The Only Gaijin in the Village, publishes in March, and I myself have a novel due out – … More Favourite Reads 2019
It’s the most wonderful time of the—No, no it isn’t. It’s still just November, despite what supermarkets and TV adverts would have you think. Therefore, there is no theme for this particular batch of reading recommendations, just a handful of books I’ve really enjoyed lately. Any of these would make a fantastic present for— Killtopia: … More Reading Roundup Nov 19
Prompted by a brilliant short story I read recently (see the first entry below) I’ve written up another round of short reviews of some books I’ve really enjoyed lately: Shoreline of Infinity Issue 14 (2019) The latest offering from Edinburgh’s BFS award-winning sci-fi magazine Shoreline of Infinity might be the best yet. Opening piece ‘Oh … More Reading Roundup March 2019
New York City, the year 2142. Melting polar ice caps have caused mass floods around the globe, leaving Manhattan swimming in the drink. But Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140 is no post-apocalypse piece, here the city that never sleeps is as vibrant as ever, living under its new moniker, ‘The Super-Venice’. My review of … More Review: New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
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