A Critical Reading of ‘The Last Library’

  My short story, ‘The Last Library’, first appeared in Paraxis magazine and then was selected for Best British Short Stories 2012 (Salt, 2012). I am now chuffed to see it finding its way

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New Blog Post: Dame Margaret Rutherford and the Sandtrooper

I have written the first post of the new blog and it contains Lego, Star Wars, a dog and effluvia. That is pretty much typical of how it will go,

Thank you, David Bowie

I’m listening to 6 Music today. It is playing David Bowie songs all day long and reading out tributes from people touched by his life and music. So many glorious

Book Covers and Illustrations

The cover of Jonathan Dark or The Evidence of Ghosts was designed by Patrick Knowles. The novel is published by Orion in February 2016!

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The Beauty of Murder cover was designed by the fabulous Patrick Knowles

My macabre novelette, ‘A Potted History of the Heart’, was published in Scaremongrel by The Pigeonhole in December 2015. Illustrated by Estelle Morris.

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‘The Last Library’ was first published in Paraxis Volume 2 alongside stories by Emma Jane Unsworth, Nicholas Royle and others. It was reprinted in The Best British Short Stories 2012. Illustrated by Elou Carroll.

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‘The Ice Candle’ was published in Issue 4 of New Fairy Tales in November 2009. The illustration is by Samantha Davey.

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‘The Zoetrope’ was published in Issue 2 of New Fairy Tales in 2009. These gorgeous illustrations are by Nicki Dennett. . .

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Jonathan Dark release date

Jonathan Dark or The Evidence of Ghosts will be officially released  on 26th February 2016 and I can’t wait. I spent most of today plotting exciting events throughout February. More

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