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Virgin & Child by Maggie Hamand is out in the USA!
This unique literary thriller, included in Lambda Literary’s April 2023 list of their most anticipated LGBTQIA+ books, is out in the USA today! Patrick, the first Irish Pope, is sure of many things: his faith, the sanctity of life, that he is a man, that he is celibate. Then all …
How does a writer include comedy and make readers laugh? D.D. Johnston on his novel DISNAELAND
Here, D.D. Johnston tells us that comedy was a consistent part of Disnaeland. Throughout all of Disnaeland’s drafts and rewrites, it has always been a darkly funny book. But by 2020, with the onset of the gloomy pandemic lockdowns, D.D. found himself placing comedy in Disnaeland more prominently. …
My Brother the Messiah by Martin Vopěnka is out in the USA!
The ‘chillingly beautiful’ sci-fi from Martin Vopěnka is finally out in the USA after an excellent reception in the UK in 2021. It’s 2103 and Earth is baking. Scientists attempt to cool down the planet. With the coming of rain, a messiah is born. Eli is a technophobe haunted by …
How can a writer deal with trauma in their fiction? – Advice from Sarah Walton, The Silk Pavilion
In the video, Sarah speaks about writing from personal trauma while not getting lost in that personal trauma, and using subtlety in one’s writing. The most important thing is to truly become the character you’re writing. Understand their trauma and don’t merge it with your own, even if your …
Martin Vopenka USA Tour April 2023!
We’re delighted to announce Martin Vopenka’s tour for the US release of his acclaimed novel My Brother the Messiah, a Times Science Fiction Book of the Month. This tour is supported by the Czech Ministry of Culture, who partnered with us in bringing this English translation to the world, “The …
Through Serbian eyes: a view of Red Hands and Romania
A Q&A with Colin W. Sargent, author of RED HANDS… Born in Serbia Tomislav Longinovic, PhD, is a world expert in Slavic folklore and imagery. His works include Vampire Nation: Violence as Cultural Imaginary and Vampires Like Us. He’s taught at the Iowa Writers Workshop, at Harvard, and is emeritus professor of Slavic, …
The Lost Gospel of Lazarus by Richard Zimler is out in the USA!
After a successful paperback run in the UK in 2022, we’re delighted to share that The Lost Gospel of Lazarus by Richard Zimler is now out in the USA! What if your beloved friend brings you back from the dead, and you see nothing of any afterlife? And what if that friend …
Richard Zimler on how authors can empower their writing with bright wordplay, without showing off
In The Lost Gospel of Lazarus, Richard Zimler demonstrates an affinity for language and wordplay. In the video above, he describes his process. The Jerusalem of this novel – and indeed of this time – is multicultural. Lazarus and Jesus (who in this book is called Yeshua), have an interesting …
Richard Zimler on writing Jesus as a bringer of revolution in The Lost Gospel of Lazarus
In Richard Zimler’s The Lost Gospel of Lazarus, Jesus – in this novel known as Yeshua – is a Jewish mystic who is presented as a bringer of revolution. He seeks to lift up the oppressed peoples in Roman Jerusalem through social uprising. Richard tells us that presenting Jesus …
Red Hands by Colin W. Sargent is out in the USA!
Originally published in the UK in 2020, RED HANDS by Colin W. Sargent is now out in the USA! This historical fiction is drawn from eighty hours of unique interviews and told in Iordana’s own voice; a true-life tale that spins readers into the pleasures, excesses and horrors of late …
How does a writer keep on writing, against the odds? Sarah Walton on her novel The Silk Pavilion
Sarah tell us that it’s good to think of a novel as a long journey. It’s a quest and you are the knight, or the heroine in shining armour or bling. You need to put on your armour and your bling and keep at it. It’s not possible …
Can a writer turn dark material into light and give readers hope? D. D. Johnston on Disnaeland
In this short clip, D.D. Johnston talks about finding light in darkness while writing about the apocalypse. He identifies a process of crisis and positive change that can be applied to the lives of individuals and to wider society. Terrible wars, revolutions and disasters sometimes result in positive …
