It’s just a little over two weeks until Fantasycon, and though I don’t yet know which panels I’ll be on, you should all come to this book launch and signing (I’m in Zombie Apocalypse! and the MBO Best of Best New Horror):
3:00-4:00pm, Saturday: “A MAMMOTH SIGNING” presented by Robinson Publishing: Come along and join editor STEPHEN JONES and numerous contributors for the launch of the new anthologies ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE! and THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST NEW HORROR #21, plus THE BEST OF BEST NEW HORROR. Participating authors include RAMSEY CAMPBELL, PETER CROWTHER, PAUL FINCH, JO FLETCHER, TIM LEBBON, REGGIE OLIVER, ROSALIE PARKER, JOHN L. PROBERT, SARAH PINBOROUGH, NICHOLAS ROYLE, ROBERT SHEARMAN, MANDY SLATER, LISA TUTTLE, SIMON KURT UNSWORTH, MARK VALENTINE and STEPHEN VOLK, along with cover artist VINCENT CHONG. A Free Glass of Wine with every book purchased! (But come early, stocks are strictly limited.)
CZP PUBLICATIONS are alive and well, and still publishing some of the best books by any indie press, anywhere.
Because of the problems over at Leisure Books, a few rumours arose that CZP were also having difficulties (Leisure used to sponsor the ChiZine website, but don’t any more). These rumours are untrue.
CZP published my recent novella The Thief of Broken Toys, and they did such a fine job with it that I’d love to work with them again. Hope that’ll happen sometime in the future. Meanwhile, visit their website to check out their back catalogue, and to see some of the exciting projects they have in the works.
Some scientists are now suggesting that the universe will continue to expand forever. I’ll be throwing a party, all invited.
This guy will be guest of honour.
After this, some real blog posts, honest.
There’s a new interview with me over at the Cemetery Dance website – click here to check it out.
Also thriled to see my mate Richard Parker on the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award shortlist! Richard’s book STOP ME is a great debut thriller, and I’d recommend you all pick it up. You can see more about the shortlist here.
Here are a couple of pics from my recent book signing at Abergavenny Waterstone’s, where I signed copies of THE ISLAND. Thanks to all the staff for a wonderful day, and especially to the guy who drew this to advertise the event:
And then afterwards there was drinking.
Bantam Spectra are celebrating 25 years by focussing on a novel for each year, chatting about it, and speaking with the authors. For 2008 that novel is MIND THE GAP, by me and the splendid Christopher Golden.
Go here to read about when we interviewed each other, and to see some comments from our editor Anne Groell. It’s a nice feature, and reminds me again – as if I needed reminding – what a great series the Hidden Cities is to be working on.
