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February 24, 2021
Reading Roundup February 2021
Lets’ begin with the obligatory, “It’s been ages since I’ve posted any reviews, blah, blah blah….”
It’s been ages since I’ve posted any reviews! I’ve been busy with a couple of my own big writing things and with a toddler on the loose to watch over I’m having to be strict in my priorities. But, as ever, a book or two come along and blow my mind and I feel really enthusiastic to write about them. So without further preamble, here are a few quick reviews of stories I’ve really enjoyed lately:
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December 14, 2020
December review roundup
Yippee-Ki-Yay, motherfucker, and Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal! I had Jon Anderson’s 3 Ships on the turntable the other day so it’s now officially THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY. Which will be harder than most other years considering we’re still in lockdown and Brexit is in the news again (specifically on the day of writing it’s about using Navy war ships to protect ‘our fish’ and I can’t even begin to comprehend how fucking mental that sounds) and it’s hard to pretend 2021 will bring a fresh start,...
December 5, 2020
Read On the Plate in NWS 38: The Last Good Year OUT NOW
The latest issue of New Writing Scotland is out now and features my short story On the Plate!
[image error]Published by the Association for Scottish Literary Studies, issue 38 of NWS is titled The Last Good Year after a short story contributed by Krishan Coupland. Very fitting.
Also inside the covers is prose and poetry by some fantastic Scotland-based authors, including Dean Atta, David Ross Linklater, Mina Moriarty (who once published one of my short stories in FTP magazine which I should clear up by...
November 18, 2020
And now it’s November again…
How? Where has the year gone? I demand it back! (A do-over that is, I’m not wanting to relive the whole pandemic from March again, monkey paw.)
It’s been a while since my last post as I’ve been keeping myself busy on the writing front. I also moved back to Glasgow after a couple of years in the blowy north east. I think I’ve selectively forgotten just how rainy it is here, I need to grow my gills back.
This time last year I was celebrating my fantasy noir novel Burying the Dragon being acc...
August 22, 2020
Terminal 3 by Illimani Ferreira out 25th Sep
Next month is going to be cracker as it will see the first novel of Mobius Books’ 2020 schedule published!
Terminal 3 is the debut novel from Illimani Ferreira, a sci-fi comedy set in a future where Los Angeles has become a hub for extra-terrestrial travellers. You can read the blurb, check out the ice-cool cover, and place a pre-order here.
There’s also an excellent article about it over at Tor.com discussing humour in SF written by Lantinx authors. (Read here.)
The pandemic has caused inevitab...
August 8, 2020
Burying the Dragon delays
So it’s now the 8th August and no Burying the Dragon, which was provisionally due to be published on the first of the month. The key word there is ‘provisionally’ as a date couldn’t be set in stone due to potential COVID-related problems.
And it has indeed happened that the Coronavirus pandemic has slowed down work on bringing the novel together. I don’t have a new date for publication just yet but it shouldn’t be too far off. Mobius Books and editor Shane Lindemoen are working hard to get every...
June 24, 2020
Lockdown Reading Roundup 3
The title of this post may no longer be relevant – it’s getting hard to decide whether lockdown is still actually a thing or not. However, the maybe-good-maybe-bad news for people in England is that bookshops are now open again and are doing brisk trade. Good because bookshops are brilliant and the chance to open the doors now could prevent the smaller independents from going bust; bad because, you know, the Coronavirus is still out there and there’s still no vaccine and still no system in place...
June 12, 2020
Stay at home book fest: Cymera 2020
Like its mythical namesake, who with various fire-breathing heads and snake-tail is nothing if not adaptable, Cymera Festival made the switch to digital-only this year with speed and aplomb.
Running over three days (5th – 7th June), panels, workshops, quizzes, and readings were attended through YouTube channels and live Zoom conferences, featuring an amazing array of UK authors from the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.
I had the privilege of taking part in this year’s festival by filling o...
May 30, 2020
Brave New Words: Cymera 2020
Cymera – Scotland’s only book festival dedicated exclusively to sci-fi, fantasy, and horror – will not be stopped by any old pandemic and will be going ahead this year online, with events being held via Zoom and on YouTube.
Kicking off this Friday and running through the weekend, there will be panels, workshops, readings, and quizzes, featuring excellent authors from all over the UK, including Paul McAuley, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Vicki Jarrett, Chris Brookmyre, Laura Lam, and many more. (Browse the...
Brave New Voices: Cymera 2020
Cymera – Scotland’s only book festival dedicated exclusively to sci-fi, fantasy, and horror – will not be stopped by any old pandemic and will be going ahead this year online, with events being held via Zoom and on YouTube.
Kicking off this Friday and running through the weekend, there will be panels, workshops, readings, and quizzes, featuring excellent authors from all over the UK, including Paul McAuley, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Vicki Jarrett, Chris Brookmyre, Laura Lam, and many more. (Browse the...
