Nicholas Royle's Blog, page 3

Staring at Julian Barnes

[image error] After a difficult day and a quick scan of the local charity shops, I thought I would have a quick look in Bob's. Bob's, also known as the Didsbury Bookshop, is a back room in the Art of Tea café in Didsbury Village. Crammed with secondhand books, it's run by the ageless, affable Bob, who is usually to be found sitting in his armchair with a book on the go. I like Bob's, but I don't like his prices. At £4 for Picadors and other B-format paperbacks, his are London prices, in Manche...

Reading: Nicholas Royle and Alison Moore��

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
Thursday, January 24th, 2013, 6:30 pm | Free, no booking required.

A chance to hear two innovative British novelists talk about their work and the nature of collaboration between author and editor. In 2012 Alison Moore's first novel,The Lighthouse, caused a literary sensation and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Alison's editor was Nicholas Royle, whose seventh novel,First Novel, is published this month. The two writers will be in conversation w...

Reading: Nicholas Royle and Alison Moore

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
Thursday, January 24th, 2013, 6:30 pm | Free, no booking required.

A chance to hear two innovative British novelists talk about their work and the nature of collaboration between author and editor. In 2012 Alison Moore's first novel,The Lighthouse, caused a literary sensation and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Alison's editor was Nicholas Royle, whose seventh novel,First Novel, is published this month. The two writers will be in conversation w...

First Novel published

First Novel , Nicholas Royle's seventh novel, was published on 3 January. By the end of publication day it had been widely reviewed in print and online.

The Reunion and The Unexpected

Mammoth Books are releasing an e-book of Nicholas Royle's story 'The Reunion', first published inPoe: New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe(Solaris) edited by Ellen Datlow, and reprinted inTheMammoth Book of Best New Horror 21(Robinson).

They are also including the story in a mini-anthologytitled The Unexpected, which featuresstories by Michael Smith, Ramsey Campbell, Simon Strantzas, Robert Shearman and Rosalie Parker.

First Novel

Nicholas Royle's next novel, First Novel , will be published by Jonathan Cape on 3 January 2013.

Read 'The Lure' FREE!

Solaris have kindly made my BFS-shortlisted story 'The Lure' available as a free download. http://solaris-editors-blog.blogspot....

Read ‘The Lure’ FREE!

Solaris have kindly made my BFS-shortlisted story ‘The Lure’ available as a free download. http://solaris-editors-blog.blogspot....

The Lure

Nicholas Royle's short story 'The Lure', published in The End of the Line (Solaris) edited by Jonathan Oliver, has been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story.

From 7-9pm on Wednesday 10 December, Nicholas Royle will ...

From 7-9pm on Wednesday 10 December, Nicholas Royle will be reading at Didsbury Library, south Manchester, with Conrad Williams and Tom Fletcher. Entrance is free.