Quentin S. Crisp's Blog, page 6

Flint

Writer and friend, Adriana Díaz Enciso, has released her work 'Flint' as a PDF from her website here. This link gives a description of the piece and a further link to the PDF:

https://diazenciso.com/2020/04/30/fli...

I quote from the description:

"The origin of this text is strange and inevitably grim: a dream I had the day that Keith Flint, frontman of The Prodigy, passed away. I must confess here that I’m not a Prodigy fan, and I acknowledge my profound ignorance regarding their music and the culture around it. But the dream was intense, it shook and moved me, and unleashed not only a series of dreams of people I have lost, but also a deep gratitude for life and an intensified appreciation of beauty.

"The whole thing was strange, and so this piece is strange itself. If you care to read it, you will find my reflections on its genesis in the afterword, where, unsure as to how to name it, I attempt to describe it as 'an elegy in prose, together with a dream diary and some musings on catharsis and hero-worship in modern culture.'"

A third of proceeds go towards the National Suicide Prevention Alliance and another third to the NHS.

The Flowering Hedgerow

... is available for pre-order. For instance, here:

https://www.bookdepository.com/Flower...

My Patreon Account...

... is now up and running, at this link:

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27300938

For instructions on how to subscribe, please see the following:

https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/...

I will be uploading the first material there soon.

More news as and when.

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News - as promised

I have two items of news.

First, if you check the 'forthcoming' page at the Snuggly Books website, you will find, among a large number of intriguing titles, something with my name attached, set for release some time this year:

https://www.snugglybooks.co.uk/forthc...

Second, I will soon be launching a Patreon account. I will post more details here and elsewhere when it is ready for any who might wish to subscribe. In the meantime, here is a short video that will be used as an introduction:

https://youtu.be/6JwNgHKyXBA

Best,

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Still alive for a while

I have been very busy and - among many other things - am behind in my reviews here. I think I've finished all the books I'm shown as 'reading'. I'll try and catch up if I get the time.

I will also be posting some writing news here before long.

In the meantime, please enjoy Tama:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYiBp...

Graves is released

My novel Graves (A Distressing Novel) has been released, today being the official release date.

For any who missed it, here is a link to the episode of Sherds Podcast in which the host, Sam Pulham, interviews me about the novel and related things:

http://www.holdfastnetwork.com/sherds...

There is also an unfavourable review of the novel from Publishers Weekly (containing spoilers) here:

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-...

I hope people will find the novel worth reading. Perhaps this is an opportune moment to remind the reader of Kafka's view of the role of books in human life:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2376...

Sherds podcast: Graves interview

The following is a link to Sherds podcast #21, in which I am interviewed by Sam Pulham about my novel Graves:

http://www.holdfastnetwork.com/sherds...

The book is out on the 11th of June (next month).

My first meme

Below is my first ever attempt at a meme. There are certain things I get very, very tired of. This relates to one of them, which I won't explain right now:

The Return of Morbid Tales

Judging purely by the number of Goodreads ratings (not by the average rating), Morbid Tales is my most popular book. It has been out of print for some years, though still available in e-book format. Now, however, it has returned to print, as can be seen, for instance, at this link:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Morbid-Tales...

Thanks to Tartarus for bringing it back from the void and to Mark Samuels for renewed permission for use of the much appreciated Foreword.

Aiaigasa - a delayed announcement

Aiaigasa was officially released on the 5th of this month. I would have announced it on the actual day, but have been unspeakably busy.

I gather that people are already reading it here and (possibly also) there. For instance, here is Des Lewis's real-time review (still ongoing at the time of writing):

https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/...

Please do bring any other reviews to my attention, if you would like to. Or, if you read the book, you might consider writing a review yourself.

Thank you.