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August 8, 2013
The Gordon Burn Prize
Pig Iron has been shortlisted for the inaugural Gordon Burn Prize. Here's the official word from my publisher Bluemoose Books.
Pig Iron by Benjamin Myers, published by independent publisher Bluemoose Books, has been short listed for the inaugural Gordon Burn Prize 2013.
The short list was announced by award-winning author and judge David Peace (The Damned United, Red Riding quartet) at Durham Castle on Wednesday August 7th. Peace joins fellow judges, columnist Deborah Orr and BBC b...
August 6, 2013
July 31, 2013
July 30, 2013
July 24, 2013
July 23, 2013
'On The Show' by Wells Tower
Galley Beggar Press asked me to say a few words about my favourite short story.
On The Show by Wells Tower
Reading-wise I have tendency to immerse myself in certain genres or eras or nationalities for two or three months at a time – London noir crime novels for example, or post-war pursuit thrillers or The Russians – and recently found myself only reading contemporary American short story writers. Donald Ray Pollock, Ron Rash, and Frank Bill were three great new discoveries but the best of the...
July 18, 2013
Some 'Snorri & Frosti' reviews.
"The great blank expanse of white mountains and blue sky is a powerful backdrop to this story. The text, which consists exclusively of dialogue between the brothers, is similar in nature with its clean, spare quality. The writing is for the most part quietly understated, exacerbating both the pathos and the bathos of the relationship between characters..."
- Cuckoo review. The full piece is here.
"Anyone who has ever spent a part of their life in some kind of sheltered solitude will recognise...
July 9, 2013
July 7, 2013
'Snorri & Frosti' on Amazon
You can now buy Snorri & Frosti on Amazon here.
Or from Kobo here.
Or from Galley Beggar Press here.
Here's what the latter have to say about it in their latest newsletter....
'The view from the Galley'
Today’s Singles Club release is Snorri & Frosti by Ben Myers.
“Two old guys shooting the shit – it shouldn’t be brilliant, but it really is. (I once said no one would win my heart with a PDF, and now I’ve been made to look a knob.)” So says Karl Smith from Dazed and Confused ....
