December 19, 2011
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Posted by Peter Crowther.
December 9, 2011
Yeah, so I’m sitting in my office thinking
about starting the day, first cup of coffee in hand, when I get this note from
Zoran Zivkovic.
Now, Zoran’s a lovely fellow—a ‘stand-up’
guy, as our American chums might say—and he’s a truly remarkable writer.
However, the simple fact is that, here at PS, we’ve found it difficult to make
his books the staples of British readers’ bedside tables the way they should
be. But, what the heck, it’s not written anywhere that quali... Continue reading...
Posted by Pete Crowther.
November 3, 2011
If anybody ever asks me about the power of a book-jacket then I'll tell 'em this: it works with me . . . and I mean Big Style. I was in the the wonderful Hockney Galleries at Salt's Mill in Saltaire (and if you're ever stumped about where to spend a long weekend or even a whole damn week, then this is the place for you . . . and I mean that), checking out the bookroom, and I came away with seven titles, most of which I knew diddly about. The thing was, I fell in love with the covers . . . and... Continue reading...
Posted by Peter Crowther.
November 3, 2011
Today finds me settling down to work after the busy life of personal appearances and book-signings. Good fun and great to speak with fans of my work from Hull, Leeds, Ilkley and Manchester (more to come). The Leeds gig (Waterstones, Albion Street) was particularly noteworthy.
When Nicky and I came out of one of the cross streets into Albion, I was rather surprised to see throngs of people—and I mean THRONGS . . . like, hundreds!—standing in line and facing up the street in the general d... Continue reading...
Posted by Peter Crowther.
October 27, 2011
I’ve been reading a lot of comics of late . . . mainly the reprint stuff, because that’s where my heart lies. After all, the true Golden Age of comics is 12 . . . which puts my interest around 1961/2, when the infamous Comics Code effectively brought in by Dr. Frederic Wertham’s Seduction of the Innocent was well underway (having kicked off in 1954/55) and the comics themselves were fairly pale versions of what they once were. So I’ve been slavishly buying DC’s Archive series (which... Continue reading...
Posted by Peter Crowther.
October 17, 2011
Yesterday's personal appearance at the Hull branch of Waterstones went wonderfully well. Waterstone's finest—in the form of Lisa and Jasmine (plus Peter and store manager Lee)—looked after me brilliantly. I had a thoroughly enjoyable time buttonholing any customer who stopped to check the shelves in either the SF, Dark Fantasy or Horror sections and introducing them to DARKNESS FALLING. The result was that we sold out the eighteen copies remaining from some earlier-in-the-week activity in... Continue reading...
Posted by Peter Crowther.
September 29, 2011
Here are the dates so far on the 2011 Darkness Falling signing tour. I'm going
to watch out to see if anyone attends more than one gig . . . kind of like
Deadheads back in the day. (Following the Grateful Dead was a little difficult
for a teenager in Yorkshire but I did follow a band called The Alan Bown—fronted by the excellent Jess Roden—all over the place. Anyway, I digress.)
- Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London—Monday 3 October,
6 pm through to 7 pm
- The Ilkley Literat...
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Posted by Michael Smith.
September 27, 2011
Today's the day in the US when DARKNESS FALLING goes on sale. Let me know what you think. Meanwhile, I just heard that, here in the UK, it's already gone to reprint pre-publication—all I can say is thank goodness for large families!) Here's an early review http://booksforbears.blogspot.com/2011/09/darkness-falling-by-peter-crowther.html Check it out (oh, and Tiffany? Virgil says 'Hi'). And if you're going to be at FantasyCon this coming weekend then come say hello. Those lovely folks at An... Continue reading...
Posted by Peter Crowther. Posted In : Darkness Falling
September 22, 2011
Following FantasyCon and the launch of Darkness Falling, I am looking forward to the book signings at Waterstones up and down the country. There are half a dozen or so already organised and more coming online but the first will be in Hull on Saturday 15th October at 1pm. Continue reading...
Posted by Peter Crowther. Posted In : Personal Appearances
September 22, 2011
On Saturday 1st October at FantasyCon in Brighton, England, Angry Robot will be
launching my new apocalyptic novel, Darkness Falling.
Angry Robot have decided to create a limited edition hardback
of this novel – only 100 are being printed for sale, and at just £20 it’s a real bargain, too!
I will be at the FantasyCon launch to sign your copy, as will cover artist Vincent Chong. Continue reading...
Posted by Peter Crowther. Posted In : Personal Appearances
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