In my last post, I was wondering how my third Porfiry novel A Razor Wrapped in Silk came to be translated into the French as Les Enfants Perdus de l’Empire (The Lost Children of the Empire). I’m indebted to my good friend Nick Primmer for sending me the explanation. His solution is similar to those …
Today sees the publication of the French edition of my third Russian-set crime mystery, which has the English title of A Razor Wrapped in Silk, but is known in France as Les enfants perdus de l’Empire. I just happened to receive six complimentary copies in the post this morning. My thanks to my French publisher, …
Many thanks to Kristen for this lovely review on the We Be Reading site.
It’s always gratifying when a fellow writer says nice things about your work, particularly when it’s a writer you admire. Vanessa Gebbie is the author of two collections of short stories, Words from a Glass Bubble (2008) and Storm Warning (2010), both published by Salt. She is a very fine writer indeed so I have …
It’s well known that writers have to grapple with their demons to produce their best work. But their cats? Two years ago, I gave up my day job to concentrate on writing fulltime. If the impending solitude worried me at all, it was only because I was afraid I might enjoy it too much, like …