The Dark Palace is published on Thursday. It’s my, let’s see now, eighth published novel. So you would think that I would be used to the whole publication experience by now. And in a way, I am. But still, I can’t help being nervous about it all. Especially as, for once, I’m having a book-launch-do-thing. …
My new novel, Summon Up The Blood, is released next month. There is a cover design for it out there on the internet, on the book’s amazon page and on the publisher’s website. But as far as I know, it isn’t quite the correct design. The image was tweaked in a number of subtle ways. …
Looking ahead. Sneak preview of revised cover of Summon Up The Blood. Read More »
It’s possible that every now and then someone stumbles on this blog entirely by accident. Looking for something else – I can’t begin to guess what – you find this. Me. I can only apologise. In all likelihood, you will speed-click back to google. Get the hell out of there! It’s some writer’s blog! If …
Russian travel company, ULKO Tours, has published a blog post about St Petersburg’s literary connections. You know the sort of thing, Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky… and me! I was very flattered to find myself included in such company – even more so to be mentioned in the same paragraph as J.M. Coetzee!
If anyone happens to live near the village of Barton under Needwood in Staffordshire, you might be interested to know I’ll be doing an event on the Book Barge next Thursday. Here are the details. Thursday 25th November: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT WITH R.N. MORRIS 7pm-9pm / entry free Join Faber favourite RN Morris for a …