from the Overlook Press blog: Early Praise for Edward Carey’s HEAP HOUSE Edward Carey’s HEAP HOUSE, Book One in the Iremonger Triology, has been selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the “Big Indie Sleepers of Fall 2014.” Heap House will be published on October 16, and has already received widespread praise. *** “Set in 1875,… Read more »
September 2014
The Metamorphosis Project at the Menier Gallery in London
I’m really delighted to be a part of this exhibition in London, sorry not to have been able to attend. It’ll be in Oxford too later in the year.
Remembering the old Foyles Bookstore
Today I’m on Foyles’ blog talking about how Foyles used to be in the days of Christina Foyle. How it was (a very, very strange place): And how it is now (extremely pleasant): http://www.foyles.co.uk/Public/Biblio/Detail.aspx?blogId=1282 …
Philip Ardagh, his beard, some birth objects and Edinburgh.
At Edinburgh the very great Philip Ardagh introduced me and quizzed me about Heap House and Foulsham. Philip was incredibly generous and supportive, he is the most wonderful fellow, with a very fine beard. I love his books too, especially the Eddie Dickens Trilogy. I brought some birth objects with me to give away, each… Read more »
HEARING THE VOICE AT THE INTERNATIONAL EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL
At the Edinburgh Book Festival I was on a panel with the brilliant writers Nathan Filer and Matthew Quick. Their two extraordinary novels, Nathan’s THE SHOCK OF THE FALL and Matthew’s THE GOOD LUCK OF RIGHT NOW deal very directly with voices in the head. It was an enormous privilege hearing them talk and being… Read more »