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I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jim Rockhill about his new book, A Mind Turned in Upon Itself, published by Swan River Press. Comprising a three-part biography of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and a number of essays examining specific aspects of his work, it’s a wonderful celebration of the life and work of Ireland’s … Continue reading
I had the good fortune to interview Victor Rees recently about his and Iain Sinclair’s assembling of a tribute to the late great Brian Catling: A Mystery of Remnant. The book gathers a number of short stories, an essay, a play and a poem, all of which admirably serve to give readers a flavour of … Continue reading
Swan River Press has just launched a major three-volume collected works of Fitz-James O’Brien. It’s the most complete presentation of O’Brien’s fantastic literature to date, and includes a large array of short stories, poems and one play, along with excellent introductions by John P. Irish that investigate the life and work of the man some … Continue reading
Swan River Press is about to publish Volume VII of it’s original anthology series Uncertainties and I interviewed its editor, Carly Holmes, about the process of pulling together the book, her response to the stories featured, her own work, and uncanny and supernatural fiction in general. You can read the interview here.
I got the chance to interview the excellent Helen Grant about her new collection of short stories called Atmospheric Disturbances, due out from Swan River Press shortly. Her stories deal with a wide range of subjects and ideas, from abandoned Scottish manors and remote islands to petrospheres and Hieronymus Bosch, and we chatted about all … Continue reading
I’ve just interviewed Robert Lloyd Parry about his recently published anthology Friends and Spectres, which gathers a wide range of supernatural tales written by various undergraduates of Cambridge University who were acolytes of M. R. James. We chat about the glory days of Cambridge University and the joys of rediscovering ‘lost’ stories. You can check … Continue reading
In advance of the publication of Lost Estates by Mark Valentine, I’ve interviewed him for the publisher Swan River Press. We chat about folk horror, psychogeography, Charles George Gordon, King John’s lost treasure, Iain Sinclair, Arthur Machen, and lots of other interesting stuff. You can check it out here.
Fiona Mcvie has just interviewed me for her authorinterviews blog. Apart from the subject of writing, we chat about who and what shaped me as a writer and how and where I find inspiration. Also included is the opening scene of a story I’m currently trying to place. I’ll probably upload the interview to this … Continue reading
In advance of Swan River Press‘ launch of Selected Stories by Mark Valentine, I’ve just interviewed the author. We talk about the persistence of human values and vision in the face of vast upheaval, outré heresies and Gnostic myths, and the Central European tradition in fantastic literature amongst other things. I’ll post the full interview on … Continue reading
Following my recent review of Brian J. Showers‘ collection of stories, Old Albert, due soon from Swan River Press, and which illuminates a fictional(?) history of Larkhill, an old schoolhouse building that still exists in Rathmines, Dublin, I’ve just interviewed the author. Amongst other things, we talk about the challenge of seamlessly blending fact and … Continue reading
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