Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Two Literary Notices
Firstly, as of 12 August, sales of my book Beelzebub have reached double figures. While not exactly J K Rowling territory, this is at least one figure more than I ever hoped for. Thanks to all who bought, especially if you bought it to read rather than to prop up a table with one short leg or line a budgie cage or something.
Secondly, an article of mine on Robert Aickman's story "Niemandswasser" has been published in a new journal edited by S T Joshi, Studies in the Fantastic. The first issue also includes short fiction, poetry, an overview by Joshi of the correspondence between H P Lovecraft and Robert E Howard, and a very interesting piece on attitudes to cosmopolitanism as reflected in works such as Wuthering Heights, Le Fanu's "Green Tea", and Stoker's Dracula. Avoid procrastination and throng to the checkout now.
Secondly, an article of mine on Robert Aickman's story "Niemandswasser" has been published in a new journal edited by S T Joshi, Studies in the Fantastic. The first issue also includes short fiction, poetry, an overview by Joshi of the correspondence between H P Lovecraft and Robert E Howard, and a very interesting piece on attitudes to cosmopolitanism as reflected in works such as Wuthering Heights, Le Fanu's "Green Tea", and Stoker's Dracula. Avoid procrastination and throng to the checkout now.
