This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid . If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. In 2007, Lee Harris, Phil Lunt, myself and several others began publishing Hub. It was initially a
This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid . If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. Monica Greatorex has done it all. A journalist, adventurer and public figure,
The Undefeated by Una McCormack
NOTE: This interview was originally published back in September. I’ve bumped it up the schedule here to sit next to the review of Witches of Lychford. The Year of the Novella is officially in full swing. The form has been home to some of the best writing in genre for a while now, with both
Interview: Paul Cornell for Witches of Lychford
A little while ago, Tor announced their new line of novellas. The idea is, frankly, brilliant; a simultaneous e-book, print on demand and audiobook release of a flotilla of new stories from a refreshingly diverse collection of new faces and veterans. Over the course of the last week, they’ve started dropping cover reveals for the
Why You Should Pre-Order Envy Of Angels
The Yorkshire seaside is deceptive. Whitby and Scarborough especially both trade on a combination of old world jollity and modern junk food, promising you a little history, a little sea spray, some chips and maybe the odd vampire. But there’s rich, deep veins of horror beneath the hilly coastal towns. The future washes ashore there
Review: Beside The Seaside Anthology
NOTE: Actual job does not involve exchanging phaser fire with angry 1960s trashcan/antenna hybrids. Also, being a white dude in whatever time period you call home, is not a requirement. SERIOUS NOTE: This post will be changed and modified as more details become available. Convention Season for the year is almost upon us. This year
FantasyCon 14: Come Be A RedJacket
