One Book Interview #35 – Kevin Kennedy (Author)
Interview #35 holds the record for the quickest turn around to date. Within 12 hours of the author kindly agreeing to be featured on the One Book Interview, I had the answers back. I thought it only...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #36 – Pippa Bailey (Author)
One of the common themes I’m finding in these interviews, is that writers of horror and dark fiction seem to be uncommonly nice. Possibly unexpected given some of the toe-curling, skin-clawing fiction...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #37 – CM Saunders (Author)
The Welshman’s here. Living in exile. Fueled by ghosts from his country’s past. With a writing career that stretches from China all the way back to the Somme. (Via a few lad mags.) Good people of the...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #38 – Paul Flewitt (Author)
A former steelworker turned author who keeps beta-reading demons alongside his kids. Intrigued? You should be. A huge thanks to Author 38 for his thorough answers to my questions. (And The...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #39 – Christina Bergling (Author)
In association with Confessions of a Reviewer, I’m very happy to be able to bring you another interview/ review post-pairing. (Is that even a word?) You can find out what I thought of Author 39’s...
View ArticleA Review of The Rest Will Come by Christina Bergling
Yesterday you had the interview; today you get the book review – Christina Bergling’s novel The Rest Will Come Let’s get the disclaimers out of the way: 1 – I received a free copy of the book. Since...
View ArticleA review of Turner by Karl Drinkwater
Following on from the review of The Rest Will Come earlier this week, here’s one of Turner by Karl Drinkwater. Why two reviews in one week? Purely because I can. The One Book Interview will be back...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #40 – A Birthday
The One Book Interview reaches forty this week. It has a few more aches and pains in the morning than it did when it turned eighteen, but it’s still going strong. To celebrate its 40th birthday,...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #41 – Matt Hickman (Author)
The hangover has cleared after last week’s 40th birthday celebrations, and The One Book Interview is back with what counts – the authors. This week, I’m very happy to have with us a British author...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #42 – Rob Hayes (Author)
After a collection of posts by dark fiction and horror writers, we move sideways, via steampunk, into fantasy and grimdark. Author #41 also gives us the most authentic profile picture to date. (And a...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #43 – Brian Barr (Author)
The One Book Interview train rumbles relentlessly on, and this week we have . . . A speculative fiction author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. A lover of dystopian, Orwell, weird sci fi and the...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #44 – JR Rice (Author)
I read Dracula when I was about fourteen years old. I did it in one sitting because I wanted to know how it ended before I tried to sleep. I have a feeling that if I read author 44’s books, I’d need to...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #45 – Ty Arthur (Author)
Metalhead. Gamer. Author. And now winner of the best answer to question one to date! Good people of the Internet, writing out of Great Falls, Montana – Ty Arthur. Name one book: 1 – everyone should...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #46 – Frank Dorrian (Author)
Other than a love for reading (and a bloody-minded persistence*), there isn’t a particular type of person that writes, no easy pigeon hole for, or set of ingredients that go into making an author....
View ArticleOne Book Interview #47 – David J. West (Author)
Not only does author 47 write books, he is also an award-winning poet. And he collects swords. (Isn’t there an expression about the pen being mightier than the . . . can’t remember . . . it’s on the...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #48 – A.M. Justice (Author)
I’m flattered to have another award winning author on the One Book Interview this week. As well as writing, author 48 also describes herself as a diver, stargazer and once and future dancer with more...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #49 – Jesse Teller (Author)
A lover of dark fantasy. A rule-breaker. A writer. But who better to introduce Author #49 than Author #49 himself. “All my work is about hope. There are virtues in this world worth fighting for, things...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #50 – David Hambling (Author)
The One Book Interview hits its half-century this week and we have a great set of answers to celebrate. (There may be a moderate amount of alcohol consumed sensibly later too.) Author #50 is an author...
View ArticleA Review of Fitful Head by CJ Harter
We’re going to take time out from the One Book Interview this week for another review. I’ve done a couple of these in the past (Turner, The Rest Will Come, Hell Cat of the Holt and A Life Removed) and...
View ArticleOne Book Interview #51 – Andy Peloquin (Author)
“Fantasy transcends age, gender, religion, race, or lifestyle.” As the One Book Interview moves into its second half century, we’re lucky enough to have another award winning writer with us. “It is our...
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