Happy birthday, dear Algernon!
They do the best books!!
They've arrived! New goodies from @swanriverpress.bsky.social .
THE SATYR | Stephen J. Clark
"In the final throes of the Blitz, Austin Osman Spare is the only salvation for Marlene, an artist escaping a traumatic past. Wandering Southwark’s ruins she encounters Paddy Hughes, a fugitive of another kind."
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FOUR SETS LEFT
“Fitz-James O’Brien deserves serious attention for developing some of science fiction’s most familiar tropes—among them microcosmic worlds, invisible monsters, time slips, and robots.” – New York Review of Books
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Yes!
Once again, delighted with the latest publications from @swanriverpress.bsky.social
Brian can also inscribe on request or do a shoddy drawing of a ghost for you. swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/th...
Our new hardback, limited edition of THE BLEEDING HORSE and Other Ghost Stories by Brian J. Showers is signed by the author, John Connolly (forward), Jim Rockhill (intro), and Brian Coldrick (cover artist). Plus the usual extras!
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Thanks for the kind words. Have you read Reggie Oliver's prequel, The Dracula Papers? There were four or five volumes proposed, but he only wrote the first and it was exquisite. Not at all what one might expect from a Dracula prequel, but something a whole lot more! www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...
What a bookdrop, boils & ghouls, exquisite new editions from @remainsmagazine.bsky.social and @swanriverpress.bsky.social have entered the building!
New review of ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES by @helengrantsays.bsky.social :
“Grant’s tales invoke that atmosphere of genius loci, that sense of the uncanny central to the successful weird tale.” – Ghosts & Scholars
Signed, limited hardback available here: swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/at...
Rosetta Stone did kind of a neat cover of "When the Levee Breaks" (which is probably my most thoroughly favourite LZ track).
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Politics, should, fundamentally, be considered a creative pursuit. Its telling that most politicians are imaginatively bankrupt.
I got this set a few months ago for Christmas and it's one of my favourite book sets - the stories themselves are all new to me but as a lover of weird fiction it's been so well laid out and enjoyable to read. The books themselves are gorgeous too, highly recommend!
Michael Dirda wrote that lengthy piece about the set in the New York Review of Books, which brought a bit of attention. It's a worthy project and I had a load of fun working on it. It's almost like an exploration sometimes.
Our limited hardback Fitz-James O'Brien set is in very limited supply now.
You've been warned.
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If you'd like to read more about Grimshaw and her life in the south Pacific, here's an interview with editor Mike Ashley.
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The remarkable and overlooked Irish writer Beatrice Grimshaw: our newest publication, STRANGE SOUTH SEAS, collecting her best fantastical and uncanny tales.
Packing orders right now and nothing how very few people in Ireland have ordered a copy. 🤔
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And if you'd like to pick up a copy of THE BLEEDING HORSE, you can order it here: swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/th...
Currently packing copies of Strange South Seas and The Bleeding Horse.
While you're patiently waiting, here's an old interview with Brian J. Showers about "Old Albert", collected in the forthcoming edition of The Bleeding Horse.
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Deffo summertime!
Tear Garden is superb. I was really impressed with Brown Acid Caveat as well.
I have Too Dark Park on just now, but will put that one on after. I think CFM is where something kinda came together for them? That sound that launched them into VIVIsectVI, maybe through to the end of that first phase?
Speaking of packing books, if you feel like ordering something... give me a bit more work to do.
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I love Doomsday. Had the pleasure of working with Dave McKean for some of our book covers too! A great live album does invigourate familiar tunes. Nothing wrong with Greater Wrong! A new era, a great reboot, not the "old stuff", but artists are allowed to evolve! Those beatz rock. And rock hard.
On a more general note, I've long been enamoured with Skinny Puppy's sonic textures, chaos, and imagination. I frequently spin their albums.
And I love the way cEvin Key widely collaborates. A rare and special talent.
I'd love to know people's favourite album or tracks... and why. Elucidate!
