Wow, my Greensmith cover is just so beautiful that I’m going to stare at it some more: Please feel welcome to stare at it too, particularly since the original publishing date has now, very wisely, been delayed until October. Please hold on to whatever thoughts/plans you had about it and we’ll reconvene with that cover… Continue reading Holding hexagonal patterns
Yesterday a collection of short stories went on sale as an e-book, with all the proceeds to go to the NHS, and today it’s sitting at the top of Amazon’s charts. I put that down to two things: the incredible generosity and empathy of readers, and the sheer amazingness of talent put together in one… Continue reading Collecting
Wait! Actually I can mention the inn. Here are all the details: Solaris are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley, a new and thoughtful speculative fiction novel set in the English moorlands. Skyward Inn will be published in spring 2021. Editor David Thomas Moore acquired World English rights in Whiteley’s new novel… Continue reading Don’t mention the inn
Ending what’s been a hugely exciting week for me for reasons I’m mainly not allowed to talk about yet* (but one of which was that it was my birthday and I received a huge pile of new books to read – I love book-heavy birthdays) is the publication of a short story of mine on… Continue reading Spoils for grabs
I love my Titan covers, and this new one is no exception: Here’s the blurb: The new collection of humane, beautiful and disarming short stories from the award-winning author of The Beauty, Clarke Award nominee The Loosening Skin and The Arrival of Missives, Aliya Whiteley. In 16 stories Whiteley deftly unpeels the strangeness of everyday life through beguiling gardens,… Continue reading Heavy necking
Prepare to have your eyes dazzled; it’s the cover of my new novel – You can read a bit about the book and my feelings about the magnificent cover (which sort of gives away how I feel about it really) over at Fantasy Hive. Great big thanks to Sam Chivers for the perfect image… Continue reading Cover that Greensmith
This is such a great idea – illustrator Marta Oliehoek-Samitowska has interviewed a selection of horror authors about their favourite horror films and then drawn their portraits. Eye portraits, in extreme close-up, which shows her vast skill, but also feels a bit unnerving, like staring into some very dark places. Having said that, all the… Continue reading Horrific Eyes
