ARC unboxing for SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW! I can't tell you what a dream come true it is to see the story of my heart looking so much like a real book.
If you live in the UK you can request physical ARCs via the link in my bio. You can also contact me or Titan Books via social media. eARCs will go up on Netgalley and I will post links when it is available.
Got the author proof copies of my debut novel in the mail this week! Love the cover so much and can’t wait to share this book with everyone! More information at KirtleyBooks.com for The White Knight and The Street Rat!
I haven’t done an unboxing on my blog for a hot minute! As per norm with any form of unboxing this does include spoilers for June’s YA box, so if you don’t want to see more then close your eyes and keep scrolling!
This months theme was ‘From The Depth’, pretty self explanatory, everything is very sea themed! It’s a nice box, not the best, not the worst, but alas that’s always going to be a…
Thanks to a reader query, and Ingram Spark removing upload fees, I decided to create a paperback version of Cogs and Conspiracies short story collection. (It was cost prohibitive before.)
So… I formatted the cover as paperback wrap
I formatted Cogs and Conspiracies paperback internals. Uploaded all files to Ingram Spark, and ordered proof print copy.
It arrived today! Squee.
Cogs and Conspiracies will be available in paperback from 24th June, 2023. I’ll be taking pre-orders at Adelaide Oz Comic Con (price includes Post within Australia) and via my online shop from 3rd June.
Patrons got first look at the unboxing video. And now it’s your turn.
A massive thrifted book haul that I've been waiting on since a week was delivered yesterday. I'm so excited for all of them. I've never read any Hilary Mantel before, so I decided to start with 'Fludd' and 'The Giant O'Brien' on the advice of @footnotes.and.tangents in one of his stories on Instagram. A couple of Joanne Harris' darker tales that I nabbed for a ridiculously low price; Michael Faber's 'The Crimson Petal and the White'- another writer who's completely new to me, but I read a review somewhere about the lyrical writing in this book, and I wanted to give that a try.
I picked up another Ruskin Bond! I've been reading 'Maharani', and though the story is very droll and enjoyable, the parts where he writes about nature and the mountains rise above the rest, if that makes sense. I want to read more nature writing by him. Also, I want to see my country through his eyes. 'Rain in the Mountains' is a collection of essays and poems, I believe. It sounds very much like something I'd love.
The Thomas Wharton is a bit of a roundabout tale. I went searching for 'Icefields' but it was nowhere to be found. I happened upon 'Salamander' however, and the premise really intrigued me. I have my fingers crossed for this one.
I heard wonderful things about 'Feel Free', Zadie Smith's essay collection, and it was available at a steal, so of course into the pile it went, and came to live with me.
The last is a little novella, around 70 pages long, from the Faber Stories collection. It's Robert Aickman's 'The Inner Room'. It sounds spooky and gothic and that's so perfect for me. I'll start with this one as soon as I finish up my current reads.
I love seeing sunlight fall on my bookshelf. It's one of those little things that makes me happy.