Alison Littlewood, author of The Crow Garden and The Hidden People, give us her take on the folklore behind the crow and its influences on The Crow Garden. For Halloween, I thought I’d share some of the folklore and legends about crows that I came across in writing The Crow Garden. There are many stories…
Hi, folks! With FantasyCon only a couple of weeks away, we are thrilled to announce that Jo Fletcher Books and the Horror Writers Association UK Chapter will be co-hosting a signing party at this year’s FantasyCon in Scarborough! Friday 9pm Palm Court Ballroom FantasyCon Join us for a free drink, many…
—which starts right here, at Jo Fletcher Books! Excited? You will be . . . So grab your old wicker picnic basket, cardboard box or plastic bag and fill it with the best picnicky foods you can lay your hands on, then grab a rug, a bottle of vintage champagne,…
The final week of our February give away is here and this week we want to make it up to you that this year there are only 28 days in February. With a whole day less in the year than a leap year we thought we would give you a…
Jo Fletcher Books has concluded a deal for three new Alison Littlewood novels including A Cold Silence: the sequel to Alison’s Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller A Cold Season. What do you want? Whatever your wish, Acheron can grant it . . . for a price. And Ben Cassidy…
We recently asked Alison Littlewood, author of the fantastic The Unquiet House, what was on her Christmas Wish List and e thought we would share the answers with you. First of all, every Christmas list needs a book. There’s always a book, isn’t there? This year, I’m hoping for The…
No tricks, just trreats this Hallowe’en as the greatest names in British Horror gather at Forbidden Planet, London, to sign their terrifying tomes on Saturday, October 25, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm! This may be the biggest Hallowe’en signing ever – a host of talent and a pile of fabulous…
When I’m slaving away over a hot manuscript, I don’t like the constant interruptions of email, so I have come to an agreement with myself (that I keep to at least forty per cent of the time): when I am editing, I check email once an hour. Even that’s a…
This Friday will mark the start of FantasyCon 2014. For those of you who are unaware of what this is, it is the annual convention run by the British Fantasy Society. This year we’ll be in York along with Guests of Honour Kate Elliott, Charlaine Harris, Toby Whithouse and Larry…
Ah . . . the fear and the fun of the book launch! The worrying over whether anyone will turn up or the pub have lost the booking, the sudden terror at the thought of the Q&A session or indeed that no one will have a Q and indeed, I…
