Tag: New Weird
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ABSOLUTION by Jeff VanderMeer (BOOK REVIEW)
“There is a crevice in the black sea with a light pouring out. The stranger lives there, peering up at us. Something lives with him close, ... -
THE SECRET LIFE OF INSECTS by Bernardo Esquinca (BOOK REVIEW)
Bernardo Esquinca – The Secret Life Of Insects (2024, translated by James D. Jenkins, illustrations by Luis Pérez Ochando) “Don’t knock liars: they’re great storytellers. In ... -
WISH I WAS HERE by M. John Harrison (BOOK REVIEW)
“Massive amounts of what happens to you will happen via invisible and/or unparsable causal chains. Much of life, you will never know what happened to you ... -
OWLISH by Dorothy Tse, translated by Natascha Bruce (BOOK REVIEW)
Dorothy Tse – Owlish (2020, translated by Natascha Bruce 2023) “He first saw her back, her spine like a giant millipede extending from her coccyx to ... -
JAWBONE by Mónica Ojeda (BOOK REVIEW)
Mónica Ojeda – Jawbone (2017, translated by Sarah Booker 2021, published in the UK by New Ruins 2022) “Monsters have to be taught how to be ... -
FROM BLUE TO BLACK by Joel Lane (BOOK REVIEW)
Joel Lane – From Blue To Black (2000, reissued 2022) “He kissed me fiercely. ‘This place is getting torn apart,’ he said. ‘Tower blocks, expressways. Building ... -
Jonathan’s Most Anticipated Reissues for 2022
Goodness, it’s that time of the year again! As we batten down the hatches and distract ourselves from the outside world by getting excited about the ... -
Interview with Johanna Sinisalo (THE BLOOD OF ANGELS)
Johanna Sinisalo is a pioneer of the Finnish Weird. Her debut novel Not Before Sundown (2000, translated 2003) won the prestigious Finlandia prize in her native ... -
Interview with Paul Di Filippo (THE SUMMER THIEVES)
Paul Di Filippo is an exciting and unique voice in modern speculative fiction. His short story ‘Stone Lives’ was included in the Mirrorshades anthology, making him ... -
Interview with Leena Krohn (TAINARON: MAIL FROM ANOTHER CITY)
Leena Krohn is one of Finland’s most iconic and inventive writers. Her novel Tainaron: Mail From Another City was written in Finnish in 1985, and when ...
