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Archive for February, 2008
Out Now: ‘Basil Copper a Life in Books’ by Stephen Jones
Posted by Darren on February 29th, 2008 at 18:09
Last Saturday saw the official launch of our bilio-biography of one of the living legends of British horror writing.
In Basil Copper: A Life in Books, horror editor and anthologist extraordinaire Stephen Jones had been granted unprecedented access to Basil Copper's notes and source material, and the result is a truly unique and in-depth study of the author and his works.
The book is in stock and shipping now (pre-order customers may already have received their copies) in two editions:
- Jacketed Hardcover - £25.00 / $50.00 (approx.) signed by Basil Copper and Stephen Jones.
- Hardcover - £15.00 / $30.00 (approx.) unsigned
And a great time was had by all at the launch event; we'll have a write-up for you (complete with photos, courtesy of master-snapper Peter Coleborn) just as soon as we've had chance to gather our notes together...
‘Postscripts’ writers achieve double Stoker Award nomination
Posted by Darren on February 29th, 2008 at 18:08
We're delighted to announce that two pieces of Postscripts-published fiction have been nominated for the Horror Writer Association's prestigious Stoker Awards for 2007.
The two nominated works are:
- 'Almost the Last Story by Almost the Last Man' by Scott Edelman - nominated for superior achievement in long fiction - first published in Postscripts #12
- 'Closet Dreams' by Lisa Tuttle - nominated for superior achievement in short fiction - first published in Postscripts #10
Congratulations to both Scott and Lisa on their nominations, and fingers very firmly crossed for the announcement of the winners, which will happen at the World Horror Convention, over the weekend of March 27th - 30th at the Radisson Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Finished Cover: ‘The Situation’ by Jeff Vandemeer
Posted by Darren on February 26th, 2008 at 17:02
Here's the finalised cover for Jeff VanderMeer's forthcoming chapbook / novelette, The Situation, showing Scott Eagle's fabulous artwork in all its wrap-around glory:
The Situation will be back from the printers round about the third week in March, and will be available in two editions:
- Signed, Jacketed Hardcover, priced £15.00 ($30.00 approx.)
- Hardcover, priced £7.50 ($15.00 approx.)
Zoran Zivkovic’s ‘The Teashop’ picked for ‘Fantasy: Best of the Year 2008′
Posted by Darren on February 26th, 2008 at 15:22
'The Teashop' by Zoran Zivkovic, which features in our 2007 double-novella Twelve Collections and The Teashop, has been picked by Rich Horton for the 2008 edition of his Fantasy: The Best of the Year anthology.
The full line-up for the anthology is featured over on SFSignal.com. Congratulations to Zoran on his achievement!
Jeff VanderMeer podcast interview available from Adventures in Scifi Publishing
Posted by Darren on February 26th, 2008 at 14:47
Jeff VanderMeer, author of our forthcoming chapbook / novelette The Situation has been interviewed by Singularity Audio's Shaun Farrell and Sam Wynns for the latest episode of their Adventures in Scifi Publishing podcast; talking about his work, The Situation, office life and politics.
The show is available as a direct MP3 download from the site, or via iTunes subscription.
Low-stock alert: Deluxe ‘Dandelion Wine’ down to a dozen…
Posted by Darren on February 12th, 2008 at 17:20
Just a quick note to say that, as of this morning, we have only twelve of the Deluxe, two-volume slipcased edition of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine: 50th Anniversary Edition left in stock at PS Towers.
This top-level edition is presented in a two-volume, slipcased set along, which includes Dandelion Wine plus Summer Morning, Summer Night, featuring all of Ray Bradbury's other Greentown, Illinois stories... some of which are previously unpublished.
This deluxe edition - and only this deluxe edition - is also signed by both Ray Bradbury and Stephen King, who has written the introduction. It's priced at £375.00 ($750.00 approx.) and if you'd like to add this particular gem to your collection, you'll need to be quick...
Copies of both the slipcased (£50.00 / $100.00 approx, signed by Ray Bradbury) and standard hardcover (£20.00 / $40.00 approx, unsigned) editions are still in stock as well.
Finished Cover: ‘The Luminous Depths’ by David Herter
Posted by Darren on February 11th, 2008 at 14:14
Vladimir Verano has provided the atmospheric artwork for our forthcoming novella by David Herter, The Luminous Depths, the sequel to his 2006 PS novella, On the Overgrown Path.
Tim Lebbon wins Black Quill plaudit for ‘Discovering Ghosts’
Posted by Darren on February 6th, 2008 at 13:21
Horror fiction webzine Dark Scribe recently announced the results of their inaugural Black Quill Awards.
One of the winners was Tim Lebbon, who took the 'Best Dark Scribble (Editor's Choice)' award for his incredibly powerful and cathartic story, 'Discovering Ghosts', which was first published in Postscripts #10.
Many congrats to Tim!
In Stock and Shipping Now: Bradbury, Clarke & Coney slipcased editions
Posted by Darren on February 6th, 2008 at 8:50
We're happy to confirm that the three slipcased titles that had been delayed recently due to technical hitches are all now in stock and have been shipping from our despatch company over the past week or so to all our pre-order customers.
Just for the record, those three editions are:
- Ray Bradbury - Dandelion Wine, 50th Anniversary Edition - deluxe slipcased hardcover edition with additional volume, Summer Morning, Summer Night, signed by Ray Bradbury and introducer Stephen King, priced £375.00 ($750.00 approx.)
- Michael Coney - Hello Summer, Goodbye and I Remember Pallahaxi - two-volume slipcased hardcover edition, signed by introducers Eric Brown and Brian Aldiss, and cover artist Edward Miller, priced £50.00 ($100.00 approx.)
- Arthur C. Clarke - Tales From the White Hart - slipcased hardcover edition, signed by Sir Arthur C. Clarke and introducer Stephen Baxter, priced £50.00 ($100.00 approx.).
The slipcased hardcover edition of Dandelion Wine is also available, signed by Ray Bradbury, and priced £50.00 ($100.00 approx.)
If you have any questions about your order for one of these three titles, please address them to the enquiries email address. Details are on the Contact page of the Webstore.