A bittersweet wake (but aren't they all?)

Further to Gavin and Kelly's post about Bad news about YBFH --yes the YBFH is no more but I'm delighted to announce that I've just been offered a two book deal with Night Shade to edit a Best of the Year in Horror anthology (not titled yet)--for this year and next ( Read more... )

Excerpts from the summary of the year in horror: 2006

The Resurrectionist by Jack O’Connell (Algonquin) is the author’s fifth novel and as his previous ones his lucid prose easily carries the reader into realms of the Gothic and begins with a man taking a job in a very special clinic in the hopes that it can miraculously help his comatose son. A second strand of the story is the adventures of a group ( Read more... )

Several people have asked me to discuss the process, but more I think would like to know the thinking process that goes into my book. I can't speak for other Year's Best editors--we all have our own different ways of working and of course, different tastes ( Read more... )

I have no idea if anyone is aware, but I've been posting a selection of my Year's best reviews on my website under the "Meandering" link for a few years now. Basically, I post the novels I read plus some of the collections and anthologies.

Recently, some of my 2003 reviews went up and my webmaster just posted my 2004 reviews here:

YBFH#18 ( Read more... )