Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 25th, 2012
Here’s the finished cover art for my Swedish novel, Amatka, planned for publication in September. The artist is Lisa Sjöblom, who used ink, acrylic and water colors on a combination of different grains. Lisa also designed the cover for my short story collection in 2010. Lisa has a unique style and an amazing ability to [...]
Igår var det släppfest för Jenny Milewskis debutroman Skalpelldansen. Jag är igenom första tredjedelen, och det är verkligen inte någon vanlig splatterhistoria – jag läser den också som en metakommentar på skräckgenren, skrivprocessen och kultursfären. Intertextualitet är det rätta ordet, tror jag. Dessutom med en njutbart slipad och glasklar prosa som blir helt obarmhärtig när [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2012
I’ve been working with edits on Amatka and Jagannath simultaneously during late winter and spring. Obviously it’s a lot of fun, as I’m about to see these books in print – but suffering from end-of-process fatigue on two fronts, not so much. Thankfully, I’m in the hands of excellent editors. Ann and Jeff Vandermeer over [...]
Posted in English on Apr 5th, 2012
Ann VanderMeer, former editor of Weird Tales and co-editor of seminal anthologies such as The Weird and Steampunk, is putting together a new anthology that will take the genre into the future: Steampunk Revolution. The mission statement: This anthology is the next logical step, the evolution of this thought-provoking and still wildly popular genre. We’re [...]