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Guest blog - Corvus author Nick Alexander
By Becci
21 Feb 2012 - 14:40
Nick Alexander on The Case of the Missing Boyfriend  (out 1st March 2012)
 
The idea for The Case of the Missing Boyfriend first came to me whilst on a train journey from Manchester to London. The wrong kind of leaves had fallen on the rails and our ultra rapid Virgin Pendolino train was proving to be anything but ultra rapid.
My best friend Rosemary finished the novel she had been reading and flipped it closed with a sigh. “It was supposed to last the whole journey,” she said. “Now I’m out of reading...
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Barking at the Moon
By Becci
17 Feb 2012 - 10:58

Lovely author Frauke Scheunemann was in town this week over from Germany to launch the publication of Puppy Love. We were delighted to welcome her here, where we were able to raise a glass, eat too much cake and get into a huge debate about whether or not Mr Beck the cat steals the show in this book.

And last night she was interviewed BBC London's Barking at the Moon show, where lovers of all things dogs could coo over this hilarious and heartwarming book. Listen to the show here. You can hear Frauke at 45 minutes in, and at 1hr20 the wonderful Susan Orlean is on, author of Rin Tin Tin also published by Atlantic Books. We're barking mad this month...

 

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Hot off the press - new books from Corvus published this week
By Becci
06 Feb 2012 - 12:43

Dog lovers out there simply have to meet Hercules - the star of our new novel Puppy Love by Frauke Scheunemann which we published on the 1st February. A huge international bestseller in Europe, it's an irresistible read.

We're also delighted to publish When Hoopoes Go To Heaven by Gaile Parkin - the author of Baking Cakes in Kigali. Read early coverage on the For Books Sake blog.

A very different book out next...

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Twitter giveaway - win Michael Ridpath's 66 North
By Becci
01 Feb 2012 - 10:45

Today is 1st February and publication day of Michael Ridpath's 66 NORTH. To celebrate, we're giving away 5 copies of of the book on twitter - for a chance to win make sure you're following @CorvusBooks and send us a tweet!

66 NORTH is book two in bestselling author Michael Ridpath's Fire and Ice series, following on from Where the Shadows Lie.

'Michael...

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Chris Beckett launch party
By Becci
27 Jan 2012 - 12:57

Last night we corvids were celebrating Chris Beckett's Dark Eden with a launch party at Heffers bookshop in his home town of Cambridge. A wonderful night was had by all and many copies of the book signed by Chris.

The book has been very well recieved in both the press and on the blogosphere with everyone from the Guardian to A.N Wilson singing its praises. This morning we awake to find an incredible Daily Mail review 'Human plight and alien planet are both superbly evoked in a captivating and haunting book'

This adds to

'A classic theme, beautifully told' Sunday Telegraph

'A superior piece of theologically nuanced science fiction...

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2012 - A fresh start and exciting times ahead for Corvus...
By Becci
12 Jan 2012 - 13:29

We're all a bit of a flutter here in the crow's nest as our new editorial teamates have arrived!

As of this week, Sara O'Keeffe is our new Editorial Director - and she's already made her first acquisition! (More on that soon...) She's joined by Maddie West as Editor, and they're abuzz with ideas of how to take our wonderful books to the next level. I for one can't wait!

 

January brings us more good news with great reviews for Chris Beckett's new novel Dark Eden - 'Dazzlingly inventive, superbly well written and packed with ideas' from none other than A.N Wilson in this week's Reader's Digest. It...

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What to look forward to, in 2012 from Corvus
By Becci
20 Dec 2011 - 11:29

Where to start? You've all seen the catalogue, but here's some picks to look forward to in spring, and something to suit everyone's tastes.

 

January - Karl Marlantes' WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO TO WAR

 

‘Karl Marlantes has written a staggeringly beautiful book on combat - what it feels like, what the consequences are and above all, what society must do to understand it. In my eyes he has become the preeminent literary voice on war of our generation. He is a natural storyteller and a deeply profound thinker who not only illuminates war for civilians, but also offers a...

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The Killing Way blog tour
By Becci
20 Dec 2011 - 10:24
In November we corvids were delighted to launch Anthony Hays in the UK with the first in his series, THE KILLING WAY. Many thanks to those who took part in our biggest ever blog tour, here are some highlights and what they thought of the book;
 
‘The Killing Way is well written, cleverly plotted, and a thoroughly entertaining read… I was engrossed from start to finish. It demonstrates that a talented author can ensure an old-fashioned mystery can succeed, even in a world of CSI and procedural investigations.’
 
‘This is a murder mystery novel, pure and simple… and extremely well executed.’...
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'Give yourself to The Weird!'
By Becci
20 Dec 2011 - 10:37

Rave reviews for The Weird this winter;

‘An anthology of writing so powerful it will leave your reality utterly shredded… Give yourself to the weird! Hurl your puny mortal body through the portal the VanderMeers have opened for you, join your lord the Miéville on the other side, give your heart and soul to the saints that stand at his feet, to the mad prophets that have prepared you for his coming. Open the pages of the new gospel of The Weird.’Guardian.co.uk

The definitive collection of weird fiction...

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'A masterpiece about oceanography, piracy, the container shipping industry, airships, India, weather and toxic waste'
By Nic
29 Nov 2011 - 10:02

Need we say more?

From Tom Morton's pick of the year in The Sunday Herald.

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