I will be touring the UK with five great writers in the weeks before Halloween to read from our new collection of spooky short stories, Modern Gothic, published by Fly on the Wall press, winner of The Bookseller’s Small Press of the Year (North) award.

This is the book

This is the blurb

“Embark on a chilling journey through nightmarish tales that will captivate the ghoulish modern reader. Encounter landlords with sinister requests, ethereal housemates, and a glass-encased jungle built by an eccentric father. These gothic stories blur the lines between dreams and reality, weaving a tapestry of macabre encounters and festering secrets.”

The book is very, very cool and is available to order here.

These are the event dates and places

From the book, I’ll be reading from my Victorian eco-horror story ‘A glass house for Esther’ at the amazing locations below:

Manchester | Blackwell’s Bookshop | Fri 11 October, 6:30pm

Liverpool | Bluecoat Arts Centre | Wed 23 October, 6pm

Birmingham | Voce Books | Thu 24 October, 7pm

Online launch and reading | Mon 28 October, 6:15pm

Newcastle | Lit and Phil | Wed 30 October, 7pm

This is the door policy for events

Ghosts welcome

This is a review