Mark Charan Newton

I’m on holiday for a week, in the middle of nowhere, Scotland. In a small cottage, with my girlfriend, a log fire, and some books. This means I am away from the Internets – but you’re all big and strong now, and I know you can cope without me. Anyway, I’m at the end of [...]

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Hot off the press: Volker Busch at VGS Egmont has acquired German rights in two fantasy novels by Mark Charan Newton from Jon Mitchell, Rights Manager at Pan Macmillan. Julie Crisp acquired World rights in the books from agent John Jarrold. The books will be published on Egmont’s ‘Lyx’ imprint. Other authors on the Lyx [...]

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A quick reminder that I’ll be in London at Goldsboro Books, signing limited edition numbered copies of City of Ruin, from 2pm this Saturday (19th June). The store details are: 7 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Tel/Fax: 020 7497 9230. Swing by and say hello – it promises to be much more relaxed than the [...]

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A very quick report on Alt.Fiction. A couple of hundred people gathered in Derby’s QUAD for one day of genre action, and this was not a leisurely convention by any means – the authors were worked very hard. The good: this was the best Alt.Fiction to date. The bad: well, still essentially a good thing – for [...]

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This arrived today, a lovely bottle of Laphroaig Quarter Cask, in celebration of publication, courtesy of the lovely Team Tor. How nice! None of this champagne nonsense – Julie Crisp is all about the hard stuff. And now to business. Do you fancy getting your hands on a SIGNED ARC of the US edition of Nights [...]

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Just a quick heads-up: I’ll be at the charming Goldsboro Books signing limited edition numbered copies of City of Ruin, from 2pm on Saturday 19th June. These are the only special editions there will be, so if you’re an ebay legend, then this is the time to get a copy. The Goldsboro store details are: [...]

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(The title is a Led Zeppelin reference, for you un-rock-savvy kids.) Firstly, Nights of Villjamur, the US edition, has been printed – so dear Americans: the British invasion will now begin in earnest. Behold the blue and white prettiness. Next up, there’s an interview with me online at the mighty Speculative Horizons, in which I [...]

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They finally arrived, City of Ruin and the new UK paperback of Nights of Villjamur. People have been saying, on Twitter, how pretty the artwork is on the new hardcover, and I certainly agree – also, it’s nice to see a gay albino on covers these days, isn’t it? Behold the greatness of Tor UK: [...]

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It is a balmy summer’s evening and a crowd is gathering. China Miéville, Adam Nevill, myself, publicists and organisers, all head into Forbidden Planet and down the stairs, preparing ourselves for the signing. China Miéville: I feel like there should be some kind of grand music on our arrival. Me: What, like the kind of [...]

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Just a quick update. Today I received an email from Julie, Queen of Tor UK, telling me that I can go public with this: The paperback of Nights of Villjamur has been chosen as Waterstone’s SFF Bookseller’s Choice for the month of June. This is fantastic news, because it means the book will be displayed [...]

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This weekend, the postman brought me this: Here is a photo of my story, “Devil’s Arcade” (which I’m delighted is the final one in the collection): And here it is, safely in its case: This is Darkness on the Edge, from renowned small press PS Publishing. Creativity is something like magic. One form might feed [...]

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Hot off the press: Three huge talents; one signing event – FORBIDDEN PLANET are delighted to be hosting a triple signing with China Miéville, Adam Nevill and Mark Charan Newton on Thursday 20th May at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8JR… Two weeks in advance of publication date, CITY OF RUIN [...]

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