News from Gollancz that’s just arrived in our email:
Gollancz is delighted to announce the acquisition of UK & Commonwealth rights including audio to STRANGE WEATHER, a collection of four creepy and powerful novellas from Joe Hill, bestselling author of THE FIREMAN.
Joe Hill said: “I’m a fan of the slim, heart-punch novel that can be read in a single sitting: On Chesil Beach, Sense of an Ending, Heart of Darkness, Jekyll and Hyde. I wrote two big novels over the last five years, but in between, I’ve been scribbling away at these shorter stories, pushing myself to do more with less. I came up with one about a camera that steals memories, and another about the sky opening up and raining nails; I had a castaway story to tell about a man stranded on a cloud, and a thing to write about America’s endless cycle of mass shootings. I wrote ’em when I could (on planes, on trains, in hotel rooms), and in whatever medium was available (the computer, a notebook, placemats in diners) and I had fun doing it. For readers in the mood for something lean and mean, STRANGE WEATHER will, I hope be found satisfactory. A warning though: the forecast calls for treacherous, stormy days to come.”
Commissioning Editor Marcus Gipps said: “It’s always a thrill to have a new project from Joe, and this collection is remarkable – short punchy narratives that range from the macabre to the beautiful, some with elements of horror, others just taut gripping tales. I had to circulate one, LOADED, to the rest of Orion as soon as I finished the first draft, it was so powerful. Joe’s readers will find much to love here.”
STRANGE WEATHER | Joe Hill | November 2017
Royal £14.99 | Export TPB £12.99 | eBook £14.99
