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August 24, 2023

The Spectator Explore The Could, Should, Would and Might Haves in Bridge

Stuart Kelly at The Spectator wrote a fantastic review on Bridge. He writes about the sci-fi body swapping and enjoys some of the fun imagery in my new book. Kelly calls it a fun but serious novel. As always readers be wary that there are some big spoilers in most reviews of Bridge but as [...]

August 15, 2023

Tor Call Bridge A Powerful Exploration Of Grief, Loss, Love and Chance

Amazing words from Mahvesh Murad at Tor.com about Bridge! A brilliant synopsis of the book (readers beware there are spoilers!). Murad delves deeper into the human experience and the nature of grief and love as overarching themes in Bridge. Again beyond grateful - thank you for the words, immensely happy Bridge is being enjoyed in [...]

August 14, 2023

Bridge Has Wormed Her Way Into SFX

Incredibly grateful to have Nic Clarke at SFX dub Bridge "gripping, thought-provoking and affecting exploration of means, ends and multiple lives" and giving it a full five stars. You can find the full review in the September 2023 Issue of SFX or via the link at the end of this post. Image by @paulgtremblay via [...]

August 10, 2023

New Scientist Pick Bridge As One Of Their Favourite Sci-Fi Books Of August

Bridge is listed on New Scientist alongside some very awesome picks of newly published sci-fi and speculative horror in August. Very grateful for the lovely words and inclusion of my latest novel from culture editor Alison Flood. There are some very exciting new reads in Flood's picks. Image by Alamy Stock Vector via New Scientist [...]

August 9, 2023

NYT Reviews My Trippy New Novel Bridge

What an incredible review of Bridge! Had to laugh at such a brilliant headline "So Your Mother Is Hiding in the Multiverse? Then Here, Eat This." and I absolutely loved Hogarth's synopsis of the book and spot on description of Amber! Thank you so much Ainslie Hogarth and the New York Times for such a [...]

August 3, 2023

Bridge Included In BookBub’s Most Highly Anticipated SF

Thank you so much BookBub for recommending my new book Bridge in your this summers' most anticipated SF reading titles! Bridge is due out on August 8th in the US, August 17th in the UK and in September for SA readers. Image by Cait Pickens @caitsbooknook via IG "thoughtful, elegant writing alongside cutting-edge speculative storytelling" [...]

July 24, 2023

Talking African Futurism And Fantasy This Saturday With Bridge Books SA

This Saturday the 29th of July at 14:30-15:30 SAST I'll be joining authors Shanice Ndlovu, Tanya Junghans and Mohale Mashigo virtually to talk everything Fantasy and Futurism in South African fiction. Get your tickets here. In Bridge Books' words: "The authors on our panel merge distinctly African themes, ideas, and backdrops with the genres of [...]

July 13, 2023

See You At Readercon In Boston This Week

I'm in Boston for my first in-person US event since 2017! Here's my line-up of cool things, talks, panels, and a reading from my brand new novel, BRIDGE (out Aug 8th). If you're at Readercon, please say hi! There are still tickets available for the Event, you can get your tickets here. In Readercon's words, [...]