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The Harrowing

The Harrowing: the finished article

By James Aitcheson On 21 June 2016

Those of you reading this who follow me on Facebook and Twitter will most likely have already seen the pictures that I posted recently of the finished hardback edition of The Harrowing, which will very soon be published by Heron Books.

For those who haven’t glimpsed it yet,

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Adventures in podcasting

By James Aitcheson On 23 May 2016

Always eager to find new ways to connect with my readers, this week I’m launching my official podcast channel on SoundCloud. In my first podcast I talk about my new novel The Harrowing, which is due to be published in the UK in July (Heron, £16.99).

In the coming weeks and months

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The Harrowing

The Harrowing: a first glimpse

By James Aitcheson On 29 April 2016

The first printed copies of The Harrowing arrived in the post recently, courtesy of my excellent publisher Heron Books, to my immense delight. But this isn’t the finished edition of the book; these are what are known as bound proofs, also sometimes called advance review (or reading) copies (ARCs).

The bound proof is

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The Harrowing

Coming soon: The Harrowing

By James Aitcheson On 12 April 2016

Regular visitors to this website can’t fail to have noticed the very large and eye-catching announcement on the home page – my long-awaited fourth novel, The Harrowing, is due to be published on 7 July!

It’ll be available in hardcover and as an ebook, courtesy of my wonderful new publisher Heron Books, an

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Huddersfield New College - World Book Day 2016

World Book Day 2016

By James Aitcheson On 29 March 2016

Earlier this month I was thrilled to be invited back to Huddersfield New College in West Yorkshire for a second year in a row to give an event as part of their celebrations for World Book Day, which fell this year on Thursday 3 March.

As last year, I not only gave a talk

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Ve znamení meče

Ve znamení meče

By James Aitcheson On 22 March 2016

Look what arrived, all the way from Prague! Copies of Ve znamení meče, the Czech translation of Sworn Sword, which was published last month by Vyšehrad.

Translated by Petra Pachlová, the novel is available in what I think (and I hope you’ll agree) is a beautifully presented small-format hardcover, and it can be yours for

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