Courttia Newland Bücher

Eine schillernde und provozierende Überlebens-Geschichte aus dem London der 90er Jahre - ein Roman wie ein Rap. Cory und Sean Bradley leben in West-London - ein heißes Pflaster. Sie sind gegensätzlich und dennoch so unzertrennlich wie die beiden Seiten einer Medaille. Sie sind jung, schwarz, attraktiv - und sie sind intelligent genug, um aus dem Kreislauf des Ghettos ausbrechen zu wollen. Sean macht seinem Ruf als der Schüler alle Ehre, denn er arbeitet sehr diszipliniert auf einen Studienplatz hin. Cory dagegen versteht sich auf kleinere Diebstähle, Autoknacken und Drogen-Deals. Jeder der beiden scheint seinen gewählten Weg zu verfolgen - bis Sand ins Getriebe kommt. Eine schillernde und provozierende Geschichte aus dem London der 90er Jahre - ein Roman wie ein Rap.

The collection offers a compelling exploration of West London's black communities, blending elements of traditional horror with contemporary storytelling. It captures the nuances of speech, fashion, and the joys and challenges faced by these communities, addressing themes of racism and exclusion. The stories embrace the dark and grotesque, pushing back against the restrictive boundaries often set for black British literature. An insightful afterword reflects the author's frustrations with mainstream publishing's narrow expectations for black British fiction.

Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing short fiction successfully.PART 1 explores the nature and history of the form, personal reflections by the editors, and help getting started with ideas, planning and research.PART 2 includes tips by leading short story writers, including: Alison Moore, Jane Rogers, Edith Pearlman, David Vann, Anthony Doerr, Vanessa Gebbie, Alexander MacLeod, Adam Thorpe and Elspeth Sandys.PART 3 contains practical advice - from shaping plots and exploring your characters to beating writers' block, rewriting and publishing your stories.

In his sharply crafted, unnerving first collection of speculative fiction shorts, Courttia Newland envisages an alternate future as lived by the African diaspora. Robots driven by all-too-human urges set out to colonise space; Kill Parties roam the streets of a post-apocalyptic world; a matriarchal race of mer creatures depends on inter-breeding with mortals to survive; mysterious seeds appear in cities across the world, growing into the likeness of people in their vicinity. Through transfigured bodies and impossible encounters, Newland brings a sharp, fresh eye to age-old themes of the human capacity for greed, ambition and self-destruction, but ultimately of our strength and resilience.

A monumental speculative fiction story of love, loyalty, politics and conscience set in parallel Londons

An anthology of end-of-the-millennium fiction, capturing the atmosphere of the times from millennium madness to apocalypse culture. Writers such as Jeff Noon, Douglas Coupland, Nicholas Blincoe, Kathy Acker and Poppy Z. Brite have contributed exclusive stories.