BOOKISH TAKE launching on YouTube on 1st of March!

So in the last few weeks I’ve been cooking up something very exciting with my fellow Angry Robot author, Caroline Hardaker (Whose intimate dystopian tale, Composite Creatures, comes out in April 2021)!

We have put together a mini-series of YouTube videos called Bookish Take, where we chat about our writing journey, from the initial idea, through the editorial process up to going off on submission and getting published!

See the promo for Bookish Take below and join us on the 1st of March to hear about our experiences and for writing tips and advice!

THE SECOND BELL named one of SFF180’s 31 most anticipated 2021 Fantasy novels!

Illustrated initials from a German fairytale book (1919 edition)

A friend sent me a link to this yesterday!

My debut, The Second Bell, coming out in March 2021 from Angry Robot, has been listed as one of SFF180’s 31 most anticipated Fantasy novels of 2021!

I’m so incredibly chuffed and grateful to be listed alongside Tasha Suri’s The Jasmine Throne (whose books, Empire of Sand, and Realm of Ash, inspired by the Mughal Empire, I absolutely LOVED), as well as some really exciting debuts, The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (a Norse retelling about the wife of Loki), and Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, the first volume of a new fantasy trilogy inspired by the pre-colonial empires of West Africa!

There are many more amazing books on that list, so I link the video below, so you guys can have a look!

Illustrated initials from a German fairytale book (1919 edition)

COVER REVEAL for THE SECOND BELL

The Second Bell Cover

The cover for my book baby is finally out!

It’s a beauty, I know! The team at Angry Robot had a real vision for the cover, and they’ve all been so gracious and patient with my many comments and suggestions and this is the final version, done by their very talented designer, Glen Wilkins! I’m a very happy, very grateful author.

Check out the Tor article and an interview with me here.

The Second Bell comes out March 2021!

Salka has to survive in a world which thinks her a monster. She seeks to explore the possibilities of her striga heart even as her mother is willing to sacrifice all to stop her!