I’m delighted to announce that The Recollections: Fragments from a Life in Writing by Christopher Published is now on sale! Get your copy right here; you should also be able to purchase the print edition via Waterstones and other booksellers, or the ebook via Amazon, should you so desire.
There have been a couple of early reviews: see a discussion in this video by Steve the Outlaw Bookseller (starts at about 7min), and this write-up by Nicholas Whyte:
“Even those who don’t know Priest’s work will probably enjoy the insights into the creative process that he gives here. For those of us who did know the man and his writing, it’s an essential volume.”
Briardene will be at Iridescence, the 2026 Eastercon this weekend — find us in the dealers’ room, or at the launch for The Recollections on Sunday evening at 19.30 in Sussex, where I’m delighted to say I’ll be joined by Paul Kincaid and Una McCormack for a discussion of the book and of Priest’s life and work. Don’t forget that Paul’s book Colourfields is currently a finalist for the BSFA Awards — the ceremony is immediately before the launch, so if he wins, we’ll probably have something to say about that as well. You can also find Paul on the panel “Industrial Landscapes in SF and Fantasy” at 9am on Saturday morning, and me on a few items across the con (mostly on Sunday). Hope to see you there!
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