Pester power! I’m delighted to announce that I have been shortlisted for The Guardian’s Not The Booker prize alongside five talented and frankly intimidating writers. This is all thanks to those of you who voted and I really appreciate it. There’s now another round of voting before the winner is announced in October, but weContinue reading “Short and Listing”
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Not The Booker
I’m delighted that I’ve been included in the long list for The Guardian’s Not The Booker prize. The list will be whittled down to a short list of six by public vote. If you fancy helping me out (and I’d really appreciate it if you did) then follow these simple steps. 1. Follow this linkContinue reading “Not The Booker”
Causeway / Cabhsair 5.1
My copy of the new Causeway / Cabhsair issue arrived in the post yesterday and very lovely it is too. Not only is my story Dead Seal Beach included, but I’ve made the cover and been mentioned in the editorial. Needless to say I’m very pleased by this. The new issue also contains haiku by Alan SpenceContinue reading “Causeway / Cabhsair 5.1”
Talk About The Passion
I know, I’ve been a bit quiet recently. Partly I’ve been recovering from (read: trying unsuccessfully to lose weight gained / liver damage sustained on) my book tour but I’ve also been cerebellum deep in research for what will hopefully become novel three (going by published books, not by drafted books – this will beContinue reading “Talk About The Passion”
Review: ‘The Mouse Deer Kingdom’ by Chiew-Siah Tei
Exile and Immigration The Mouse Deer Kingdom Chiew-Siah Tei Picador, RRP £8.99, 374pp Chiew-Siah Tei’s first novel, Little Hut of Leaping Fishes, followed the rise of Chai Mingzhi from small boy to learned Mandarin during the later Qing period (late 19th Century). The book climaxes when the Boxer Rebellion forces Chai, his sister, his niece andContinue reading “Review: ‘The Mouse Deer Kingdom’ by Chiew-Siah Tei”
In The Empty Places
So I’ve been sitting on this piece of news for more than a year but now I can announce it. Along with Lorena Sosa, I am editing a collection of short stories and artwork for the Bantuan Coffee Foundation. As I’ve posted elsewhere on this site, Bantuan was started by my good friend Robert PorterContinue reading “In The Empty Places”
First Press Review
The first press review is in thanks to The Skinny, who have given it four out of five stars, saying “Maloney’s debut is navigated with compassion, humour and grace. Let’s hope that his First Time Solo is not his last.” You can read the full review here.
Eastlit Interview
Graham Lawrence, editor of Eastlit, interviewed me for the July 2014 issue of the magazine. We spoke about my book and the Asian writers that have influenced me. You can read the interview here.
FTS Book Tour
I’ve been meaning to write about the First Time Solo book tour since I got back to Japan a couple of weeks ago but a number of things prevented me from work, through editing a new book (more on which later this week) to not having a computer anymore. Now, however, I have a shinyContinue reading “FTS Book Tour”
Hole – A Short Scottish Thriller
A good friend of mine, Michael Callaghan, has written and directed a short film, a thriller called Hole, starring James Cosmo (Braveheart, Game of Thrones), Daniela Nardini (This Life, Sunshine on Leith) and Stephen MCole (Rushmore, Neds) and is crowd-sourcing funding to complete post-production on the project. He needs £2500 and at the time ofContinue reading “Hole – A Short Scottish Thriller”
Iain Maloney 