Paul BurstonMay 5, 20191 minNewcastle NoirYesterday I took part in my first panel event for The Closer I Get. It was at Newcastle Noir, chaired by ‘Dr Noir’ Jacky Collins, with...
review by Paul BurstonNov 6, 20182 minGood SamaritansWill Carver has a very dark mind. His latest novel is about a group of sad, lonely, damaged characters whose lives converge in ways that...
review by Paul BurstonOct 29, 20181 minStone MothersHow do you follow the success of a book like ‘He Said/She Said’? For Erin Kelly, the answer is - with a book about a sinister Victorian...
Paul BurstonOct 15, 20182 minNew book dealI promised you I had some exciting news. Finally, here it is! Press Release Orenda Books signs Paul Burston’s “disturbingly relevant...
Paul BurstonOct 14, 20181 minPolari First Book Prize 2018In 2007, when I created Polari literary salon, there wasn’t all this talk of diversity in publishing we hear today. In 2011, when I...