Monthly Archives: August 2020

“Dreaming the Wolf” – An Interview with Author Douglas Smith

Posted on August 15, 2020 by J P Catton

In this blog post Excalibur Books interviews one of the authors with a story in the forthcoming Excalibur 2020 anthology, Douglas Smith. He’s a multi-award-winning Canadian author described by Library Journal as “one of Canada’s most original writers of speculative … Continue reading →

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Summer Steals – for August 2020!

Posted on August 11, 2020 by J P Catton

NEWS from the House of Excalibur!  We are delighted to announce … “Machineries of Chaos”, the follow-up to “Engines of Night” in the “Dimensions Unknown” series by J P Catton, will be released on Aug 20th at the special launch … Continue reading →

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Zenna Henderson – A Woman of “The People”

Posted on August 11, 2020 by J P Catton

During research for the next Excalibur Books release, I recently came across the name of Zenna Henderson as the author of “Ararat”, a story I read many years ago. The more I read about her, the more I became intrigued … Continue reading →

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