tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post1354620567820770725..comments2023-05-30T07:00:13.707-04:00Comments on Bookphilia.com: 46. Great Short Works of Stephen CraneBookphiliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-24444503861433076032007-10-30T09:02:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:02:00.000-04:002009 for next Mitchell's book?!? That sounds like ...2009 for next Mitchell's book?!? That sounds like a long time to wait... <BR/><BR/>That book must have been a long time in the making... I met him about 3 years ago, just after Cloud Atlas was published in paperback in the UK. He was finishing writing Black Swan Green at the time and he talked about this new project about a Dutch colony on a Japanese island in the 17th century if I remember well. It sounded really good. I met him again later, after the publication of Black Swan Green, but he was a bit more reluctant to reveal anything. He was doing a lot of research for the book and it sounded like an ambitious project so I really can't wait! As far as I know, he does quite a few promo readings in North America. Try and go see him, he's a really, really nice guy and very funny! <BR/><BR/>btw, I'm writing from England. A Frenchman stranded in Yorkshire... <BR/><BR/>Have a great tripe-lationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300155862131187546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-40537545527922546422007-10-22T09:26:00.000-04:002007-10-22T09:26:00.000-04:00Others have recommended Jonathan Strange to me bef...Others have recommended Jonathan Strange to me before so if I run across it while I'm away I'll pick it up - thanks!<BR/><BR/>Last I heard, Mitchell's new book was due out in 2009...I can't wait!<BR/><BR/>Where in Europe are you anyway?Bookphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-3076734698477994052007-10-22T07:38:00.000-04:002007-10-22T07:38:00.000-04:00Hi Colleen, I've just come across your blog post b...Hi Colleen, <BR/>I've just come across your blog post by accident (I have an alert set on David Mitchell to find out when his next novel's out!) and, based on your comments, I could not help but recommend "Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell" by Susanna Clarke. This book turned out to be a great surprise when I read it last summer. The style and story will bring you the satisfaction of a classic Victorian novel and it's clever, and well written, enough to reconcile you with contemporary literary fiction. I can't recommend it highly enough... Although at 1,024 pages you may want to buy it once you actually ARE in Europe if you are going to be travelling towards our side of the pond... <BR/>Happy reading... <BR/>PS: The Woman in White is great too!e-lationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300155862131187546noreply@blogger.com