We’re excited and delighted to announce that we’ll be publishing Kirkland Ciccone’s 4th Young Adult novel next year. Hoorah! It’s titled Glowglass, and although it’s not out until May, a few lucky people will get a sneak preview. (More about that in the coming weeks.) There’s lots about all of Kirkland’s books over on his…
It’s a standing joke at Strident HQ that if there’s something mad in one of Kirkland Ciccone‘s ‘mondo weirdo’ YA novels you can bet your life it will pop up in real life. There’s an Elvis impersonator in the brilliant Endless Empress. He’s…dangerous. And as we were editing the book this BBC report popped up. An…
DO NOT ADJUST YOUR COMPUTER. It’s only one of Kirkland Ciccone’s shirts. (You may, however, need to wear your sunglasses. Even Kirkland needed to.) Yes, the man who invented the ‘mondo weirdo YA’ genre has been interviewed again. This time by Christina Banach. It’s an insightful and amusing piece. So sit back, learn and laugh.
Oh no she doesn’t! Oh yes she does! (Well, it’s that time of year, isn’t it.) And good on Amy. We love it too. We’re talking book blogger Amy Powis here. She’s listed North of Porter by The Master of Oddness, Kirkland Ciccone, in her Top 10 reads of 2015. Kirkland and Porter are up…
That’s Kirkland Ciccone‘s response to this great Bookwitch review of his new YA novel North of Porter. Has the Bookwitch got Kirkland sussed? For, like her, we’ve seen Kirkland carrying just the sort of D&G bag that protagonist Porter Minter cherishes. Though we haven’t seen Kirkland doing so since he finished writing the book. Was he merely…
Everything’s going to be alright. Oh sorry, we’ve come over all Rod Stewart. No, tonight sees the launch of Kirkland Ciccone’s North of Porter at Waterstones in Glasgow’s Argyle St from 6.30-7.45pm. It’ll be a lot better than getting soaked at a firework display. We look forward to seeing many of you there. (Rod, you’re welcome too…
Kirkland Ciccone had a big cover reveal at 1200 today for his forthcoming 3rd novel, North of Porter. We thought we’d join in. If you’re reading this, you’ve already seen it. A belated ‘Tada!’ to you. It’s less than a month now until the book itself makes an appearance. (Oooh.) And exactly 32 days and nights until…
Kirkland Ciccone will be running an Advanced Higher Creative Writing workshop this Friday (4th September) in Edinburgh. It’s part of a Creative Writing Conference run by Edinburgh University and will take place at Moray House School of Education in the city’s Canongate. Should be a lot of fun.
Endless Empress author Kirkland Ciccone was the talk of Edinburgh International Book Festival yesterday. His début appearance was noteworthy in itself, but something else also caught the eye. Sing along now…Where did you get that suit, where did you get that suit (and tie)? With such an eye-catching…
We spotted these and thought they were too good not to share. Kirkland’s books in Kirkland’s words… Conjuring The Infinite ‘…an eerie creepy kooky spooky thrill ride into the darkest realms of magick…and the fractured psyche of the teenage brain, complete with raining toad and a green fur coat of wrath.’ Endless…
A new blog post by Kirkland Ciccone is a moment to savour. In this latest instalment: It’s ‘Oops!’ time as 2 award-winning authors lock themselves out of a launch event… A few tasty lines from forthcoming novel North of Porter How running down a street with a rolling pin can affect your dress-sense Find out who’s creating fabulous covers for…
Most ears in Scotland were glued to radios at 1545 today for Kirkland Ciccone‘s spot on BBC Radio Scotland’s Culture Studio programme, hosted by Janice Forsyth. Okay, that’s not all true. People didn’t actually glue their ears to their radios. For those in the know, the big question was: would Kurt be with Kirkland? Kurt Cobain,…
Read the hilarious new Scottish Book Trust: Author Confessions…with Kirkland Ciccone and you’ll find out which actor Kirkland Ciccone thinks looks just like him (its not who you might imagine!) as the Conjuring The Infinite and Endless Empress author bares his soul.
Young people know too much these days. That’s what Linda Strachan, Matt Cartney, Cathy MacPhail, Kirkland Ciccone and Keith Charters found out when they competed in author teams at recent heats of the Kids’ Lit Quiz – the KLQ. There were lots of prizes on the day, but had their been £1 for each time an…
…but with a bit of grunge thrown in, because Conjuring The Infinite and Endless Empress author Kirkland Ciccone appears to have kidnapped the ghost of Kurt Cobain and whisked him off to the yurt at Edinburgh International Book Festival, as you can see in this great new video: Kirkland is off to collect the Catalyst Award…
We’re big fans of the Teen Titles review magazine, and they’ve very kindly allowed us to reproduce this hilarious interview with The Supreme Master of Weirdness , a.k.a. Kirkland Ciccone. Teen Titles Kirkland Ciccone interview There are so many quotable lines. Our particular favourite involves Tracy Beaker, but then there’s the one about the cow… There’s also…
Kirkland Ciccone‘s Catalyst Book Award winner Conjuring The Infinite is now available from all main ebook suppliers. So you can read it on your e-reader or tablet. [metaslider id=1354] If for any reason you can’t find the ebook, try using the ISBN (the book’s unique identifier) to search. It’s 9781905537686.
We’re thrilled for Kirkland Ciccone, whose debut Conjuring The Infinite has followed in the footsteps of Linda Strachan‘s Spider, which won the Catalyst Book Award in 2011. We don’t normally post full media releases here, but Kirkland is always good for a quote. Plus, this way you can find out what’s next from him. It has an extraordinary…
Just in case you haven’t already put a big ‘X’ on your voting slip for Conjuring The Infinite, here’s chapter 1 so you can read why you should. Enjoy! CONJURING THE INFINITE by Kirkland Ciccone chapter 1 CONJURING THE INFINITE by Kirkland Ciccone chapter 1 Vote KIRKLAND CICCONE for Catalyst Book Award 2014!
No, despite the alliterative overload, we haven’t been invaded by tabloid headline writers! We won’t always post our media releases, but we thought you might enjoy some of the quotes in this one. Media release Kirkland Ciccone’s debut novel Conjuring The Infinite, published by Strident, has been shortlisted for the 2014 Catalyst Book Award for…
We’re delighted that Kirkland Ciccone’s brilliant debut Conjuring The Infinite is one of 4 books shortlisted for the 2014 Catalyst Award. Kirkland’s novel will be rubbing shoulders with titles by some big names: Kevin Brooks, Charlie Fletcher and Sarah Mussi. And it thoroughly deserves to be. And if you’re lucky enough to meet Kirkland, you’ll…
Kirkland Ciccone‘s debut novel Conjuring The Infinite has been lauded in the Daily Record newspaper, with the reviewer concluding, ‘I thoroughly enjoyed it and will recommend it to all my friends.’ We love it too. If Janne Teller‘s Nothing,or Gillian Philip‘s Bad Faith are your cuppa, Conjuring The Infinite will be right up your street.…
…you’re in for a big surprise. Because Kirkland Ciccone has been signing copies of Conjuring The Infinite, his YA novel. Run and you might just catch one on either the Strident or ‘Signed’ shelves in the festival’s bookshop.
Conjuring The Infinite author Kirkland Ciccone will be donning a Viking helmet and heading to Largs for the 2013 Tidelines Book Festival, which runs 31 Aug to 8 Sep. More info as soon as we know the precise date and time. Why the helmet? Because the book festival runs at the same time as the Largs…
Magick, madness and murder. They’re all coming this May. It’s going to be one of the books of the year. And here’s the man behind it all. Watch: Conjuring The Inifite…the trailer
We gave the cover of Kirkland Ciccone’s Conjuring The Infinite it’s first outing yesterday. We love the intricate artwork by Lawrence Mann and thought we’d share it with you. Look closely: the title is full of clues about the novel. And what a novel this is. Stylish and full of surprises. We think you’ll love…