Mike Brooks

I am so happy to be able to share the absolutely wonderful cover art for This Is Where The Future Bleeds, which is out on June 30th 2026 from Titan Books! It’s absolutely gorgeous, and I love it. There’s always… Read moreTHIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE BLEEDS COVER REVEAL!

I was delighted to be invited onto The Tiny Bookcase podcast, which we recorded last week. The episode was released today, and on it you can hear me read my own work aloud for the first time ever, as I… Read moreThe Tiny Bookcase, and adventures in Redditch

It was a very long, very busy, but very good weekend at World Fantasycon, held at the Doubletree by Hilton Metropole (or some other arrangement of those words) in Brighton. Credit as always to the team who organised it and… Read moreWORLD FANTASYCON! November events, and Wrath Month

Firstly, thank you so much to everyone who bought VOIDSCARRED, and particularly those who have messaged to tell me how much they enjoyed it 🙂 Anyway, it was a quiet summer, events-wise, but I’ve got a couple coming up this… Read moreUpcoming Events

So HERE is the news that I’d been holding back about, which then got overtaken by the release of VOIDSCARRED. About two years ago, I left my former agent. I spent a while trying to find a new one, with… Read moreNOVEL WITH TITAN ANNOUNCEMENT!

I’ve been waiting to update this blog because I have news. But it’s not news that I can share until I’m told I can. However, because publishing is publishing, time has dragged on, and now it has been overtaken by… Read moreVOIDSCARRED PRE-ORDERS!

It’s nearly June, and time marches on. I had an excellent time at Eastercon, which was also my first time in Belfast. It was great to see the regular con-goers, catch up with some people I’d not seen in several… Read moreEastercon, Voidscarred, and Andor S2 (oh my!)

Life has been extremely hectic recently, but I am still going to Eastercon, which occurs (unsurprisingly) this weekend. My schedule is as follows: FRIDAY8.30pm, Hilton, Lagan Suit – DJING THE DISCO SUNDAY9.30am, ICC, Hall C&D – signing2pm Hilton, Broadway –… Read moreEASTERCON!

I left my previous literary agent towards the end of 2023, and I am delighted to announce that as of today I am represented by Laura Bennett from Liverpool Literary Agency! I’ve been very impressed with Laura’s communication, attitude, and… Read moreNEW AGENT!

We all love Waterstones, right? Stalwart of the British high street, 3-for-2 offers, often a coffee shop, perhaps the last big bastion in the face of Amazon’s attempted total dominance of all things book-related (with no disrespect to indie bookshops,… Read moreWaterstones-tastic