The Next Book: ‘FREAKS!’


The other day I signed the contract for my next book, and that’s something that never gets old, believe me. And that means that I’m finally able to tell you what it is.
I am delighted to say that ‘FREAKS!’ – a collection of short, short stories, co-written with the incredibly talented and very lovely Caroline Smailes, will be published early next year by The Friday Project (HarperCollins).
So, it’s co-authored. But that’s not the only thing that’s a little bit different about it. ‘FREAKS!’ is a collection of stories about people with superpowers, real or imagined – and each story (all 50 of them!) is illustrated, in the comic book style, by the supremely talented Darren Craske.
I am VERY excited about this, I really am.
I’ll post more details on here when I can.
But, in the meantime: hooray! I am excited!




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Nik Perring is a short story writer, author, teacher of writing, and editor from the UK. His stories have been published widely all over the world. His books include the widely celebrated Not So Perfect (Roastbooks 2010), A Book of Beautiful Words; and Beautiful Trees; and he co-wrote Freaks!(TFP/HarperCollins, 2012).

64 thoughts on “The Next Book: ‘FREAKS!’”

  1. As a huge fan of superhero comics, and yours and Caroline's writing I reckon I must be the walking talking embodiment of your target market. Looking forward to this. Congrats to all.

  2. I particularly love the sound of the woman who can duplicate herself at will. It has an edge of 'All My Friends Are Superheroes' – I am very excited about it x

  3. Thanks Rog – absolutely! It's been a three-way partnership, which has made the whole process totally different to anything I've written before. In a cool way

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