News Update
A quick round-up of latest news about the books: The British Library I’m pleased to announce that nearly all of my recent publications have now been requested by The British Library, GREY NOISE and THE KNIGHTS OF SNOWDONIA being the most recent. SEPPUKU Launch My latest collection of short stories was published in May and…
A Smaller Hell Now Available in Paperback
Pleased to announce that A Smaller Hell is now available in paperback format from Amazon. Mystery, Crime, Romance and Dark Comedy all wrapped up in 224 pages of literary mischief. “AJ Reid’s ‘A Smaller Hell’ is a fable of our time.” – ***** KT Acolyte “An electrifying piece of literature.” – ***** Whim “The author…
Social Distancing: A Smaller Hell?
Covid-19 has already wrought widespread panic. Now, we must acclimatise to the idea that we might all be spending lonely periods of time indoors. We want to protect our vulnerable loved ones and, according to experts, social distancing is one of the most effective methods of achieving that. As a writer, I spend most of…
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Who is Dianne Doyle?
Dianne Doyle is the antagonist of my novella A Smaller Hell: based on a department store manager I worked with. She used to get kicks out of reprimanding staff and subverting our relationships. A maestro of negativity, she’d often lure us into making mistakes, just so that she could degrade us. The longer I worked…
A Smaller Hell Free Giveaway
Download your free Kindle ebook between 5th-9th March 2015 here for US readers, and here for UK readers. It’s a jolly jaunt about sex and violence, hierarchy and corruption, that sort of thing – all set in a department store in northern England. Here’s what A Smaller Hell’s latest Amazon review said: “Beautifully written with rich…
Working in a Department Store
It wasn’t that bad. My father often tells me about his father’s job as a steeplejack: that sounds bad. At least I was indoors and not teetering hundreds of feet above the cold, hard ground. At the interview, I didn’t have a panic attack and smash up a waiting room as Tony Black does in A Smaller Hell. Instead, I…
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