David Rose In Conversation With John FD Taff

Published: May 2, 2019, 10:55 p.m.

b'David Rose spent his twenties armed in three different countries; thus bearing witness to every form of human depravity, draconian law, and unabated violence--now profitably converted into fiction. He holds a Master of Science in Philosophy of the Social Sciences from the London School of Economics and Political Science. \'Mulgara\' is his latest novel will be released May 2019. \\n\\nJohn F.D. Taff is the author of more than 100 published short stories and six novels. His short story collection \'Little Deaths\' was named the best horror fiction collection of 2012 by HorrorTalk. His collection of novellas, \'The End in All Beginnings\', was published in 2014. Jack Ketchum called it \\u201cthe best novella collection I\\u2019ve read in years,\\u201d and it was a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award\\xae for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection. His short story "A Winter\'s Tale" was a finalist for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction in this year\'s Stoker Awards. His fiction has appeared most recently in \'Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories\', \'Behold: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders, Shadows Over Main Street 2\', and his latest short story collection \'Little Black Spots\'. His epic novel \'The Fearing\' will be released in 2019 by Grey Matter Press. Josh Malerman said \\u201cThe Fearing isn\\u2019t only John Taff \\u2019s best work to date, it\\u2019s the kind you put on the shelf reserved for the ones that really did something to you, emotionally, intellectually, physically.\\u201d He lives in the wilds of Illinois with one wife, two cats and three pugs. Follow him on Twitter @johnfdtaff or learn more at his blog johnfdtaff.com'