Travel writer and journalist
The Granite City’s own Hidden Aberdeen Tours has just given a very flattering plug to the Station House’s new e-book, The Table Tappers. If you haven’t found them already on facebook or wandering round at in the twilight hours, they provide a plenty of insightful tours round Old Aberdeen ¯the book’s setting.
Hope you enjoy their photography and, as always, happy reading.
“In Sweden there is a parlour game called ‘spirit in the glass’. Just as you or I might enjoy a nice game of charades after dinner, the Swedes would see nothing unusual in conducting a séance with a dead uncle, or so Emma informed me.”
It is the night of All Hallow’s Eve and three students in the North-east of Scotland are seeking a memorable way to mark the occasion. A series of curious incidences around the University’s Theology Department unearth a history far older than is apparent, connected in ways none of them would hazard to imagine.
The Table Tappers uses the intrigue and incredulity of ‘the séance’ to delve into the grey areas of belief and a remarkable span of Scottish history. Its playful narrative summons elements of fancy to reanimate the past of Old Aberdeen, with chilling consequences. The story endeavours to question inherent morality, the apparent and the occult through an emptied whiskey tumbler.
“Then, as if waiting upon these words, the glass shot off sideward. Making it’s own circuitous route around a series of brief stops. Like an animal, suddenly exposed, seeking cover. I inked these hesitations down into the jotter: I.A.M.S.C.A.R.E.D.”
I hope this finds you either recovering from a bank holiday or a productive weekend,
We promised you something special for the coming week and here it is: Cover art for The Table Tappers, the newest publication from Station House Books.
A humorous tale of mirth and mysticism, the story follows three friends, one Halloween, who partake in a somewhat unorthodox parlour game.
Look to the shelves this time next week and it will be available to buy from the Amazon.com store and lending library.
Extra Extra!
We are pleased to bring you the official press pack for Inferno on the Station House Books’ Project page. Downloadable in PDF, here is a sneak peak into the new play about playwright, alchemist, and mad polymath, August Strindberg. To accompany the inside info we also have a preview of the script itself. Hope to see you all in the audience shortly.
In other news, Station House Books will be making an important announcement. That’s all we can write in this space for now.
However, as ever: watch this space!
Happy Mayday everybody –if you are into that sort of thing.
I write with important news. While I’m sure you don’t need told to turn over calendar pages, something of genuine interest is the fact that our first kindle publication, The Table Tappers, will be launching on the Amazon bookstore. An excitingly Gothic tale of intrigue, ghouls, and séances, the book launches this month for those who like to stay up late reading. Watch our ‘Projects’ section for more news and previews for the exciting launch. Expect big things in the coming year and more things ‘Table Tappers’ leading up to October.
Happy Reading.
