Conor Farrington
@conorfarrington.bsky.social
Novelist, writer, Scotsman in Cambridge. 'Quirky and colourful' (The Times)
THE MAIDEN FAUST, a female-led Faust retelling set in 1840s Cambridge, is out in June with Galileo.
Previously, three Russian novels with Little, Brown (2021-4).
THE MAIDEN FAUST, a female-led Faust retelling set in 1840s Cambridge, is out in June with Galileo.
Previously, three Russian novels with Little, Brown (2021-4).
You wait centuries for a female-led, dark academia Faust retelling, & then two come along at once!
Looking forward to Doctor Faustus with Galileo Books
tonight - and to the June launch of my Cambridge-based novel (Galileo), The Maiden Faust.
"Atmospheric, strange, & addictive" - Louis de Bernières
Looking forward to Doctor Faustus with Galileo Books
tonight - and to the June launch of my Cambridge-based novel (Galileo), The Maiden Faust.
"Atmospheric, strange, & addictive" - Louis de Bernières
May 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
You wait centuries for a female-led, dark academia Faust retelling, & then two come along at once!
Looking forward to Doctor Faustus with Galileo Books
tonight - and to the June launch of my Cambridge-based novel (Galileo), The Maiden Faust.
"Atmospheric, strange, & addictive" - Louis de Bernières
Looking forward to Doctor Faustus with Galileo Books
tonight - and to the June launch of my Cambridge-based novel (Galileo), The Maiden Faust.
"Atmospheric, strange, & addictive" - Louis de Bernières
Cover reveal time!
Delighted to reveal the art for THE MAIDEN FAUST, a female-led Faust legend retelling set in 1840s/1870s Cambridge and out in June with Galileo.
"Atmospheric, strange and addictive" - Louis de Bernières
"A stunning achievement" - @janicehallett.bsky.social (thanks Janice!)
Delighted to reveal the art for THE MAIDEN FAUST, a female-led Faust legend retelling set in 1840s/1870s Cambridge and out in June with Galileo.
"Atmospheric, strange and addictive" - Louis de Bernières
"A stunning achievement" - @janicehallett.bsky.social (thanks Janice!)
March 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Cover reveal time!
Delighted to reveal the art for THE MAIDEN FAUST, a female-led Faust legend retelling set in 1840s/1870s Cambridge and out in June with Galileo.
"Atmospheric, strange and addictive" - Louis de Bernières
"A stunning achievement" - @janicehallett.bsky.social (thanks Janice!)
Delighted to reveal the art for THE MAIDEN FAUST, a female-led Faust legend retelling set in 1840s/1870s Cambridge and out in June with Galileo.
"Atmospheric, strange and addictive" - Louis de Bernières
"A stunning achievement" - @janicehallett.bsky.social (thanks Janice!)
Delighted to have two of mine (Death on the Trans-Siberian Express & Blood on the Siberian Snow, @littlebrown.bsky.social) in the Bodies in the Bookshop Xmas display!
Honoured to appear next to Dorothy L. Sayers and @janicehallett.bsky.social
Do head over if you're in Cambridge - 1a Botolph Lane.
Honoured to appear next to Dorothy L. Sayers and @janicehallett.bsky.social
Do head over if you're in Cambridge - 1a Botolph Lane.
December 21, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Delighted to have two of mine (Death on the Trans-Siberian Express & Blood on the Siberian Snow, @littlebrown.bsky.social) in the Bodies in the Bookshop Xmas display!
Honoured to appear next to Dorothy L. Sayers and @janicehallett.bsky.social
Do head over if you're in Cambridge - 1a Botolph Lane.
Honoured to appear next to Dorothy L. Sayers and @janicehallett.bsky.social
Do head over if you're in Cambridge - 1a Botolph Lane.
Delighted to sign some of my Olga Pushkin books at Cambridge's amazing Bodies in the Bookshop!
And great to see my latest, Last Stop on the Murder Express, on display alongside fantastic authors like @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social, @nicolaupson.bsky.social & @jspencerfleming.bsky.social!
And great to see my latest, Last Stop on the Murder Express, on display alongside fantastic authors like @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social, @nicolaupson.bsky.social & @jspencerfleming.bsky.social!
December 5, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Delighted to sign some of my Olga Pushkin books at Cambridge's amazing Bodies in the Bookshop!
And great to see my latest, Last Stop on the Murder Express, on display alongside fantastic authors like @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social, @nicolaupson.bsky.social & @jspencerfleming.bsky.social!
And great to see my latest, Last Stop on the Murder Express, on display alongside fantastic authors like @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social, @nicolaupson.bsky.social & @jspencerfleming.bsky.social!
It's publication day!
Today marks the paperback release of my third and last Russian book, Last Stop on the Murder Express (Little,Brown).
'Quirky and colourful... reveals the corruption of Putin's kleptocratic state' (The Times)
Skulduggery on the Trans-Siberian meets Gogol's Dead Souls.
Today marks the paperback release of my third and last Russian book, Last Stop on the Murder Express (Little,Brown).
'Quirky and colourful... reveals the corruption of Putin's kleptocratic state' (The Times)
Skulduggery on the Trans-Siberian meets Gogol's Dead Souls.
November 22, 2024 at 10:10 AM
It's publication day!
Today marks the paperback release of my third and last Russian book, Last Stop on the Murder Express (Little,Brown).
'Quirky and colourful... reveals the corruption of Putin's kleptocratic state' (The Times)
Skulduggery on the Trans-Siberian meets Gogol's Dead Souls.
Today marks the paperback release of my third and last Russian book, Last Stop on the Murder Express (Little,Brown).
'Quirky and colourful... reveals the corruption of Putin's kleptocratic state' (The Times)
Skulduggery on the Trans-Siberian meets Gogol's Dead Souls.
As I prepare to kick off a new book series with THE MAIDEN FAUST next year, I bring an earlier one to a close with the paperback launch of my 3rd & last Russian novel with Constable/Little,Brown.
Grab a copy of LAST STOP ON THE MURDER EXPRESS from the 22nd for Trans-Siberian skullduggery galore!
Grab a copy of LAST STOP ON THE MURDER EXPRESS from the 22nd for Trans-Siberian skullduggery galore!
November 14, 2024 at 2:59 PM
As I prepare to kick off a new book series with THE MAIDEN FAUST next year, I bring an earlier one to a close with the paperback launch of my 3rd & last Russian novel with Constable/Little,Brown.
Grab a copy of LAST STOP ON THE MURDER EXPRESS from the 22nd for Trans-Siberian skullduggery galore!
Grab a copy of LAST STOP ON THE MURDER EXPRESS from the 22nd for Trans-Siberian skullduggery galore!
Great to be here!
I'm a novelist, freelance writer, and former academic based in Cambridge, UK, with a literary novel out next year (pic attached) and a series of three Russian novels completing next week with the paperback launch of the last in the series.
Keen to connect with literary types!
I'm a novelist, freelance writer, and former academic based in Cambridge, UK, with a literary novel out next year (pic attached) and a series of three Russian novels completing next week with the paperback launch of the last in the series.
Keen to connect with literary types!
November 14, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Great to be here!
I'm a novelist, freelance writer, and former academic based in Cambridge, UK, with a literary novel out next year (pic attached) and a series of three Russian novels completing next week with the paperback launch of the last in the series.
Keen to connect with literary types!
I'm a novelist, freelance writer, and former academic based in Cambridge, UK, with a literary novel out next year (pic attached) and a series of three Russian novels completing next week with the paperback launch of the last in the series.
Keen to connect with literary types!