The splendidly named crime fiction writer Jim Wilsky has interviewed me over at his Substack site:
‘JW - Have you ever written a short story or book that was better received than what you thought it might be and any rational reason you can think of why that was?
PB - All of them have had much better reviews than I expected, since I see them as very niche- which the small sales have proven! Perhaps they’re bit of a palette cleanser, like a novelty song after a day of listening to Mahler!’
Check out the rest of the interview here, if it tickled your fancy.
A bit of a palette cleanser! A very frank and interesting interview. Congratulations!