We are delighted that Jane Flett’s debut novel Freakslaw has been chosen as Scottish Book Trust’s June Book of the Month for adult readers.
This is the latest in a string of accolades for Freakslaw, which was published by Doubleday on the 20th June. It was selected as a Guardian Book of the Month and one of their ‘best recent sci-fi, fantasy and horror’ novels. Ahead of publication, GQ called it one of their ‘best books of 2024 to pre-order now’ and ‘what might have happened if Angela Carter had written Footloose’.
More fantastic reviews have been pouring in. The Guardian calls it a ‘transgressive, inventive dark fantasy with believably complex characters’, the Observer the book ‘[Jane] was born to write’. The Daily Mail say it’s ‘mad and fun’ and Heat magazine calls it ‘a vibrant and wildly entertaining read.’
Jane has a summer of events planned, including a panel on ‘transgressive horror’ at Waterstones Trafalgar Square – tickets are available here. You can also find her Q and A with Scottish Book Trust here.