Paula Brackston Explained

Paula Brackston
Pseudonym:P. J. Brackston
P. J. Davy
Mabli Roberts
Birth Place:Dorset, England
Occupation:Writer
Visiting lecturer
Nationality:British
Education:M.A. in Creative Writing
Alma Mater:Lancaster University
Genre:Contemporary fantasy
Historical fantasy
Historical mystery
Website:

Paula Brackston (aka P. J. Brackston, P. J. Davy, and Mabli Roberts) is the New York Times bestselling[1] [2] author of The Witch's Daughter and other historical fantasy novels. She also writes the fantasy crime Brothers Grimm Mystery series under the pseudonym P. J. Brackston.[3] [4]

Life and writing career

Prior to solidifying her career as a fiction writer, Brackston worked as a groom on a racing yard, a travel agent, a secretary, an English teacher, and a goat herd.[5] She attended Lancaster University, where she received her M.A. in creative writing. Brackston is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Wales, Newport.

She was born in Dorset, England, and grew up in Wales, where she now lives with her partner and their two children.[6] She has lived in Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales, where The Winter Witch takes place, and spent six years in central London near Fitzroy Square, where The Midnight Witch is set in seventeenth-century England. Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, the main character of The Witch's Daughter, lived in Brackston's hometown of Dorset.[7] [8] [9]

Brackston's debut novel, The Witch’s Daughter,[10] [11] [12] was originally published in February 2009 under the title The Book of Shadows and was intended as the first book in the proposed Shadow Chronicles series, followed by The Winter Witch.[13] [14] [15] However, each of the novels are standalones that explore witches and their experiences through different times and settings. The Witch’s Daughter spawned a sequel titled The Return of the Witch in 2016. In Lamp Black, Wolf Grey, Brackston introduces Merlin as one of the main characters in the story.

Bibliography

As Paula Brackston

Found Things

The Witch’s Daughter

Short Story

Standalone Novels

Nonfiction

Anthologies

As P. J. Brackston

Brothers Grimm Mysteries

As P. J. Davy

As Mabli Roberts

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The Witch's Daughter Paula Brackston Macmillan. US Macmillan. en-US. 2016-12-22.
  2. News: Best Sellers: Combined Print & E-Book Fiction: Sunday, January 20th 2013. 2013-01-20. The New York Times Book Review. 2017-05-30. The New York Times Company. 21. Gale Document Number: GALEA315669018. Literature Resource Center.
  3. Web site: Catching up with Paula Brackston, author of Lamp Black, Wolf Grey My Bookish Ways. www.mybookishways.com. 2016-12-22.
  4. News: Author: Brackston, Paula. NoveList Plus. 2017-05-30.
  5. Web site: Civilian Reader: An Interview with PAULA BRACKSTON. Fergus. Stefan. 2013-09-19. Civilian Reader. 2016-12-22.
  6. News: Paula Brackston Authors Macmillan. US Macmillan. 2018-01-24. en-US.
  7. News: The best science fiction in January – review roundup. Brown. Eric. 2015-01-16. The Guardian. 2017-05-30. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  8. News: Fiction Book Review: The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston. PublishersWeekly.com. 2017-05-30. en.
  9. Web site: Interview: The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston. 2014-03-25. The Lit Bitch. 2016-12-22.
  10. News: THE WITCH'S DAUGHTER by Paula Brackston. October 12, 2010. Kirkus Reviews. May 30, 2017.
  11. News: The Multi-Stranded Tale, 'The Witch's Daughter', Can't Quite Leave Genre Conventions Behind. Maine. David. May 29, 2012. PopMatters. 2017-05-30.
  12. News: What We're Reading: The Witch's Daughter. Shipley. Kelci. 2011-01-12. Marie Claire. 2017-05-30. en.
  13. News: THE WINTER WITCH by Paula Brackston. October 29, 2012. Kirkus Reviews. May 30, 2017.
  14. Book: Brackston, Paula. The Book of Shadows. 2009-02-02. Snowbooks Ltd. 9781905005970. London. English.
  15. News: Science fiction roundup – reviews. Brown. Eric. 2013-11-20. The Guardian. 2017-05-30. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  16. Book: Brackston, Paula. Book of shadows. 2009. Snowbooks. 9781906727123. London. 245565547. English.
  17. Book: Brackston, Paula. Lamp black, wolf grey. 2010. Snowbooks. 9781906727482. London. 465369895. English.
  18. Web site: Paula Brackston Book List - FictionDB. www.fictiondb.com. 2016-12-22.
  19. Book: Brackston, Paula. The dragon's trail: Wales on horseback. 1999. Sigma Leisure. 1850586926. Wilmslow. 59423420. English.
  20. Web site: In Her Element by Jane MacNamee, Published by Honno. www.honno.co.uk. en-UK. 2017-05-31.
  21. Web site: Our Publications. www.swordandsagapress.com. 2017-05-31.
  22. Web site: P.J. Brackston Book List - FictionDB. www.fictiondb.com. 2016-12-22.
  23. Web site: P.J.Brackston Kate Hordern Literary Agency. www.katehordern.co.uk. en. 2017-05-31.
  24. Book: Davy, P. J. Nutters. 2009. Snowbooks. 9781906727215. London. 320496144. English.
  25. Book: Davy, P. J. Village fate: a country tale of cooks, crooks, and chickens. 2010. Bookline and Thinker. 9780956517746. London. 664324806. English.
  26. Web site: New Welsh Review. New Welsh Review. en-gb. 2020-02-29.

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