C.D. ROSE was born in the north of England and has lived in a number of countries, including Italy, France and the USA. He holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, and a PhD from Edge Hill University. Though he currently lives in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, he is at home anywhere there are dark bars, dusty libraries, and good second-hand bookshops.
"Tor.com Can't Miss Indie Press Speculative Fiction for January and February 2024 ""Taut, serene prose draws the reader into the labyrinthine world of these obliquely connected stories ... Rose presents his finest works yet."" —Booklist “A book that belongs on the same shelf as Italo Calvino’s “If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler,” Nabokov’s “Pale Fire”, and several works by Zoran Zivkovic, Stanislaw Lem and David Markson.” — Michael Dirda, The Washington Post ""This well-rounded assemblage manages to be both entertaining and thought-provoking."" -- Publisher's Weekly ""Adventuresome readers will enjoy this hard-to-pigeonhole collection of 19 short stories."" --Foreword Reviews ""Disgruntled photographers, bored philosophers, and a social media-obsessed Saint Augustine star in these teasing, twisty tales, where uncanny coincidences abound and narratives meander into surreal meta-fiction."" - Daily Mail UK"