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James's Latest Blogs

May.18.2012 - 5:05 am
The Book of War is slowly making its way in the world and has had two published responses. Writing in The Times of Johannesburg, Andrew Dondaldson called it "a brilliant,...
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Apr.16.2012 - 7:10 am
Is now available, world wide, from Jacana Media.
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Apr.06.2012 - 2:38 am
Click on "open publication" to read a digital preview of The Book of War. Open publication - Free publishing - More james whyle
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Mar.20.2012 - 8:15 am
  Patricia J DeLois visits with James Whyle: Bookshed founder and winner of the 2011 PEN/Studzinski Prize.  His debut novel, The Book of War, is due from ...
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Comments from James

May.18.2012 - 6:04 am
In response to: The Book of War
The ugly fact, said Cormac McCarthy in a rare interview in the New York Times, is that books are made out of books....
Apr.11.2012 - 5:14 am
In response to: The Book of War - Press Release
Mar.15.2012 - 4:35 am
In response to: The Book of War
Coming soon from Jacana Media
Mar.31.2009 - 4:53 am
In response to: Short Fuses - New Writing from The Shed
Good to hear from you. I'll ponder your question for a bit. Our fates are intertwined though, ours and Zimbabwe's. It's...
Sep.08.2008 - 10:00 am
In response to: The Sarah Palins Are Back In Vogue!
about pit bulls. Even when they wear lipstick.

Published Reviews

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May.14.2012
Published by Pretoria News
"The Book of War is a stunning debut novel, well written and... powerfully disturbing."