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Writing Madness

Patrick McGrath

First published 2017
Publisher Centipede Press
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
ISBN 9781613471944
Cover art Harry Brockway
Pages 600

Notes

This collection "features the complete contents of McGrath's brilliant 1987 debut collection, Blood and Water and Other Tales, the three novellas of Ghost Town, six previously uncollected short stories, seven essays, and over 20 of McGrath's insightful and engaging introductions and book reviews from over the years." (publisher) With an introduction by Joyce Carol Oates; edited, with an endnote, by Danel Olson.

  • Data primarily from the publisher's website. ISBN from Amazon.com.
  • Limited edition (300 copies) signed by Patrick McGrath, Joyce Carol Oates, Harry Brockway, and Danel Olson.
  • Two-color printing; bound in black cloth w/dust jacket.
  • Contents currently incomplete; for full contents see Publisher page.
  • Exact publication date uncertain. According to the author's note on Amazon, "This signed hardback title was published by Centipede Press in Mid-2017".

Awards

Year Award Category Status
2017 Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection Nominee/Finalist
2018 World Fantasy Award Special Award, Professional Winner