Suspense Magazine November 2012

S. MAG.: Where do you see publishing headed in the future Where
could you see it in five to ten years
JC: I think the paperback will probably be gone. I think that will naturally
be taken by the e-book. There will not be those mass-market paperbacks.
I think the hardback will persist, as well as nicely bound and probably
signed with some extra content at the back. It would come with a download
code that when you buy the hardback you can download the e-book onto
your computer or e-reader. For those people that love books and still want
to be surrounded by books will want a nice addition of the book to put on
their shelves. I’m more optimistic than most. I think a balance should be
found between the printed word and e-book. They should co-exist because
they aren’t the same thing and they perform different functions. I’m just getting increasingly
angry because one of the things that morons are talking about is “Dead Tree Publishing”
and those people shouldn’t be dominating the conversation of publishing books because those
of us that love books still want them around. People are just getting too ignorant.
S. MAG.: Can you give us a little preview of “Wrath of Angels” for those of us in the U.S. because it doesn’t come out until
January 1
JC: It concerns the discovery of a plane in the great north woods. A plane that seems to have no flight record that nobody has ever
reported missing and that doesn’t have any bodies on it. The hunt for a list contained on this plane draws Charlie Parker into it
and some very, very nasty and unpleasant people who are all intent upon finding this plane and what it contains before anyone
else does.
S. MAG.: Do you want to give us a little bit of anything else you’re going to do or any promotion stuff you have going on
JC: Well, I’m not going to be touring the “Wrath of Angels” in the
U.S. because if you’re trying to tour in the winter you’ve got snow
and flights being cancelled and it’s the weather that nobody goes
out in. I can just imagine Maine and how no one will want to go
out with three feet of snow on the ground. It’s just too hard unless
you’re just touring in the Southwest.
S. MAG.: After “Wrath of Angels” comes out, for the next
couple of years do you already know what you want to come
out
JC: Next year is going to be a couple of experiments. I’ve wanted
to write—and nearly finished—a science fiction novel, but I don’t
have a contract for it. My publisher is very interested in it, but
I haven’t shown it to them. I’m also going to do another of the
Samuel Johnson books for kids and I also want to write a couple
of short stories and stretch my muscles a bit in other areas.
John Connolly is based in Dublin, but divides his time
between his native city and the United States, where the Charlie
Parker mysteries are set. We thank John for carving out a little
time from his very full schedule for us. If you’d like to learn
more about this talented author and his work, check out his
official website at, http://www.johnconnollybooks.com/.
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