Secret Histories

[jeregenest]

I believe (and I think it's central to the kind of books I have written, and I'd hazard it's true of many of the readers of my fellow interlocutors's work) that the appeal of a Secret History is universal, not necessarily because it promises to tell a secret; rather because it offers an alternative to the usual story we have to live with all day every day. Conspiracy addicts want a different story that's the real story; readers of secret histories just want something different, topsy-turvy, reversed or bottom-up.

John Crowley

Great round table discussion with John Crowley, Tim Powers, James Morrow and Jeffrey Ford on Eos Books about secret histories. The first two parts are up and I can't wait to see more.