Keith A Pearson

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Release news, updates and background on Keith A Pearson's novels: the time-travel comedies, the Clement mysteries and everything in between.

1990 UK Property Market: Cheap Houses, Brutal Interest, Hard Maths

I'm currently writing the third book in my Echo Lane series, set in an estate agency in 1990. That's led to a lot of research into the UK property market back then, and the numbers, frankly, threw me. We hear constantly that buying a house in 2026 has become impossible. There's truth in that. The deposits alone are enough to make a millennial weep into their oat milk. But the assumption underneath, that buying used to be a doddle, deserves a closer look. Spoiler: nobody had it easy. What … continue reading

The Best 1990s Time-Travel Novels (For Readers Who Remember the Dial-Up Tone)

If your formative memories include the dial-up screech, the agony of taping the Top 40 off Radio 1 only for Mark Goodier to talk over the outro, and the strange social currency of owning a MiniDisc player nobody else had, this list is for you. This isn't a vague roundup of time travel novels. These are books that drop you into the 1990s, or close enough to taste the Sunny D and feel the static off a Findus Crispy Pancake. I've split the list into three sections: modern British nostalgia (the … continue reading

Best Midlife Crisis Fiction: 7 Novels for Anyone Quietly Doing the Maths

A few years back, I wrote a novel called A Page in Your Diary. It follows a man in his fifties who returns to his home town, discovers what became of the girl he dumped on a phone call from Exeter Uni in 1987, and gets handed a miraculous chance to go back to 1988 and steer her away from the catastrophe his younger self set in motion. I marketed it as time travel. Reading it back, the truth is closer: a midlife crisis story in costume. The trouble with writing about a man slowly suspecting he … continue reading

The Book Covers I Never Wanted You to See (Plus One You Did)

There's a folder on my computer labelled, more or less, "Covers Do Not Use Seriously Don't Even Look." It contains the previous lives of every novel I've ever published. Some of them lasted minutes. One of them lasted three months on a live Amazon page until the readers staged a polite intervention. All of them deserve to remain exactly where they are, gathering digital dust, never to be spoken of again. Today I'm letting the folder out for a morning stroll. What follows is a tour through … continue reading

How to Blow £9.7 Million in Eight Years: Terms May Apply

A couple of years ago, I wrote a novel called Terms May Apply. It's about a bloke called Kyle Hammond who gets exactly what he wished for... a life-changing windfall... only to discover that getting what you want and actually wanting what you get are two very different things. His life unravels in spectacular fashion, and by the end, he's left wondering whether he'd have been better off before the universe decided to do him a favour. Kyle had a rough time of it. But compared to Michael … continue reading

Your Clement Questions Answered

An introduction to my most popular character, with the ideal reading order and over the two different series in which he features. Who is Clement? Clement is a former London gangland fixer who claims he died in 1975 and now finds himself compelled to put a few things right as penance. He’s blunt, denim-clad, allergic to bullshit, and — despite his dubious past — has a knack for helping people who’ve run out of options. His first appearance is in Who Sent Clement?. Where to start … continue reading

Books for Men Who Are Quietly Struggling

This post isn't for the man who's already asked for help. He's taken the hardest step and he'll find his way. This is for the man who hasn't. The one who's sitting in a car park for ten minutes before going inside because he needs the silence. The one who's fine — always fine — because that's what he says and nobody pushes it. The one who's quietly running out of road and doesn't know how to tell anyone, or even whether he should. It might also be for you, if you love that man and you don't … continue reading

A Heads-Up – New Year, New Pricing

I recently ran a reader poll on social media, asking you (my lovely readers) if I should hike the price of my ebooks from £2.99 to £3.99 - 85% of you said I should. I would add that I haven't increased the price of my books in about five years and like everyone, I've been feeling the cold pinch of inflation this year. However, what I definitely DON'T want to do is price any of my loyal readers out of the market. Without you buying my books in the numbers you do, I wouldn't be able to write … continue reading

An Ode to Kenneth

Last year I decided I no longer wanted to work with a publishing company for my audiobooks. That meant I'd have to take responsibility for all new releases - finding a narrator, managing the script, dealing with revisions, and publishing the finished audiobook. After several months of hard work, the first of my self-managed audiobooks landed on Audible - A Page in Your Diary. Fast forward to today, and I've just finished listening to the audio draft of Kenneth. Now, I was in two minds … continue reading

Waiting in The Sky – An Explanation

It's been one week since I hit the publish button on Waiting in The Sky, and I've been blown away with positive responses. To everyone who has bought, read, and reviewed it, please accept my heartfelt thanks. A number of readers have mentioned that it's different from my other books - this is true, and I wanted to help you understand the reasoning behind it. If you haven't read it yet, I'll do my best to avoid spoilers but in essence, there's no weirdness in Waiting in The Sky: no … continue reading

Clement Audiobooks – An Update on the Situation

A number of people have contacted me to ask when Wrong'un will be released on audiobook. I'm now in a position to confirm the situation, and unfortunately the short-term news isn't positive. The rights to first audiobook, Who Sent Clement?, are owned by the publishing company WF Howes. Since it's launch, the sales have been steady but unspectacular, with less than a hundred units sold. Bearing in mind it costs several thousands of pounds to produce an audiobook, WF Howes are unwilling to … continue reading