I was so pleased to be interviewed by Hannah Murray on the Talk Radio Europe Book Show. I’m a fan of the show, so it was really a fun time talking to Hannah about my novel Undercard and my writing in general. Please listen to the audio clip below to hear the interview.
What a wonderful surprise it was in June 2020 to find out that CrimeReads had chosen Undercard as one of ‘8 Debut Novels You Should Read This June.’ The CrimeReads Editor-in-Chief, Dwyer Murphy, wrote of the novel, “A rich, exhilarating story…Albertyn creates a pressure-cooker scenario for his characters, but manages amidst the adrenaline to bring out moments of […]
Anyone who has read Undercard will know that it deals with a number of issues that have recently become front and centre in the world, and especially in the United States. The fact that the book was released in the US right when major protests were occurring was a very strange experience for me to […]
I am very proud of this article I wrote for CrimeReads, the crime fiction division of LitHub, a very prominent literature website. “The Classics of Boxing Literature” gives a list of great books about boxing, both fiction and non, and why boxing came to be featured in my novel Undercard. While I don’t claim to […]
I was very honoured to have Undercard reviewed in the New York Journal of Books. The reviewer, Michael J. McCann, said of the novel, “[Albertyn] successfully generates a gritty, dark atmosphere in the novel that draws on the best elements of noir to keep readers edgy and absorbed. His interiors are dark and gloomy, and his […]
This was a very fun interview with Lisa de Nikolits, who very kindly introduced me with, “Today I am chatting with David Albertyn who is as talented as his smile is wide.” The questions were different to those I’ve had in other interviews, so I was able to share thoughts on different things, including my […]
The new wave of the Black Lives Matter movement, in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, had a tremendous effect on me, like on so many others. Inspired, as so many were, and being part of the literary community, I wanted to share publicly books by Black authors that were a major […]
It has been very exciting and rewarding to learn of the positive reception of Riposte in France. Released by HarperCollins France in March, Riposte means both “retaliation” and “counter”, as in counterpunch in boxing, a perfect title for the French translation of Undercard. Riposte has received several reviews, described and linked below. If you cannot read French, […]
I was delighted to write an article for Post City Magazine about the 50 year anniversary of a Greater Toronto Area institution, Mayfair Clubs, a group of sports, health, and wellness facilities, with an emphasis on indoor tennis and squash. Read the article to find out about the incredible community Mayfair Clubs has created, and […]
Murder in Common, a blog that is “Passionate About Crime Fiction Books”, has reviewed Undercard. The blogger, June Lorraine Roberts, writes: “Finally got around to reading this explosive book by David Albertyn, and I can say, Undercard is the book for you… Taking place over 24-hours this story of complex and complicated people who grew […]