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Paul Carnahan

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Glasgow, The United Kingdom
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Fiction, Contemporary, Fantasy

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Paul Carnahan was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in the new town of Cumbernauld. After studying journalism in Edinburgh, he began a decades-long career in local and national newspapers.
His first novel, ‘How Soon Is Now?’, is a subtle and complex time-travel tale which has been taken to the hearts of readers with a taste for thoughtful genre fiction full of big ideas, strong characters and intricate plotting.
‘Beautifully written ... gripping ... sophisticated. A beautiful, life-affirming book. Everyone should read it!' declared one reviewer.
A complete change of pace, his second novel, 'End of a Century', is a warm and witty Britpop-era romantic comedy set in Glasgow and London in 1995. It has been hailed as 'truly delightful', 'nosta ...more

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Paul Carnahan 'How Soon is Now?' came from one simple idea I'd carried around in my head for years: What would it be like to travel back to any previous point in yo…more'How Soon is Now?' came from one simple idea I'd carried around in my head for years: What would it be like to travel back to any previous point in your life? What would you do if you could be the *you* of, say, 20 years ago, but with your current mind and experience?
The reality, I soon realised, would be something a lot more complex than the light romantic comedy plot I'd originally envisioned - and 'How Soon..?' was born.(less)
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Paul Carnahan made a comment on mr t m crossfield’s review of How Soon Is Now?
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" Thanks for such a lovely review - really glad to hear you enjoyed the book!
If you have a few spare minutes to leave a review and rating over on Amazon ...more "
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Paul Carnahan liked mr t m crossfield's review of How Soon Is Now?:
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"I really liked this book and the plot, its twisty and engaging, tricky to keep up with but in another sense easy.

Read it and you'll see!"
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Paul Carnahan liked Julia Rice's review of How Soon Is Now?:
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"An extremely clever, although sometimes confusing, time travel story.
What if you could go back in time? Only as far as your own birthday though, no killing Hitler in this story. What would you change? Is it even possible? A thought provoking and tou" Read more of this review »
Jan 04, 2026 05:15AM  · see review ·  preview book
Paul Carnahan made a comment on Julia Rice’s review of How Soon Is Now?
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" Hi Julia!
Thanks so much for this lovely review of 'How Soon Is Now?' – I'm absolutely delighted that you enjoyed the book, and very much appreciate yo ...more "
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Paul Carnahan made a comment on Sue’s review of End of a Century
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Paul Carnahan liked Sue's review of End of a Century:
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"Having read - and enjoyed - Paul's debut novel earlier this year, I was looking forward to reading his second one and it did not disappoint. It's a rare thing to be able to write characters with whom the reader can quickly become emotionally invested" Read more of this review »
Nov 20, 2025 12:44PM  · see review
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Paul Carnahan made a comment on Mike Davis’s review of End of a Century: A feelgood 90s love story with a thread of mystery
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" What a lovely review! Thanks so much for this, Mike. I'm delighted to hear that 'End of a Century' was the right book for you, at the right time. I re ...more "
Sep 12, 2025 10:17AM  · see review
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" Thanks so much for posting your review on Amazon - very much appreciated! "
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“People don’t appreciate how fast the right music can shoot you straight back to times and places you didn’t even know you’d forgotten. Well, that’s how it works for me, anyway.”
― Paul Carnahan, How Soon Is Now?
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