About

John Whitbourn (born 1958) is an English author of novels and short stories focusing on alternative histories set in a 'Catholic' universe. His works are characterised by wry humour, the reality of magic and a sustained attempt to reflect on the interaction between religion and politics on a personal and social scale. The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997) says he "writes well, with dry wit". In 2014 a new housing development in the village of Binscombe, Surrey, was named Whitbourn Mews in honour of the author and his The Binscombe Tales series.

• Exotic Gothic 2: New Tales of Taboo (Ash-Tree Press, 2008)
  • Enlightenment
• At Ease with the Dead (Ash-Tree Press, 2007)
  • A Pillar of the Church
• Acquainted with the Night (Ash-Tree Press, 2004)
  • The Sunken Garden
• Shadows and Silence (Ash-Tree Press, 2000)
  • "Excuse Me . . ."
• Midnight Never Comes (Ash-Tree Press, 1997)
  • Bury My Heart at Southerham (East Sussex)