With Christmas almost upon us, I'm delighted to be able to share with you one of my favourite fan drawings of 2019. This was sent to me a while ago by Amity Lee, and is a re-working of a famous ...

I'm always nervous when I submit a book to Kirkus for review. They're great book-lovers, but they can be fairly savage when a story doesn't tick all their boxes, and I've had a few zingers from...

You might need to be subscribed to Twitter to see these little babies, which I'm guessing most of you are. If you're not, and have no wish to create a Twitter account, my apologies, but these were...

It's been almost two weeks since our last Cirque Du Freak meme -- far too long, I hear you cry! So let's redress the situation with the soulful little number that was shared with me a while back by...

If you're thinking of getting a tattoo for Christmas inspired by a Darren Shan book, this Tattoo Tuesday snap sent in by a fan called Morgan should give you plenty of room for thought -- to borrow...

Ho! Ho!! Ho!!! It's that time of year again, when Shanta Claus pays a visit to my web site!

I wrote a fun, short yuletide story many years ago, featuring some of the characters from my first...