I did my first online schools event of 2022 on Monday, with a load of students from Kilnhurst Primary School, Swinton Queen Primary School, and a couple of others in the South Yorkshire region of...

I always like it when fans review my books via the medium of video, through a site like YouTube. Written reviews tend to more concisely and carefully represent the writer's thoughts, but there's a...

It's another Tattoo Tuesday in Shanville, but this one is both an old familiar AND a Tattoo Tuesday first!!

This particular tattoo was shared with me by a fan of my books called Enke, who lives...

The thorny issue of Mr Crepsley's BIRTHDAY raised its head on Twitter last week!!

A fan with the user handle @1Larten posted a screenshot from a Darren Shan fandom site, listing his birth date...

Before COVID, the Shans used to be bouncing back and forth between Limerick and London like pinballs being smashed by giants across the Irish sea! Although I'm most assuredely Irish (despite my...

I'm sharing my first batch of fan art of 2022, so I thought I'd choose four pieces which highlight four of the main characters from my two most popular series -- Cirque Du Freak and The Demonata.