Spin Ar Scoil podcast
02 March 2021I was interviewed by Spin South West at the weekend, for one of their Spin Ar Scoil (that's Gaelic for Spin At School) podcasts. The podcasts are recorded for and aimed primarily at secondary...
The March issue of the Shanville Monthly is live
01 March 2021The March issue of my Shanville Monthly newsletter went live today, with all the latest Darren Shan news and updates. It's a real mixed bag of articles this month, everything from a manga to a song...
Glorious mud!!
28 February 2021"Mud, mud, glorious mud..."
There's nothing the feral Shan children love more than setting out in the morning after a big downpour, finding some muddy puddles, and leaping and squelching around...
Four faces of Darren
27 February 2021One of the things I've often said over the years, when predicting that books will continue to thrive, even though we live in an age when we have so many other forms of entertainment, is that they...
“Pop quiz, hotshot!!”
26 February 2021A little Friday quiz, shared with me by an ex-student of Copley Academy in the UK, who spotted it on the school's web site. Very simple -- ten photos of well known authors... ten names... match the...
Limerick Voice podcast - Treasures series
25 February 2021I was recently interviewed by Katie Flannery, part of the Limerick Voice team, for a podcast in their Limerick Treasures series. It's a long audio interview, just over thirty-seven minutes, in...