The Museum of Literature Ireland recently launched a strand called NovelTeens, in which authors provide some writing tips via short videos for up-and-coming writers. Each piece is about 5 or 6...

The Shans have been doing a lot of local rambling during lockdown, staying within our prescribed boundaries, only venturing slightly further afield as the rules slowly change. So these photos,...

It's Midsummer's Day in the Western Hemisphere today, so I kind of feel obligated to give a shout-out to my Darren Dash novel, Midsummer's Bottom, which is set in the run-up to the longest day of...

Let's all head into the weekend on a wave of laughter, courtesy of artistic Shanster Amity Lee, who put together a 4 panel cartoon in which we all get to see Larten Crepsley like we've never seen...

I often get asked to recommend books to readers who've enjoyed Cirque Du Freak or one of my other tomes and want something else to move on to while they're waiting for the next Darren Shan novel to...

There was an author interview with debut novelist Rachel Hobbs on the Hasty Book List site recently. The first question was, "Which author do you draw inspiration from?" And, well, I don't think...