Newstalk - favourite books
16 May 2024I appeared on The Hard Shoulder, a show on Irish radio station NEWSTALK, earlier this week. I talked about two of my favourite books -- longtime fans of mine probably won't be too suprised by my...
Buzzfeed - books that people want to read again for the first time
15 May 2024There was a nice little article on Buzzfeed recently, about people's favourite books, although it had a rather cumbersome heading: Here Are 15 Books That Are So Good, People Wish They Could Relive...
Cirque Du choo-choo!!!
13 May 2024A mother of a student went to his school recently, and was impressed to spot a "literary Tube map" -- this is like the famous London Tube Map, only every "train line" represents a genre of books,...
Midsummer’s Bottom Mother’s Day sale
10 May 2024To tie in with a Kobo Mother's Day sale in the USA, I've reduced the price of the eBook of my Darren Dash novel, Midsummer's Bottom, to just $0.99 for the next few days. I've also reduced the price...
Cirque Du Freak’s 27th birthday
08 May 2024Twenty-seven years ago today, on May 8th 1997, I was sitting in a car, babysitting a young cousin who was asleep in the back, when I had an idea for a book about a young boy who runs into a vampire...
Beyond the Spines review of Father
07 May 2024There was a lovely review for Father Of The Future, my latest Darren Dash novel for adult readers, on BEYOND THE SPINES REVIEWS. It was the first of my books for older readers that the reviewer had...