We're drawing near the end of the year, and that of course means we're nearing the time of our Great Reckoning -- i.e. how many books did each of us read over the last 12 months?!? I think I'm...

The blogger Reviews That Burn has been working their way through my Saga Of Darren Shan / Cirque Du Freak series, posting a nice, chunky, well-written, interesting review for each book in the...

A few days ago on Twitter, Frank Cottrell-Boyce asked: "Children's authors, what's the wildest question a child has asked you on an author visit? Mine: Have you ever... ever... Ate a Nettle?"

I...

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!!!!

I hope you're all having the most wonderful of days. The Shan kids didn't wake TOO early -- they slept in until 07.00. I was actually awake before them, as I woke...

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the flat
Not a creature was stirring, not even a cat.
The black bags were hung outside by the lifts,
In the hope that old Santa would drop off some...

When I post my SHANTA CLAUS story every year, I like to update some of the references. I wrote the first draft more than two decades ago, and the world has changed a lot during that time. While...