I did a highly enjoyable online event with a lot of Year 7 students in Carleton High School last Friday. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, the students in several different classrooms...

It was my son Dante's 7th birthday back in September. I probably should have posted these photos from the big day earlier than now, but hey, this is the DARREN Shan blog, not the DANTE Shan blog,...

The Children In Read book auction was extended last night, offering people an extra couple of hours to put in bids on books that they were interested in. One of those books was a signed, dated copy...

CHILDREN IN READ AUCTION ENDS 9pm UK TIME TONIGHT!!! https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/childreninread2021#buzz_expend_148804

Children In Need is a massive annual telethon in the UK that raises huge...

The Demonata remains my most intricately structured series. Three narrators, who start their journeys in three different time periods, with storylines that overlap at certain key points, it's a...

A lady called Mel wrote to me recently, asking if I'd send a letter to her boyfriend Brian for his 37th birthday, which is next week. I was happy to oblige, and Brian was very happy when his letter...