Spreading the joy…
05 June 2020This short video by a book blogger over on YouTube brought a happy lump to my throat and a cheerful tear to my eye. Really. Click on the link to find out why -- the bit that's relevant to me starts...
Midsummer’s sale - nearly over
04 June 2020Although I'm best known as a writer of YA horror, I've written across all kinds of genres over the years, for adults as well as younger readers. Thrillers, sci-fi, fantasy, crime... I've had a...
Ask Me Anything!
03 June 2020Cometh the hour... cometh the Shan!!!
I'm doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session over on Reddit this evening, where I'll be online for two hours from 3pm Eastern Time in the USA (8pm UK time)...
24 hours of Freaky mayhem
02 June 2020Back in March, a fan of my Cirque Du Freak / Saga of Darren Shan series called Connor set himself the task of reading all twelve books in the space of twenty-four hours. It was a mammoth...
Triple whammy!
01 June 2020I'm kicking off the moth of June with a triple whammy post!!
Whammy 1 -- the June issue of the Shanville Monthly has gone live, with all the latest Darren Shan news and updates. There's info...
Lockdown is like a Butterfly…
31 May 2020Since we went into lockdown, we've been trying to find ways to keep our son Dante occupied, educated and entertained. (His sister Gaia is only 1, so I just make few funny noises and she's happy!)...