Like every other writer (or so I imagine), I absolutely LOVE it when a reader takes the time to post a review of one of my books online. Word of mouth is still the most powerful publicity tool in a...

The July issue of my online monthly newsletter went live over the weekend. It rounds up all the latest Darren Shan news and stories from the last thirty days, including...

Volume 2 of my...

Happy birthday to me!
Happy birthday to me!
Happy birthday, dear Darren!
Happy birthday to me!!!

Yep, it's my birthday today -- 51 years young!! To be honest, I don't pay much attention to my...

Mrs Shan and I went to see the band MADNESS at King John's Castle in Limerick last night. A fun, lively gig, hardly spoiled at all by the rain which fell steadily for much of the time! We managed...

For this week's Fanart Friday I decided to go with four classic headshots of everyone's favourite orange-haired vampire, Mr Crepsley!!

The first is by HARUSE, who perfectly captures Mr Crepsley at...

Late last year, vlogger JAMES TULLOS posted a video on YouTube called: The Demonata is the greatest book series of all time (and here's why). It's a long (1 hour 10 minutes) piece detailing his...