• Freakily fabulous World Book Day costumes

    04 March 2022

    It was World Book Day yesterday, and these four Shansters decided to dress up for the day in costumes inspired by characters in my books -- and in one case, by a LITERAL book!!!

     

    Jorgie is the...

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  • World Book Day 2022

    03 March 2022

    HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY, everybody!!! For me, every day is a good day to read, but it's lovely that there's at least one globally recognised day when books are getting the official recognition that...

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  • Cirque Du Freak manga Vol 4 review

    02 March 2022

    Volume 5 of the Cirque Du Freak manga omnibus went on sale last week, meaning this is the perfect time to share a review of Volume 4 that appeared on AMP (Asian Movie Pulse) a while back.

     

    The...

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  • Shanville Monthly - March 2022

    01 March 2022

    Cometh the start of a new month... cometh the appearance of a new issue of my monthly online newsletter!!

     

    In the March issue of the Shanville Monthly I provide an (admittedly inconclusive!)...

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  • Archibald Lox Volume 2 hardback - 40% discount

    28 February 2022

    Although I can't reduce the prices of the hardback or paperback editions of my Archibald Lox books, since they're print-on-demand, both Amazon and Book Depository sell the hardback omnibus editions...

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  • First family flight in 2 years

    27 February 2022

    Back in October, the Shans headed for London on our first flight as a family in almost two years -- since before the first lockdown. Mrs Shan and I were very concerned about how our young daughter...

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