Barry's Books
The Darkest Corners
The concluding part of this darkly funny, horror series Darren Shan called... read more
The 13th Horseman
Drake is surprised to find three Horsemen of the Apocalypse playing snakes and... read more
Doc Mortis
The fourth thrilling book in this darkly funny horror series Darren Shan called... read more
Raggy Maggie
The second book in the award-winning Invisible Fiends series. Billy is the... read more
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Guest appearance on another blog
At the end of my tour with Sorrel and Kate a couple of weeks back, I was asked by the lovely people at the Scottish Book Trust if I’d write a blog post. I did. And here it is. This guest posting malarkey has made me think it might be quite nice to guest post on some other blogs. So, if you run a blog and fancy me stoping by and talking nonsense for a bit, just let me know …
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Signing books in Birmingham
Thanks to Manda Holtham in Birmingham Central Library for sending over these pictures of me signing books after my event there. It was swelteringly hot in the room we were in, so I was half expecting the kids to be irritable and distracted. They were far from it, and I had a great time talking to them about Invisible Fiends.
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Caddie’s Game
The German cover for book 2 has now been revealed. They’ve gone for a title change, calling the book “Caddie’s Game” as opposed to “Raggy Maggie”, which is the name of the book in the UK. The new title makes perfect sense, once you know the story, and I think the cover looks fantastic. What do you think? Let me know in the comments.
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Spill the Ink tour report
It’s hard to believe I’ve been home from the Spill the Ink tour for almost four days now. Those four days, like the tour itself, have gone by in a whoosh, and I’m still getting to grips with getting back to reality. The tour itself was fantastic fun. Along with Sorrel Anderson (author of The Clumsies) and Kate Maryon (author of Shine), I visited 8 cities in 5 days, travelling hundreds of miles and speaking to just as many kids. …
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Follow me on tour!
Next week, I’ll be setting off on an 8 city UK tour, with fellow HarperCollins authors, Kate Maryon and Sorrel Anderson. Don’t believe me? Check out the poster below. See? Told you. As well as the lovely posters, the good people at HarperCollins Children’s Books have set up a blog, where everyone on the tour – and I mean everyone – will be posting updates, letting the world know how it’s all going. You can follow the action at SpilltheInkBooks.com, …
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The Turriff Book Festival
Just back from three hectic days at the Turriff Book Festival, where I was running six (count ‘em, six) events. The events took place in schools and in the excellent Turriff Library, and I had great fun speaking to the kids, meeting the festival organisers, and scoffing cake. It’s always nice to meet people who are as passionate about children’s books as I am, and Marion and the other organisers of the festival were definitely that. All involved genuinely care …
Sackalicious
First up, HAPPY STAR WARS DAY! May the Fourth be with you all. Now… Two days ago – Sunday 2nd May – was the 8th birthday of my son, Kyle. Like me, Kyle’s a bit of a video games fan, and he decided he wanted a birthday cake in the shape of Sackboy, the main character in the PS3 game, Little Big Planet. Unfortunately, you can’t just pop out and buy a cake shaped like Sackboy, largely because pretty much …
