The title of this book was the first thing that caught my eye. They’ve finally done it, I thought to myself, the monsters in our cave have published a book revealing the dark truth of what really lurks under your beds. Thankfully, I was proved wrong. Ben Horton’s debut novel is about Cameron Reilly – [...]
Archive > February 2010
Hunger!
It’s here. I’ve bought it. It’s gone straight to the top of my reading pile. I’m dead excited about this book and I will be reviewing it very soon. Books I’ve read in the past couple of weeks and will be reviewing soon: Missing Link – Elizabeth Kay Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters [...]
Hidden Creatives
Last week I slinked out of the caves for a couple of book events at the amazing “Weald School” in West Sussex (where I discovered traces of Ali Sparkes’ last visit there) and the incredibly enthusiastic Hounslow Manor School in Middlesex (with traces of Joe Craig still strewn around). Both events were great fun and [...]
Suffering For Your Art
From TBM Guest Blogger, MG Harris… Is it really necessary to actually experience the real-life locations in which we set our novels? Anthony Horowitz loves to travel to the places where he sets his Alex Rider and Power of Five novels – he’s been to Perth, China, Peru and doubtless many other exotic locations. Michelle [...]
Barry’s Video Blog
Invisible Fiends: Mr Mumbles publication day deserves something special to mark the occasion. Unfortunately, I couldn’t think of anything special, so I’ve done a video blog instead. Enjoy!
TRIPLE AUTHOR WHAMMY AT OXFORD
Want to meet Frank Cotterell Boyce (author of Millions and Cosmic), Harriet Goodwin (author of The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43, and… me? We’re all meeting up (monsters allowing) for a special event at the Oxford Literary Festival on Saturday 20 March when BBC Newsround’s Sonali Shah will be chairing a big Q&A session [...]
Win a copy of Invisible Fiends: Mr Mumbles
Wha…? Where… where am I? Oh. Wow. I’m back in the cave. I never thought I’d say it, but I’m glad to be back in here. For the past few weeks the monsters have been running be ragged, shunting me from school to school, shoving me into libraries, and generally making sure I spoke to [...]
Zero Moment has arrived!
If you’re not up to speed with The Joshua Files by the lovely MG Harris, then shame on you! Get out and find the first two books Invisible City and Ice Shock immediately! Book One reads a bit like Jason Bourne meets Alex Rider, while Book Two is more like Indiana Jones meets Dr Who! [...]
Serial Thrillers
OK, with my own new book Crawlers coming in April I’m obviously biased(!) but I think 2010 is going to go down as a great year for thrilling new young people’s literature – particularly if you like stories that come in a series. Not “only” has our very own Barry Hutchison’s Invisible Fiends: Mr Mumbles [...]
