Although I’m not particularly a zombie fan, I had to smile at this Zombie Love Song. Enjoy:
Archive > July 2011
The man with no skin.
This is a bit of nonsense I sometimes read out at the end of events. Just a nice thought to be going to bed with… G’night… The Man with No Skin Is glistening red, There’s no skin on his bones There’s no hair on his head. His nails cracked and yellow, His eyeballs stare white. [...]
Let’s Go Surfin’ Now…
Remember those classic children’s books you read as a kid? Would you like to read them again? Or what if you got the chance to actually live them…? Booksurfers is an exciting new series (and one of those ideas I’m kicking myself for not having thought of!) by top children’s author, David Gatward (nightmare giving [...]
You don’t want to mess with a Furious Angel
My 10-year-old daughter used to beg for scary movies with the excuse ‘But I LIKE having nightmares, Mum.’ (This has changed recently, not least since I took her to the Edinburgh Dungeon, where famed cannibal Sawney Bean attempted to eat her and she almost fell into an open grave. But I digress.) Regardless of anything [...]
Prizes
OK, OK, so I owe prizes yet again! All my ovas went out and my itches were scratched far too early! So once again my choice of tennis dream team for Wimbledon was hopeless and ended up almost bottom of the league. Would the owners of the teams: Sublime Purple Lemons, Tennis Tyrants and Unbelievable [...]
Top Notch Teenage Fiction
Sometimes I read books that don’t have monsters, action, fantasy, horror or monsters in them. Sometimes they are EXCELLENT. Over the last five years or so Anthony McGowan has been making a name for himself: his books for teenagers are some of the very best around right now. Henry Tumour (or Jack Tumor as it’s [...]
The Lonely Beast!
I was interviewed by the illustrator Chris Judge during my recent trip to Dublin. I went to meet Chris at his studio and we sat down for a 20 min chat. He is the author and illustrator of the very funny picture book The Lonely Beast, published recently by Anderson Press. Chris has produced an [...]
Story Writing Competition – Winner
Each year, I run a spooky story writing competition on my website, and this year’s contest attracted over 150 entries – the highest number ever! The standard of writing – from creepy characters to petrifying plots – was incredible, and I’d like to thank everyone who entered. However, there can only be one winner, and [...]
More of a villain than a monster but…
I was lucky enough to launch Wirral Authority’s Summer Reading Challenge last Friday. The wonderful librarian there put me back in touch with some books I’d probably taken out back in the 70s! “Uncle” was an irreverent series about a benign but hugely rich elephant who lived in a massive castle called Homeward. It was [...]
Happy Birthday MOSTLY BOOKS!
I’m delighted to announce the birthday of one of my local independent bookshop Mostly Books. Five years ago yesterday (1st July), they set up shop here in Abingdon and they’ve been nothing short of an inspiration to all book lovers. They were quickly recognised for their talent by winning the New Independent Bookshop of the [...]
