True Grit by Charles Portis is one of my very favourite books in the entire world. Here’s a quick review/synopsis I wrote back in 2007 on my LibraryThing Review Page: Recently reissued by Bloomsbury in the UK, this Western was turned into one of John Wayne’s best-loved films. The book’s even better! When her father [...]
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KILLER OPENING LINES
Hey All I’m just about to start the Witchfinder 2: Gallows at Twilight World Tour (presently restricted to London, Cambridge, Lincolnshire and the Home Counties, but hopefully taking in the world at some point!). Anyhoo, as part of the WF2:GaTWT I’ve been putting together a new creative writing workshop for schools called HOW TO WRITE [...]
Chronicles of Northern Darkness
I’ve been incredibly sloppy about posting in the last month. And a half. I shall try to be better. Apart from anything else, the Monsters have threatened to reduce my snot ration. Trouble was, over Christmas I was cowering in a corner, flinching at shadows. And it’s all Michelle Paver’s fault. Now, if you’re a [...]
Competition – Books Free to a good home!
Would you like to be one of the very first people to read my new book The Devil’s Triangle? It’s not due for general release for another 2 months, but I have three advance copies to give away here. The rules are simple: Reply to this post with the words “I think Trapped by Monsters [...]
Richard & Judy’s Children’s Book Club
I’m delighted to announce that Scream Street 3: Heart of the Mummy has been chosen as one of the first titles to feature in the new Richard and Judy Children’s Book Club! Appearing in the ‘Read by Yourself’ category, SS3 will be part of a special display in branches of WHSmith, and sold as part [...]
Screen Street!
I’ve had to keep quiet about this for a VERY long time – but I can finally reaveal some big news… Today, I signed the contracts that would allow development to begin on a Scream Street animated TV series! The project is still in its very early stages but, if everything goes to plan, you [...]
Tremble before NESBIT
OK, let’s start with this guy: Dell identifies him as a ‘demon from The Temptation of Christ,’ as portrayed in a late fifteenth century human manuscript illumination. Looks harmless enough, doesn’t he? Even – you might think – friendly. But that, dear reader, is precisely the problem. Nesbit (as we know him) is one of [...]
The Truth Is Coming
Look what I got for Christmas… To anyone else, Monsters by Christopher Dell (published by Thames and Hudson) is a gorgeous, glossy, gleeful romp through some of the finest monster art that humanity has ever produced, compiled from a wonderful variety of cultures and periods of history. To myself and my fellow members of the [...]
TARZAN – the new cover!
One of the joys of being an author is when you receive the cover that is going to grace your precious pages. I can now reveal the final cover art for my new book – TARZAN: THE GREYSTOKE LEGACY – out June 2nd. After, literally, years of work to get this project off the ground, [...]
