Lots of stuff has been going on these past few weeks (scroll down to see it all).  I'm off to Yorkshire all of next week to teach an Arvon Foundation course with Celia Rees and Meg Rosoff.  Ought to be grand.

I keep being asked what's next after Monsters of Men.  The two big ones are things I've already discussed here on the site.  The first is a new short story in Losing It, a book for older teens about ... wait for it ... virginity.  Hot button stuff, I wager!  That's out 8 July in the UK.

And of course, I'm currently working on a book inspired by the last writings and ideas of Siobhan Dowd, also for young adults.  This one could turn out really cool, a real special little thing if I get it right, so I'm working hard!

And after that?  Well, I've got some real mischievous, evil ideas for big books like Chaos Walking which I think you all might like.  So, lots to come!

Welcome to all the new commenters, especially the guys from ZombieGrenadier, teenage makers of the fan trailer for The Knife of Never Letting Go.  3,000 views and counting!