And again, too long since my last entry, sorry.  But I've been deep in writing a new book, and that takes time (and still will; it'll be ready when it's ready, that's all I'll say).

In the meantime, A Monster Calls has been named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times, which is great.

And I've also got a new (and, please note, non-YA) short story in a new collection launching today called One for the Money from Book Slam.  It's available in limited edition, signed by all the contributors (like Hari Kunzru, William Boyd, Paul Murray, tons of cool folk, plus me) or as an ebook or audiobook for considerably less.  Check it out here.

Hello to the new commenters, don't forget to follow me on Twitter @patrick_ness, and I'll get back to writing now...