Very cool news today in that A Monster Calls has been longlisted for both the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals.  That's one for me, and one for brilliant Jim Kay, the illustrator.  VERY pleasing!  The longlists are very long (more than 50 titles on each) but what good guides for great books to read, eh?  Dig in!

Also, a photo of me tired but happy having finished the Dublin Marathon has appeared in Publishers Weekly.  I'm smiling, and I mean it.

Greetings to the new commenters.  More soon!