I also wanted to take a moment to point you to the Siobhan Dowd Trust.  Before she died, Siobhan arranged for all of her earnings from her books to be put into a trust, which now does AMAZING charitable work getting books into the hands of those young readers who might not be able to afford it.  Definitely have a look, a very good thing.

Greetings to the new commenters (or one, if they're all the same Jack).  Some very cool stuff coming up soon...

First, though, don't forget Wednesday is my event with illustrator extraordinaire Jim Kay about A Monster Calls at Foyles Charing Cross in London (so for all of those who've been annoyed that I hardly ever seem to do London events despite living here, I've finally got one!).  Tickets are free, reserve them here.  Seems to be a nice crowd already.  And in the meantime, they've got an exhibition of Jim's drawings on as well. 

More soon, I promise, and greeting to all the new commenters (and all the very nice Mock Newbery thoughts).  I'm currently watching Nadal/Djokovic, so I'm rushing to get back to that...

Don't forget I'm going to be appearing at Foyle's Charing Cross on 1 February with Jim Kay (tickets are free; reserve yours here), but in the meantime, they've got an exhibition of Jim's amazing illustrations running in their gallery now.

I reviewed a very good YA novel called In Darkness in yesterday's Guardian, and there's a cool analysis of A Monster Calls on the Red Tentacle Award website.

Greetings to the new commenters.  More soon.

In the meantime, I also want to say that everyone should see Matilda as soon as possible.  That is all.

In the meantime, be sure to check out the changes to this site, including the FAQ and all the new Writing links, plus you can follow me on Twitter or my fan page on Facebook just by clicking the buttons to the left there.

Greetings to the new commenters, including a really nice article in an American newspaper and a just-starting Chaos Wiki. 

Take a look at the entry below for all the new changes to this site, including the FAQ and all the new Writing links.  In the meantime, greetings to the new commenters, and what a cool batch! 

Just to answer a few questions:  There will be a Spanish-language version of A Monster Calls, and when it's ready, I'll post it here.  Also, if you ever want to write me a letter, just send it to the publisher of my books in whatever country you live in.  I see them all!

Rather more importantly, I've tripled the content on the new Writing tab, and there's now links to short stories (including the free Chaos Walking prequel story), plus writing tips, more journalism, and podcasts, too.  Check it out!

You can also now follow my Facebook author page and my Twitter account (@Patrick_Ness) just by clicking on those buttons to the left!  How simple could I make it?  I ask you.

Hope you like the updates, greetings to the new comments (and yes, I do read them all), and more soon.

First order of business is that you can now book tickets (free, but need to be reserved) for my A Monster Calls event at Foyles Charing Cross on 1 February.  It's to launch the A Monster Calls paperback, which looks beautiful.  You can reserve your free tickets here.

Even better (and this really is AWESOME), Foyle's is going to have an exhibition of Jim Kay's artwork from the book plus more from 21 January - 3 February, and I'm hoping he'll be appearing with me at the event, too!  Check it out.

Greetings to all the New Year commenters, including a namesake of mine (but no relation).  More soon.

Greetings to the tons of new commenters!  Yes, I do read them all, and it's great to hear from you.  Remember to follow me on Twitter @Patrick_Ness (where I ramble on about nothing much), and a Happy New Year to everyone!  See you in 2012.

I was on Radio 4 this afternoon on Last Word, talking about the great Russell Hoban.  You can listen to it on iPlayer.

And in very nice news, A Monster Calls has been named Best Children's Book of the Year by Booklist, and has also been included in year-end Best Of lists by the Independent, the Chicago Sun Times and the Qatar Tribune, so a nice spread around the world, eh?  Really pleasing.

Greetings to the new commenters, and a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season for everyone.

A Monster Calls was also in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend as one of their Best Books of 2011, which is really cool.

Greetings to the new commenters, and just to say that movies take a long time and I promise that when there's any news (including any chances to audition), I'll shout it here and on twitter (@patrick_ness). 

I've also realised that I haven't heard much from you guys about the A Monster Calls audiobook.  It's read by Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter films), and it's really good!  If you like audiobooks, and I know a few of you do, check it out.

Greetings to the new commenters.  More soon.

Also, lots of comments and twitter queries about the Chaos Walking movies, particularly about casting!  Yes, I know, I know, I do, and if and when there are auditions, trust me, I will let everyone know.

NEWLY ADDED TO THIS ENTRY!  Just saw an unexpected and really lovely review of A Monster Calls in the Telegraph today, and also for Portuguese speakers, an interview I did for Folha de Sao Paulo is up!

Greetings to all the other new commenters.  More soon!

And if you watch it and would like to vote for A Monster Calls for Galaxy Book of the Year, well, I'm not going to stop you...

Greetings to the new commenter!  So many from so many places.  I do read every single one (I have to; I weed out spoilers!) and in answer to a query, best place to write me a letter is care of the publisher in whichever country you live.  I get them all.