Guest Posts

Blog Swap: The Dawning of Doom by Barry Hutchison

Published by Darren on April 5, 2013 | Leave a response

The first rule of Blog Swapping is that there are no rules of Blog Swapping. The second rule is “no smoking” because it’s a filthy habit. You can write about anything you want on a Blog Swap, but being a capitalist pig-dog I thought I’d write a bit about my new book, The Book of Doom, which is dead proper funny an’ that, and part of the award-winning Afterworlds series. Award-winning, mind.

Annabel Pitcher – Letter To My Teenage Self

Published by Darren on February 4, 2013 | 1 Response

Today, I’m honoured to welcome author Annabel Pitcher to Bart’s Bookshelf, where she’ll share a letter to her teenage self.. Annabel Pitcher is the author of the brilliant and multi-award-winning My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece.

Paula Weston Trends in YA

Published by Darren on January 25, 2013 | 3 Responses

Today, as part of he UK blog-tour I welcome author, Paula Weston to Bart’s Bookshelf to talk about Trends in YA literature, current and future. So, what are YA readers going to be reaching for in 2013? Some interesting lists of ‘most anticipated books’ have already popped up on blogs, and they’re a great starting point for testing the waters…. Read more →

Haven’t I met you before? Where characters come from by Benjamin J Myers

Published by Darren on August 2, 2012 | Leave a response

It’s a huge pleasure today to welcome Benjamin J Myers to Bart’s Bookshelf. Benjamin is the author of the popular The Bad Tuesdays series of books. I’ve not had the pleasure (yet) of reading the series, but I’ve heard nothing but fantastic things about them. The sixth and last book in the series, Spiral Horizon is published today, and to… Read more →

The Real Frankenstein by Chris Priestley

Published by Darren on March 6, 2012 | 4 Responses

I read and really enjoyed, Mister Creecher by Chris Preistley last year. So it’s a huge pleasure today to welcome Chris to Bart’s Bookshelf, as part of his blog tour to promote the paperback release of the book. Make sure you keep reading after Chris’ post to find out how to win a copy for yourself! There are so many… Read more →