Last year, we launched ICE SHOCK on World Book Day, at St Gregory the Great School in Oxford. This year I set off to do a mini-tour of schools in the South of England.
World Book Day is the one thing guaranteed to get us lazy authors out of bed early. Even Robert Muchamore tweeted in [...]
Two weeks to go until ZERO MOMENT is officially published.
Except that, as several readers have already pointed out to me, ZERO MOMENT is now being sold on Amazon.co.uk, Tesco, and Waterstones (in the stores too). Some readers have already bought it, read it and sent me lovely comments - thank you!
(Would be nice if you [...]
Did you enter the contests to win an advance copy of ZERO MOMENT at themgharris.com or the Joshua Files FaceBook group? Watch the video above to see if you won…
Winners will receive an email/FaceBook message from me soon to ask for a posting address.
For everyone else, Feb 1st isn’t too far away! Meanwhile, I hope [...]
For fellow Curb Your Enthusiasm fans in the UK. Did your Skyplus fail to record the last few minutes? I happened to be watching it live and noticed that it wasn’t recording any longer.
Here’s what happened.
Larry walks off the set of the Seinfeld reunion show because he’s so appalled to see Cheryl flirting with Jason [...]
Yes indeed, Christmas begun in earnest for me last night with the annual Physics Department Carol service about which I have previously blogged. The music included one of my favourites, Victoria’s O Magnum Mysterium, and the Coventry Carol, which the sopranos sat out on, deferring the top part to the altos.
During the mince pie and [...]
The Oxford-based indie/anthemy band INLIGHT have been making an advent calendar for their fans. Videos, interviews, Christmas recipes, scurrilous gossip and impromptu recordings to amuse you day by day. It’s kept me entertained on the few days this month that I’ve actually managed to get near my computer!
Here’s their acoustic version of Icarus, which features [...]
Last year, we launched ICE SHOCK on World Book Day, at St Gregory the Great School in Oxford. This year I set off to do a mini-tour of schools in the South of England.
World Book Day is the one thing guaranteed to get us lazy authors out of bed early. Even Robert Muchamore tweeted in [...]
As you know, Bob, the blog is commonly used as a vent for the author’s random experiences and emotions.
I’ve been feeling the need for a bit of spillage so here goes. But concise, like. Bullet point-style:
Went up to Leeds where Invisible City had been shortlisted for the Leeds Book Award. There were some totally fab [...]
Read the whole item »Those lucky Young Friends of the British Museum get the bonus treat of being allowed to attend up to 4 sleeppvers a year. Last weekend was a special Moctezuma-themed event, featuring storytelling about the Mexican Day of the Dead, warrior head-dress making, Mexican folklore from Mexicolore…and then some Mayan hieroglyph deciphering with me.
Meanwhile publicist Alex [...]
Halloween at Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Originally uploaded by mgharris
Well it isn’t for the faint-hearted, tired or the Disney-phobe. We arrived yesterday at 9am and parked in the Pluto car park. When we left after midnight there were only 6 cars left of around 1000 spaces. Everyone else had wimped out!
Ha, amateurs, to those with staying power, [...]
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