Be Appy!
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
Eeee(book) by gum! It’s grand news…
The first four Scream Street titles – Fang of the Vampire, Blood of the Witch, Heart of the Mummy and Flesh of the Zombie – are now available to buy as iPhone apps from the iTunes App Store. Each book costs just £3.99, and is instantly available to read as soon as it has downloaded.
Simply click here to launch the App Store on your computer: http://ax.search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?media=software&term=scream+street
And, as if that wasn’t enough – ALL SEVEN Scream Street novels are now available to buy from the Waterstones website as ebooks by clicking here: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/advancedSearch.do?buttonClicked=1&title=scream+street&author=&bookkeywords=&format=3757&ctx=&price=&age=&isbn=
What a scream!
Tommy
50 Best Winter Reads
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
I was delighted to discover that Scream Street 7: Invasion of the Normals had made an appearance in The Independent’s 50 Best Winter Reads. The entry read:
‘Tommy Donbavand is fast becoming the master of comedy horror,’ says Joe. ‘In Invasion of the Normals he pulls off the trickiest of genre-bending feats with great dollops of style and sparkle.’
You can read the piece in situ – along with details of the 49 other wonderful books – here: http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/arts-books/the-50-best-winter-reads-1819389.html
Tommy
It’s Great Up North!
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Events, Scream Street
I’ve just spent two wonderful days running events at the Northern Children’s Book Festival – first in Stockton, and then in Thorntree. Thanks to everyone involved (especially Karen and Michelle) for ensuring I had just a wonderful a time as the kids!
Here’s to more fun at NCBF next year…
Tommy
Troll Time!
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Scream Street
I’m delighted to reveal the cover for Scream Street 8: Attack of the Trolls – to be published in April 2010.
I think this is one of the best covers of the series so far – and the book itself is packed with action, plot twists and rather smelly troll droppings…
Tommy
Scream Street Makes A Strong Start In The US
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
I was delighted to receive a link to an article on the Publishers Weekly website recently which featured Scream Street as one of the books/series that had gained a strong foothold in the US market since publication. My agent had told me that Candlewick Press – my American publishers – had already reprinted the first two books a total of three times, but it was incredibly gratifying to see it in print.
You can read the full article here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705497.html?nid=2788&rid=1959776788&source=title
Let’s hope Scream Street continues to be a popular read among American kids!
Tommy
Halloween Fan Art
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Illustrations, Links, Scream Street
More brilliant Scream Street fan art from Julia at Marticus Productions:
Grave News
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Links, Scream Street
Here’s a short, instructional video explaining how to enter this month’s Quest, and win the chance to become a character in a future Scream Street book:
Find out more at: http://www.watchthemgrow.co.uk/quest.html
Tommy
Become A Character In Scream Street
Posted by Tommy | Filed under Scream Street
Have you ever wanted to appear as a character in a book? Well here’s your chance!
Renaissance Learning are running a Quest with each challenge set by a children’s author – and this month, it’s me! All you have to do is imagine that you wake up one day to discover you’ve turned into a vampire. How would you react? What would you do? And how far would you stay from the garlic in the supermarket?
I want you to write a story of at least 150 words telling me what you would do (you can of course write more than that – and include pictures, too). When all the entries are in, I’ll choose a winner and make that person a character in a future Scream Street book.
So, if you’ve ever wanted to see your name in print – click here and try The Quest!
Tommy