The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

There are certain skills for certain types of story. I am good at what I do, but I have tried writing a Future Shock short story for @2000ad.bsky.social five or six times so far and NONE OF THEM have been good enough. So you just keep plugging away, because maybe the next one will be.

Woohoo! A Soul Full of Shadows is number one children's (ha!) book in the Irish charts! Thank you all for reading, and thanks to everyone who came to the signings! UK signings start on April 16th!

Love everything about this...

Woohoo! A great review for Doctor Strange #5!

A lovely reader (hi Rowan!) gave me this little Skulduggery at the signing today!

One five-hour signing later and I am DONE! Thanks to everyone who came, thanks to everyone who waited, thanks to everyone who shared their stories and laughed and cried and hugged. Now I need to rest.

After an almost 5 hour signing in Dundrum yesterday, join Laura and me in Eason today for the last Irish date!

Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music Several dozen folks did Some even dubbed music over the original clip. I haven't been able to get this out of my head. So I give you A Bluesky exclusive: Reservoir Ducks 🐣 🪶

A lovely 2.5 hour signing at the legendary O’Mahony’s Bookshop in Limerick! Thanks to all who came out! Tomorrow: Dundrum!

Arrived in Limerick early, so now I’m walking the streets before the signing begins (at 3:30). Got my earbuds in and currently listening to the soundtrack for Ready or Not 2. Really makes walking so much more EXCITING when you have an orchestra in your ears the whole time…

And so my day begins with a radio interview and then onwards! To Limerick! To O’Mahony’s Bookshop for a signing!

It’s out!! Finally! A Soul Full of Shadows is ready to be consumed, to be absorbed, to merge with your inner self, to become a part of WHO YOU ARE… Verily, it is a great day.

In seven days, ASFOS is released. The final book in Phase 3, and the culmination of so many years of storytelling and character growth and development. I cannot WAIT for you to read it.

Just did an interview and was asked for a song to play out with. I was GOING to suggest Red Right Hand before deciding that, nope, I think Skulduggery's theme tune would be Big Bad Handsome Man by Imelda May, as seen in Kingdom of the Wicked. What would be your choice? youtu.be/d0VL6cX6XTI

Woohoo! Another great review!

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

IT’S THE LAW!!

A Soul Full of Shadows is only weeks away and I cannot WAIT for you to read it. I’m still not saying if this is the final Skulduggery or not- you’ll have to read it to find out. To help in that endeavor… www.waterstones.com/book/a-soul-...

Oh glory BE… The ASFOS T-shirts and hoodies are now available at the Skulduggery shop. Wear Cadaver Cain’s grinning visage with PRIDE! shop.skulduggerypleasant.co.uk/products/sou...

Oh boy oh boy, look what arrived…

Searching back for something in an old email led me to 2007, and my publisher's first (happy response) to reading the 1st draft of Skulduggery book 2. The initial title I had on that? Black Moon Fever. I still don't love "Playing With Fire" as a title but... YIKES.

Waterstones have a thing! Available exclusively on the Waterstones site and app, you, yes YOU, can get 25% off by entering FEB26 at checkout when you preorder ASFOS or the ASMOIC paperback! Offer runs until 23:59 20th February! AVAILABLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS! WHAT????

What a lovely review! Thank you!

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT! Ireland and the UK! March and April! As far as I know, only the O'Mahony's and Forbidden Planet signings are un-ticketed affairs — so plan accordingly! www.waterstones.com/events/searc... ti.to/eason/eason-... forbiddenplanet.com/events/2026/...

An easy trap a writer can fall into is writing so much you don’t make time to read (no one wants to reach that Garth Marenghi stage being a writer that has written more books than he’s read) so I’m glad that my year has started off so well. What have YOU read so far this in 2026?

March is aright around the corner but if YOU reckon it’s taking too long, read an excerpt of A Soul Full of Shadows right here! issuu.com/childrensboo...

Very nice!

Okay folks- SHOW ME YOUR SHELVES! On these ones I’ve got books by @joerlansdale.bsky.social, Grady Hendrix, @joe-hill.bsky.social, @chuckwendig.bsky.social and @rachelharrison.bsky.social. People always ask about influences but, honestly, I am what I read. #skulduggeryshelfie

For those of you who like your signed book edges sprayed and exclusive, you can pre-order A Soul Full of Shadows from @waterstones and finally know TRUE HAPPINESS! www.waterstones.com/book/a-soul-...

Heavily cited in 2025: @kierongillen.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social @kellythompson.bsky.social @ryannorth.ca @kellysue.bsky.social @brianmbendis.bsky.social @manruss.bsky.social @dereklandy.bsky.social @jason-aaron.bsky.social @al-ewing.bsky.social @danslott.bsky.social @jmdematteis.bsky.social

A Heart Full of Hatred paperback out tomorrow in Ireland and the UK!

You wanna read an EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT from A Soul Full of Shadows?? Sign up (if you haven't already) to the newsletter HERE signup.harpercollins.co.uk/join/signup-... and on February 1 you'll be able to read the first 9 pages from a book that won't be out will March 26! BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU!

I was a guest at a convention once and saw an author whose work I ADORE but on my way over to say hi I noticed that his fly was down and so I turned round because there was no way I'd be able to talk to him without pointing that out.

Come on over to my new Instagram page! I still have my own one, don’t you fret, but seeing as how I’m laughably bad at updating it, I figured getting a team to do it for me would free me up to continue writing stuff! Swing by for updates! Info! News! Whatever! Everyone wins! @landylandofficial

If it's Cary Grant's birthday, it must surely be time for me to post the "puppy in the jacket pocket" picture again. Be rude not to, really.

So utterly cool!

Check out my review of Doctor Strange #2 from @dereklandy.bsky.social and Ivan Fiorelli. Dare I say Mr. Landy is making me like Angela nerdinitiative.com/2026/01/14/d...

A 10/10 review for our latest issue of #DoctorStrange from those well-informed folks over at @nerdinitiative.bsky.social! nerdinitiative.com/2026/01/14/d...

The National Year of Reading has just launched in the UK. Reading, as I've often said, is quite a good idea, and this campaign encourages folks to delve deeper into their passion for books. MY books, in particular. (OK fine, maybe other books too) #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearofReading2026

Some things are meant to stay buried... Watch the teaser trailer for LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY.

What happened to Katie? Here's the official poster for Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin's THE MUMMY, releasing 4/17/26.

Okay then, looks like this place will be my main source of social media (along with a renewed push at Instagram, more on that later). I'll check in on my Twitter account occasionally, I'm sure, but I won't be posting from there.

To mark the final batch of reissues (with astonishing covers by Matt Taylor) we're having a competition to win an art print! Be the envy of your friends! Never stop gloating! gleam.io/D6qzq/skuldu...

Things I’ll probably be saying a lot of in 2026: (to the stray cat) You’ve got to get out of the habit of biting me when I feed you.

The great thing about the reaction to the Doomsday trailers in cinemas (which I still haven’t seen) is the the love for James Marsden as Cyclops. Jackman got all the attention, which made sense, but i always wanted the movies to spend more time with Scott Summers.

I reckon I did pretty well this Christmas- how about you?

Merry Christmas, one and all!

Oh THIS looks interesting... www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...

Watching the trailer for Disclosure Day and the thing with Spielberg is that you can generally tell it’s him by any single frame. This shadow? Pure Spielberg.