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John Connolly
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John Connolly

John Connolly is the author of Every Dead Thing, Dark Hollow, The Killing Kind, The White Road, Bad Men, Nocturnes, and The Black Angel. He is a regular contributor to The Irish Times and lives in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, see his website at www.johnconnolly.co.uk.

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Irish Times, August 17, 2010
...And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.? Irish crime writer John Connolly says he approached 70 publishers and agents before he got a publishing deal, while romance queen Maeve Binchy accumulated 35 rejection slips....
Bookseller, August 12, 2010
...of Jodi Picoult and Sophie Hannah and continuing to build sales of existing top authors including Stephen King, John Connolly and Jeffery Deaver." Meanwhile, Catherine Worsley has been appointed head of the mass market business unit. The publisher said:...
Clovis News Journal, July 24, 2010
...her death one of the worlds most fascinating, controversial, and tragic heroines. Portales Public Library The Whisperers by John Connolly It is there in the vast and porous Great North Woods on the border between Maine and Canada that a dangerous...
Kemmerer Gazette, July 23, 2010
...by Jennifer Weiner, Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke, Corduroy Mansions by Alexander Smith McCall, and Whisperers by John Connolly. Computer Help If you are having trouble keeping up with the latest versions of programs for your computer, you can look to...
Huffington Post, July 13, 2010
...systematically broke wiretapping laws to help his clients in big-dollar entertainment industry battles. In 2004, Howard Blum and John Connolly authored an in-depth overview for Vanity Fair entitled, "The Pellicano Brief." It described Pellicano's...
Sacramento Bee, July 5, 2010
...written. For instance, in the "characters" index we searched for Charlie Parker and found the police detective-turned-PI in John Connolly's nine-book series, with plots and reviews. Also handy are lists of new books and recent awards. We searched for...
Otago Daily Times, June 25, 2010
...best descriptive prose to be read this year in any book of fiction is to be had in John Connolly's The Whisperers (Hachette, $38.99, pbk). "There was a nest of bald-faced hornets in a birch tree nearby, a grey construct now quiet, but in the daytime a...
IFC TV, June 15, 2010
...Louisa has fallen under its supernatural spell. The screenplay by John Travis, based on a short story by John Connolly, does a nice job of using her mound-spurred emotional transformation as a metaphor for puberty. Like a lot of fathers of teenagers,...
Guardian.co.uk, June 3, 2010
...humour in crime fiction is nowadays a rare bird. I was struck by something my friend, thriller writer John Connolly – 7m sales and counting – said at a writing workshop, that comic crime fiction, with rare exceptions, is never going to sell and will...
stuff.co.nz, June 2, 2010
...has paid off for a class of Brooklyn School pupils who have been visited by best-selling Irish author John Connolly. The class had read his novel The Book of Lost Things, and loved it so much that they wrote him letters and drew him pictures and just in...
Bookseller, June 1, 2010
...& MacMillan Hughes & Hughes iPad Ireland Irish Irish Authors Irish Books Irish Bookselling Irish Publishers Irish Publishing John Connolly kindle Liberties Press Mercier Press News O'Brien Press Penguin Ireland Poetry Publishing RTÉ Stieg Larsson The...
Guardian.co.uk, May 21, 2010
...Innocent by Scott Turow | The Whisperers by John Connolly | Chosen by Lesley Glaister | Any Human Face by Charles Lambert Innocent , by Scott Turow (Mantle, £17.99) Turow's 1987 legal thriller Presumed Innocent launched his career...
The Independent, May 20, 2010
...Young or Kate Bush; someone with a very tenacious vision of themselves and their work. 'The Whisperers' by John Connolly is published by Hodder & Stoughton...
Sunday Mercury, May 16, 2010
...mystery mirrors the plot of The Whisperers, the latest supernatural crime thriller to be written by best-selling author John Connolly. Those posting the messages are all characters in the novel, which is published tomorrow. But what makes it...
Suite101.com, May 12, 2010
...earth, focusing more on situational aftermath. Setting the tone of the book is the first story, Lazarus, by John Connolly, a tale that's easily recognizable after a few paragraphs but is told from a completely unique perspective. David Liss' What Maisie...
Irish Independent, May 8, 2010
...know, he really jumped the shark on that one . . .' And, in the end, who am I to argue? John Connolly's latest novel, The Whisperers, has just been published by Hodder & Stoughton...
Irish Independent, May 1, 2010
...the porous border with Canada across which anything can be smuggled -- drugs, cash, weapons or people -- John Connolly's latest Charlie Parker adventure kicks off when the haunted private investigator is asked by a troubled father to try to find out why...
Kildare Nationalist, April 29, 2010
...join a book club and share the experience of reading. Authors attending the festival will include Dermot Bolger, John Connolly, Brian Keenan, Joseph O’Connor and Sheila O’Flanagan. Local authors taking part include Laura Jane Cassidy from Naas, James...
Evening Herald, April 23, 2010
...a really good conversation about which authors we like (Me: Candace Bushnell, Maggie O'Farrell, Him: Dennis Lehane, John Connolly). It turns out that Phil has been writing bits and pieces for ages and the only reason he went to a chick-lit seminar in the...
Globe and Mail, April 21, 2010
...other slayings. At the time of the killing, Mr. Bulger was a paid informant to former FBI agent John Connolly. In 2008, Mr. Connolly was convicted of second-degree murder for his role in Mr. Callahans death. Megan Scott, owner of Ivys Bookshop, said a...
The Bookseller, April 15, 2010
...Man - Marian Keyes (Penguin, 2008)Forgive and Forget - Patricia Scanlan (Transworld Ireland, 2008)The Lovers - John Connolly (Hodder, 2009)Brooklyn - Colm Toibin (Penguin, 2009)Let the Great World Spin - Colum McCann (Bloomsbury, 2009...
Dorchester Reporter, April 15, 2010
...count on our two Dorchester Councillors, Maureen Feeney and Charles Yancey, and our four at-large councillors, Stephen Murphy, John Connolly, Ayanna Pressley, and Felix Arroyo to stand with us. If each of these six politicians fights for the Lower...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 8, 2010
...and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson. Ellen Richmond, Children’s Book Cellar: The Gates by John Connolly. Emma Pouech, Brown Dog Books & Gifts: Clean Food by Terry Walters. Kenny Brechner, DDG Booksellers: The Girl Who Kicked the...
Evening Herald, March 24, 2010
...John Connolly: Of Death and Lost Things (RTE1) STACEY'S STARS John Connolly: Of Death and Lost Things HHHHI Share Also in TV & Radio Search Query: Herald.ie Web Search...
Irish Independent, March 24, 2010
...JOHN Connolly has sold over 10 million copies of his American ex-cop Charlie Parker thrillers, but he is still a 'new author' as far as the Bisto Children's Book Awards...
Sunday Tribune Ireland, March 23, 2010
...We are trying to settle on a location in which to interview John Connolly and the Westin Hotel is suggested. 'Oh, it's a bit posh, isn't it?' he texts and proposes the upstairs caf...
Times Online, March 22, 2010
...John Connolly, the bestselling crime author, has revealed he was so affected by the murder in Dublin of Belinda Pereira, a Sri Lankan working as a prostitute, that he based a...
Times Online, March 5, 2010
...a child I would give an extraordinary novel called The Book of Lost Things by the Irish writer John Connolly. Though best known as a writer of dark crime fiction, Connolly has written a funny, terrifying and deeply moving story about a young boy who...
Broadway World, February 23, 2010
...Lidless by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig. Edward Albee was the inaugural judge and selected The Boys from Siam by John Connolly in 2007 and Grenadine by Neil Wechsler in 2008. The judge for the 2011 competition will be announced shortly. Subsequent to winning...
Mania, February 15, 2010
...the circus. Here is a collection of new views on death and resurrection. With stories from Joe Hill, John Connolly, Max Brooks, Kelley Armstrong, Tad Williams, David Wellington, David Liss, Aimee Bender, Jonathan Maberry, and many others, this is a...
Los Angeles Chronicle, February 15, 2010
...David Wellington, MB Homler 7 PM Borders 10 Columbus Circle New York, NY 10019 212-823-9775 Boston, MA (Framingham): John Connolly, Christopher Golden, Stephen R. Bissette, Rick Hautala, and Holly Newstein 7 PM Barnes & Noble 1 Worcester Rd. Framingham,...
Blogcritics.org, January 17, 2010
...Words and Worlds Share Author: Mel Odom — Published: Jan 17, 2010 at 6:34 am 0 comments John Connolly is known for his series about Charlie Parker, an unlicensed private detective who constantly bumps up against the supernatural in dark,...
Jamestown Post-Journal, January 15, 2010
...Rachel Caine; Fairy Tale Weddings, Debbie Macomber; Family Album, Penelope Lively; Fired Up, Jayne Ann Krentz; The Gates, John Connolly; Gwenhwyfar: the White Spirit, Mercedes Lackey; Hothouse Orchid, Stuart Woods; Hunted: a House of Night novel, P.C....
Irish Times, January 5, 2010
...John Carney; actors Liam Cunningham, Mark OHalloran, Lorcan Cranitch, Bronagh Gallagher and Rosaleen Linehan, and writers Colm Tóibín, John Connolly and Ronan Sheehan. Minister for the Environment John Gormley, Arts Council chair Pat Moylan, Culture...
RBC Dain Rauscher, January 2, 2010
...Patricia Cornwall, published by Ediciones B, and 'The Lovers,' the eighth in the Charlie Parker detective series by John Connolly, published by Tusquets. Poetry lovers will be able to enjoy the latest verses by Wallace Stevens, published by Lumen; the...
Delmarva Daily Times, January 1, 2010
...Dostoevsky, Conrad and Faulkner wrote. Of current writers, I love Joyce Carol Oates, Colleen McCullough, Alan Furst and John Connolly. Q. Where in the community can your work be seen? At any bookstore or public library. Q. What do you think the Eastern...
Irish Independent, December 9, 2009
...fest that is Hell's Heroes by Darren Shan (HarperCollins, 10.99), and the highly original Gates by John Connolly (Hodder, 11.99), where one young boy must stop his neighbours opening the gates of hell; and older thrill seekers will adore Chris Ryan's...
Belize Reporter, November 29, 2009
...in the genre. Past winners of the Best First Novel award include Dennis Lehane (author of Mystic River), John Connolly (author of Every Dead Thing), and Walter Mosley (author of Devil in a Blue Dress). Set in Belize, In the Heat tells the story of former...
WLBZ 2, November 28, 2009
...We're seeing who is Olympic bound at the . We'll catch up with best selling Irish author John Connolly, who makes Maine his home half of the year. And We're dancing into the holidays at the Victorian Nutcracker ballet. This Weeks Blog From Bill: November...
San Francisco Chronicle, November 27, 2009
...The Lovers, by John Connolly (Atria; 344 pages; $26). Stripped of his license, Connolly's haunted detective, Charlie Parker, investigates one of the lingering mysteries of his life, his father's inexplicable shooting of...
Sunday Tribune Ireland, November 22, 2009
...brilliant stuff from Tan, and marks him out as one of the finest storytellers around. The Gates, by John Connolly (Hodder and Stoughton, £12.99) The hero of Connolly's book for kids is a young boy called Samuel Johnson who happens to have a dog called...
The Daily Reckoning Australia, November 19, 2009
...money.' Perhaps Mr. Obama should have quoted the immortal words of a former US Secretary of the Treasury, John Connolly. 'It may be our dollar, but it's your problem.' Over at USA Today, the editors are more concerned about human rights. The paper must...
Boston Globe, November 8, 2009
...7:30 p.m., Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge; for ticket information, visit harvard.com . . . John Connolly reads from The Gates, at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books . . . Daniel and Dina Nayeri discuss Another Faust, at 7 p.m., at...
Irish Independent, November 7, 2009
...was borrowed. Others included Enright, Doyle, Neil Jordan, Colm Toibin, Eugene McCabe, Dermot Bolger, Eoin Colfer, Maeve Binchy, John Connolly, Kevin Barrry, John Boyne and Irvine Welsh. The book is dedicated to the late Limerick writer Frank McCourt,...
Chicago Sun-Times, November 3, 2009
...Brook. NOV. 3 • Amber Tamblyn signs Bang Ditto, 7 p.m. at Borders, 2817 N. Clark. • John Connolly signs The Gates, 7 p.m. at Centuries & Sleuths, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park. • Dominic Pacyga signs Chicago: A Biography, 7 p.m. at Borders, 2210...
Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2009
...John Connolly's YA novel "The Gates" is the perfect book for Halloween -- a laugh-out-loud funny tale about a boy who must find a way to close the gates of...
Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2009
...And in tomorrow's paper -- online now -- take a step through " The Gates " by John Connolly. The young adult horror novel, about a boy and his dog who inadvertently stumble upon the Gates of Hell, is reviewed by Denise Hamilton. It "has a shot at...
Houston Press, October 27, 2009
...The Gates and his American tour. Hair Balls: How's the reception to the book been so far? John Connolly: It's been lovely. I haven't had a chance to talk to as many kids as I've wanted -- that's not in the creepy way. But...
Evening Herald, October 27, 2009
...for the Radio 2 show Poporama presented by Ruth Buchanan." scariest Kids can also hear crime novelist John Connolly reading from his first children's book, The Gates, as well as a special show counting down the scariest moments in Harry Potter from RTE...
Patriot-News, October 18, 2009
...John Connolly has gone fantasy with a scientific spin this time. The Irish author has melded science, his childhood and plenty of laugh-out-jokes in his latest book, 'The Gates.' The writer...
Daily Telegraph Australia, October 7, 2009
...CSIRO TOTAL WELLBEING DIET - M. Noakes and P. Clifton (Penguin) $29.95 MUST READ THE UNQUIET * John Connolly * $32.95, Hachette A psychiatrist, missing for years after allegations children in his care suffered, is back in the spotlight. An avenger, whose...
San Francisco Chronicle, October 2, 2009
...spell that will capture the imaginations of younger readers willing to give themselves over to its gentle whimsy. John Connolly made his name in crime fiction with a series of often-brutal novels featuring the haunted private detective Charlie Parker. In...
Korea Times, September 30, 2009
...worker, said reading makes her feel comfortable. After finishing the 600-page fantasy 'The Book of Lost Things' by John Connolly, she has already dug out two sociology titles. 'They are funny, interesting and helpful. When you really get into them, you...
Evening Herald, September 27, 2009
...with William Monahan (writer of The Departed) directing. The New Daughter (2010) Based on a short story by John Connolly, this Kevin Costner vehicle will debut in 2010, with Luis Berdejo directing...
Times Online, September 26, 2009
...to trace ?Unknown Subject 522?, the identity-stealing villain. My Sister?s Keeper by Jodi Picoult The Reapers by John Connolly A Most Wanted Man by John le Carré The Unicorn Road by Martin Davies Remember Me by Melvyn Bragg: The estrangement of...
New Zealand Herald, September 20, 2009
...of the All Blacks being in crisis, showing they are a flustered, disorganised mob." Former Wallabies coach John Connolly gave O'Connor four out of 10 in his player ratings in the Sun-Herald while All Blacks Richie McCaw (9.5), Adam Thomson (9) and Andrew...
NEW BOOKS, July 19, 2010
...New from Atria: The Whisperers by John Connolly. About the book , from the publisher: "'Oh, little one,' he whispered, as he gently stroked her cheek, the first time he had touched her in fifteen years. 'What...
Bookish, July 18, 2010
...for some recommendations about books set in England. I tend to enjoy books written by British authors like John Connolly but I also like books set in London like Her Fearful Symmetry by Jodi Picoult. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.Thanks...
Crime Watch, July 17, 2010
...We’re the mainstream; it’s the literature stuff that’s the genre." Bestselling Irish mystery writer John Connolly talks to Brisbane's Courier-Mail about defying the crime-writing establishment's rules , and how "there is a very...
Readaholic, July 13, 2010
...deliver! This is an amazing, quick read that leaves you breathless. I absolutely loved it. The Whisperers by John Connolly Charlie Parker Series #9 Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group 9781439165195 July 13, 2010 409 pages $26.00 US Blog Facebook 5 of...
Jen's Book Thoughts, July 11, 2010
..."Love and Whispers." Sheila K. in Florida and Lethea B. in Alabama were the winners of the John Connolly book soundtracks. I have contacted them and their CDs will be going out tomorrow. Congratulations! And finally, because June just got away from me, I...
Lavender Lines, July 5, 2010
...York Times articles looks amazing. I'll be hosting a giveaway once I read it.The Whisperers by John Connolly - I loved Connolly's The Reapers and thought it was so unique for the genre. Hoping this one lives up to my expectations.Those are the books I...
ZapTown, July 4, 2010
...first  pleasant surprise for the Summer of 2010. This is due to a novel called ‘ The Gates ‘ by John Connolly, an Irish writer whose last novel, The Book of Lost Things, I also enjoyed. The Gates is the sort of book that I would have loved to read...
Lavender Lines, July 4, 2010
...and wonderful about the first book that I had to get the second.From Simon and Schuster CanadaThe Whisperers by John Connolly. I've read one of Connolly's books for review before and it was so different from anything that I had read in the past, that I...
Ready When You Are, C.B., July 1, 2010
...The Wikipedia Revolution by Andrew Lih The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler Two Visions of Blindness by Jose Saramago It was not easy...
MYSTERIES in PARADISE, June 12, 2010
...WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, Stieg Larsson 4.7, MIDNIGHT FUGUE, Reginald Hill 2010 Barry Award Nominations BEST NOVEL John Connolly, THE GATES, Atria David Ellis, THE HIDDEN MAN, Putnam Joe Gores, SPADE & ARCHER, Knopf John Hart, THE LAST CHILD, Minotaur...
Crime Watch, June 9, 2010
...RIVER? Do you like it when your favourite crime writers stretch themselves into the supernatural (ala Dennis Lehane, John Connolly etc)? Have you read Koryta's earlier works? What do you think? Please share your thoughts...
Kait Nolan, June 6, 2010
...writer?  So far I haven't.  But I expect there's always a first timeI just started John Connolly's The Book of Lost Things, which so far is beautifully written but I haven't gotten far enough into to form an opinion about.I've sold 34...
Crime Always Pays, June 3, 2010
...humour in crime fiction is nowadays a rare bird. I was struck by something my friend, thriller writer John Connolly – 7m sales and counting – said at a writing workshop, that comic crime fiction, with rare exceptions, is never going to sell...
David Maybury | Blog, May 24, 2010
...Rosemary Wells Solace of the Road – Siobhan Dowd The Eyeball Collector – FE Higgins The Gates – John Connolly The Third Pig Detective Agency – Bob Burke There – Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick The Bisto Book of the Year is presented annually to...
Crime Always Pays, May 21, 2010
...John Connolly has long used supernatural elements in his crime novels, and last year Stuart Neville’s THE TWELVE employed the device of an ex-paramilitary killer haunted by the ghosts of...
Crime Always Pays, May 14, 2010
...there (alphabetically, natch) amongst novels from proper good writers such as Colin Bateman, Ken Bruen, Paul Charles and John Connolly. I’ll probably never shed the notion that offerings are interlopers on that shelf, but hey, at least...
my cozy book nook, May 13, 2010
...I had hoped. Has that ever happened to you? Last night however, I decided to pick up John Connolly's novel, The Book of Lost Things . I thought perhaps I should try to read something for one of my many reading challenges and this one suits the...
Crime Always Pays, May 13, 2010
...15th, you can catch Rob Kitchin reading at the Kildare Readers’ Festival. Apparently a couple of whippersnappers called John Connolly and Stuart Neville are involved too, along with Joseph O’Connor, Dermot Bolger, Sheila O’Flanagan and...
ARGNet, May 12, 2010
...pervasive social media project called The Twisperers , an online extension of an upcoming book by bestselling thriller novelist John Connolly called The Whisperers . The protagonist is private investigator Charlie Parker , who appeared in Connolly’s...
The Simple Pastor, January 8, 2010
...guide to Busyness by Tim Chester Affluenza by Oliver James Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller The Gates by John Connolly Votewise Now! ed by Rose Lynas Darkest England & the Way Back In by Gary Bishop No reviews of the last four books in the Harry Potter...
All About {n}, January 5, 2010
...- Gilead - Marilynne Robinson (NBCC Award) - The Namesake (PEN/Hemingway) - The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly (Alex Award) - American Gods - Neil Gaiman (Nebula Award) - We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver (Orange Prize...
Glass Hombre, January 1, 2010
...Chandler and Hammett... Lew Archer is a great main character & Macdonald's similes are clever & witty. John Connolly - The Book of Lost Things : This is the first Connolly I've read. Not my usual thing - fantasy - but Connolly does a good job of...
Ready When You Are, C.B., January 1, 2010
...Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky The Story of the Night by Colm Toibin The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren You can nominate more than one book if you like.  I've been thinking about what to do with...
Concrete and Sky, January 1, 2010
...been reading Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs and dabbled a bit into The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. These books will follow me into 2010. With some time off I have been looking for books to add to my 2010 reading list. (Of course, there are still...
The Drowning Machine, December 31, 2009
...Year Ago by Selcuk Altun (b) * Mixed Blood by Roger Smith (ab) * Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (bc) * Port Tropique by Barry Gifford (bc) * Awakening by S.J. Bolton (b) * Saturday's Child by Ray Banks * The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler...
Bookgasm, December 31, 2009
...F you, time. • HELLBOUND HEARTS edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan • THE GATES by John Connolly • THRILLER 2: STORIES YOU JUST CAN’T PUT DOWN edited by Clive Cussler • BOX 21 by Roslund-Hellström • THE BROKEN TEAGLASS by Emily...
Balls and Walnuts, December 28, 2009
...And so it sits on my TBR (TBF, To Be Finished?) pile. And then somehow I chanced on John Connolly’s The Gates Of Hell Are About to Open (Want to Take a Peek?) , which I admit I bought for the title alone. I’ll probably finish this one...
Kristina's Favorites, December 28, 2009
...You April James Dobson (4/21) - Bringing Up Boys Sue Grafton (4/24) - J is for Judgment May John Connolly (5/31) - Book of Lost Things June Rick Riordan (6/5) - The Lightning Thief Gregory Maguire (6/9) - Lost July Suzanne Weyn (7/6) - Water Song August...
CRIME SCRAPS, December 19, 2009
...as good as one would expect from a star studded lineup of Ken Bruen, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, John Connolly, Robert Crais and Jeffrey Deaver. This is definitely a collection that should not be missed, and I am looking forward to reading the rest of...
R & R...Readers and Reference, December 18, 2009
...Harris, Fables Volume 4:  March of the Wooden Soldiers by Bill Willingham , The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly , Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinley A favorite childhood book : The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne – I just love...
Glass Hombre, December 17, 2009
...m taking some thrillers with me, Scott Smith 's A Simple Plan , Patricia Highsmith 's The Blunderer , & John Connolly 's postmodern fairy tale thingamajig The Book of Lost Things . Nothing too taxing for beside the pool. Image by Van Arno . If there...
Crime Always Pays, November 23, 2009
...of the Rock-a-Bye-Baby lullaby to ‘ Down will come baby / Daddy break your fall ,’ so thankfully John Connolly is on hand, courtesy of the Brisbane Times , to lend a bit of perspective to the debate, and particularly the part of the debate...
Living in a Material World, November 23, 2009
...in the regular old adult sections at the Barnes and Noble and the library, was The Gates by John Connolly. I picked it up because I enjoyed The Book of Lost Things so, so much. And I enjoyed this one too. But not quite as much. If you're...
Crime Always Pays, November 17, 2009
...ll start a poll, although it won’t be a push-button poll, because otherwise The Dark Lord, aka John Connolly, will simply muster his massed forces and do a number on it. Instead, I’ll be asking people to state their top three nominations for...
Failure Loves Company, November 15, 2009
...and I had a fantastic time.  First, Tod Caviness kicked two of his poems and a Matthew John Connolly cover, “The Tenuous Nature of Reality”.    Then came my set, which consisted of: 1. Would You Like To Take A Survey? 2. Reciprocation 3....
A Guy's Moleskine Notebook, November 10, 2009
...Stone’s Fall Iain Pears Death with Interruptions Jose Saramago Indignation Philip Roth The Book of Lost Things John Connolly The History of Love Nicole Krauss...
Back to Books, November 9, 2009
...bookmark (from Macmillan) Claim to Faim by Margaret Peterson Haddix (from Simon & Schuster Canada) The Gates by John Connolly (from Simon & Schuster Canada) The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey (from Simon & Schuster Canada) I am Not a Psychic...
A Guy's Moleskine Notebook, November 3, 2009
...Stone’s Fall Iain Pears Death with Interruptions Jose Saramago Indignation Philip Roth The Book of Lost Things John Connolly The History of Love Nicole Krauss Although I have a burning desire, I will not get to The Help by Kathyrn Stockett because...
The Moon is a Dead World // horror movie reviews, October 31, 2009
...The Gates John Connolly's latest young adult thriller, The Gates , showcases a wit and an appreciation for both Halloween and horror that will keep the adults reading with the children. Just like...
Crime Scene NI, October 13, 2009
...authors are making names for themselves, adding to the crowd of already established ones like Declan Hughes and John Connolly. And considering the fact that Ireland is a tiny nation where everyone seems to know everyone and the crime rate is relatively...
Crime Always Pays, October 12, 2009
...Off with yours truly and my good lady wife to Belfast on Saturday, only to discover that John Connolly had been in to No Alibis on Friday night to launch THE GATES. Boo, etc. No doubt a good time was had by all.   I read THE GATES...
Fantasy Book Critic, October 6, 2009
...Official John Connolly Website Order "The Gates" HERE Read the FBC Review of "The Lovers" by John Connolly Read an FBC Interview with John Connolly BOOK & AUTHOR INFO : This is the...
Cafe of Dreams, October 2, 2009
...In honor of October, the month of frights, I am going to use Friday to spotlight horror books that I come across that look intriguing. I would love to hear your favorite horror/scary books! Within the Shadows By: Brandon Massey Paperback: 416 pages...
In Reference to Murder, September 29, 2009
...to a bookstore near your include David Baldacci' s True Blue , Barbara Taylor Bradford 's Breaking the Rules , John Connolly' s The Gates , Allan Folsom's The Hadrian Memorandum , and Stuart Neville 's The Ghosts of Belfast . If you're looking for some...
In Reference to Murder, September 28, 2009
...to a bookstore near your include David Baldacci's True Blue , Barbara Taylor Bradford's Breaking the Rules , John Connolly's The Gates , Allan Folsom's The Hadrian Memorandum , and Stuart Neville's The Ghosts of Belfast . If you're looking for some debut...
book-a-rama, September 24, 2009
...Book of Lost Things, although the Crooked Man offers him an alternative. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly is a fairy tale for grown ups. Yes, I'd say for grown ups. There are some adult themes and violent scenes. Connolly's fairy tale world is...
David Maybury | Blog, September 6, 2009
...Friday, another weekend spent in front of the fire and flicking through pages. This week’s choices are John Connolly’s The Gates , Scott McCloud’s Making Comics and David Almond’s Heaven Eyes. It was a mixed bag last weekend and about as...
David Maybury | Blog, September 6, 2009
...Friday, another weekend spent in front of the fire and flicking through pages. This week’s choices are John Connolly’s The Gates , Scott McCloud’s Making Comics and David Almond’s Heaven Eyes. Update: It was a mixed bunch last weekend and...