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NYT Editor's Pick and an iPod of All

A Monster Calls is an Editor's Choice in today's New York Times, which is very cool, and also a recommendation in the Observer, also very cool.  In celebration (and in that I've been bad at updating recently with anything other than news), here's a new entry in my occasional series of iPod eps, from my own music selection.  I give you the iPod of All

All Apologies, Nirvana - contains my favourite lyrical phrase ever: "Drowning on the ashes of your enemies"

All I Need, Radiohead - Two note riff, all kinds of moody brilliance

All My Little Words, Magnetic Fields - "Now that you've made me want to die/You tell me that you're unboyfriendable"

All Over the World, Pet Shop Boys - Should have been an international pop smash.  Oh, well, still genius.

All You Pretty Girls, Jim Moray/XTC - Either version, both are fantastic.

More soon, greetings to the new commenters, and don't forget to follow me on Twitter (@Patrick_Ness) for stuff and nonsense.

A Monster Calls shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards

And so it has in the Children's category.  In a really, REALLY strong shortlist, too, including Lauren St John, Annabel Pitcher, Eva Ibbotson, Oliver Jeffers and Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.  Monsters of Men was shortlisted last year, and it was quite a fun party, as I remember it...

New York Times

A Monster Calls has a great review in tomorrow's (Sunday's) New York Times.  Three columns and an illustration, no less!  Check it out online here.

Greetings to all the new commenters.  More soon...

Movie stuff

Hey, everyone, thanks for all the million and one comments about the movie news on Chaos Walking.  Cool stuff.  I did just want to say here that if, at whatever point in the future (and who knows?), there is ever information on casting or auditions or anything like that, I'll definitely put it up here on this sight.  So don't worry, you won't miss anything.

More news to come soon; in the meantime, greetings to all the new commenters and Millie, I majored in English Lit, so it worked for me!

A Monster Calls US blog tour - final stops!

Two final stops on the A Monster Calls US blog tour.  An interview on Milk & Cookies where I talk about physical books and Madonna's accent (as you do), and up later today, one on Waking Brain Cells, where I talk about monsters and dark material for teens.  Check 'em out.

Scroll down if you happened to miss yesterday's big news, greetings to the new commenters, and more soon!

Big announcement time! Film rights for Chaos Walking sold to makers of The Hunger Games! Exclamation points!

I am very happy to finally (finally) announce, after years of politely saying no, that I have at last, said yes.

Lionsgate (currently making The Hunger Games) have acquired film rights for all three books in the Chaos Walking trilogy.  The producer on it will be , who produced The Departed and How to Train Your Dragon (among many others), and you can read more about it in Variety or The Wrap.

Long way to go, obviously, but I'll admit, it's a bit exciting.

A Monster Calls is the Boston Globe pick of the week!

Yes, it is!  Which is very nice indeed.  You have to scroll a bit, but it's here.  Nice stuff.

And stay tuned.  There could be very interesting things to be heard this week.  Hmm...

Two new blog tour entries

Two cool new entries for the A Monster Calls US blog tour.  Jim Kay and I chat about the illustrations on YA Bibliophile, and a review on Bookshelves of Doom where the book makes her nose bleed.  No lie.  Scroll down for more!

Two new A Monster Calls interviews, a new England event, and more...

The really fun blog tour I'm doing for the US release of A Monster Calls continues with two new interviews, one on Lisa Busy Nerding and one on the YA YA YAs.  Check 'em out!  (and scroll down for more).

Also, I'll be appearing at the Cheltenham Festival on Saturday, 8 October at 1pm with the terrific Jason Wallace.  Tickets available here, so come say hello.

And finally, a big greeting to the new commenters, including Geli who scoops me on the news that the Hungarian version of The Ask and the Answer is released this week.  It's called Valasz es Kerdes.  Have a look.

Wednesday blog tour guest spot

The A Monster Calls US blog tour continues today with me doing a guest spot on Cynsations.  Check it out!