Monsters of Men on Best of the Year lists (and a really cool write-up from a librarian, which is even better)

Monsters of Men has made it onto a couple of Best Books of 2010 in the US and in Ireland.  First up, the Washington Post's Express newspaper made it the only children's book on a list that included David Mitchell, Nick Hornby and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which is brilliant.  They also called it "2010's most insane young adult/sci-fi novel."  I'm happy with that.

And in the Irish Times, the estimable Robert Dunbar put it on his list of favouries of the year.  A real honour.

Finally, the librarian at Clydebank High School in Glasgow wrote up a really nice review of my visit there a few weeks back on the Scottish Book Trust website.  I can very easily say right back how great the audience was there:  attentive and funny and asking great questions.  Good stuff all around, and I must say, a rather nicer feeling than even end of year Best Of lists, eh?