Dav Pilkey talks Underpants

31/08/2012 by David Maybury · No Comments

After a six year hiatus Dav Pilkey returns to the shelves this month, with Captain Underpants' ninth book - The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers.

EW caught up with Pilkey to get the scoop on what he's been up to - here's a snippet: 

Why the hiatus?
I intended to write the next book right away, it’s just that my father got ill and so my wife and I were helping to take care of him. It wasn’t a good time for me to be writing and after he passed it just took me a long time to get…

Perfect Picnic

30/08/2012 by David Maybury · No Comments

Are you one of the 30,000 revealers heading to Electric Picnic this weekend? You know it's more than great music, food and high-fallooting culture right?

If you're heading to the Picnic with kids this year you're in for a treat. Not only will there be space hoppers, giant inflatable aliens, pizza making classes and wand making - but you'll have the chance to catch three great authors too.

Forget Sigur Ros, Oisín McGann, Derek Kielty and Lou Kuenzler will be on hand over the weekend to…

The Big Picture Panel Discussion

29/08/2012 by David Maybury · No Comments

The Mountains to Sea Festival is looming (in fact, it all kicks off next week) and there are some treats in store for blog readers! Inis Magazine is co-sponsoring the The Big Picture Panel Discussion, on Sunday 9 September in Dun Laoghaire, and we have some tickets to give away. 

Some of the most successful picturebook illustrators in Ireland and the UK are going to be sitting together to discuss what it takes to get noticed and published and to answer your questions, no matter how…

Derek Landy on TV3

29/08/2012 by David Maybury · No Comments

Look at him, fresh faced, smiling... not a care in the world. If only you knew the darkness that was going on behind the smiling exterior. Don't be fooled. 

Catch Derek Landy on TV3's Ireland AM - there's talk of a movie deal in the coming weeks... exciting!

Dragons: Riders of Berk

28/08/2012 by David Maybury · No Comments

After getting a sneak peek at what Dreamworks are up to, the small screen adaptation of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon still has me watering at the mouth.

Following the success of the film adaptation of How To Train Your Dragon Dreamworks are launching the first season of Dragons: Riders of Berk, a 20 episode series following Hiccup, Astrid, Fishlegs, Stoick and the other islanders of Berk, next month. 

And there's more!

Dreamworks are midway through making the next…