Kevin Brooks
Nothing ever dies, the sky is blue

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50 years old
North Yorkshire
United Kingdom



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GeneralI like: reading, thinking, writing songs, painting, wearing hats, burning things, playing guitar, walking my dogs, talking to my dogs, losing at chess, laughing at things, sleeping, football, boxing, physics, cowboys, cheese, cartoons, animals, toys, stationery, words. I dislike: worms, telephones, cars, mince pies, God.
MusicJoy Division, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Fall, The Clash, My Bloody Valentine, Velvet Underground, Iggy Pop, Primal Scream, Eminem, The Coral, Young Marble Giants, Senser, T Rex, Cockney Rebel, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Westworld, Marilyn Manson, Killing Joke, Public Image, The Wedding Present, Galaxie 500, Sid Vicious, Stone Roses, Sixteen Horsepower, Deus, Colorblind James Experience, Mott the Hoople, Sepultura.
MoviesHombre, Lost Weekend, Tombstone, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Rio Bravo, Project ALF, Robocop, Crocodile Dundee, Terminator 2, Doc Hollywood, Falling Down, Starman.
TelevisionThe Simpsons, 24, Waking the Dead, CSI, BBC News 24 & Sky News, local news, football, boxing, darts, Harry Hill, The World at War, Mighty Boosh, Less Than Perfect ... plus anything else that happens to be on, as long as it doesn't involve cooking, dancing, or wobbly singing.
BooksI've been in love with books all my life. I love everything about them – how they feel, how they look, how they smell. They're the best things in the world. I've always read all kinds of stuff – from science fiction and comics to poetry and physics – but the genres I always go back to are crime fiction and Westerns. My favourite authors include: Lawrence Block, Martin Amis, Michael Connelly, Michael Marshall, John Updike, Dennis Lehane, James M Cain, Charles O Locke, JT Edson, Elmore Leonard, Dashiell Hammett, James Lee Burke, John Katzenbach, Zizou Corder, Joseph O'Connor, ee cummings, Richard Brautigan, Nelson De Mille, Ray Bradbury, Raymond Chandler, Philip K Dick, Thomas Eidsen, Stephen King, Jack Kerouac, Louis Sachar, Don Winslow, Robert Cormier, Jack London, Ken Kesey, Cormac McCarthy, BS Johnson, Norman Mailer, Melvyn Burgess, John D MacDonald, John Steinbeck, Jack Gantos, T Jefferson Parker, JD Salinger, Arthur Rimbaud, Meg Rosoff, Catherine Forde, Leif Enger.
HeroesRichard P Feynman, Richard Dawkins, Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlow, Droopy, Loncey Dalton Ysabel.

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Status:Married
Zodiac Sign:Aries
Occupation:Author



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About me:
I write books for/about young people. My first novel – MARTYN PIG – was published in 2001, and my eighth - called KILLING GOD (extract now available on my blog) - is published 25 June 2009. Other books I've written include: LUCAS, KISSING THE RAIN, CANDY, THE ROAD OF THE DEAD, BLOODLINE, I SEE YOU BABY (co-written with Catherine Forde), BEING and BLACK RABBIT SUMMER. They're books about real things, real lives (with occasional touches of other stuff), and although I wouldn't describe them as crime fiction, they often have crime fiction/thrillery elements in them. I like to write about the darker side of things, and I'm not known for my happy endings. I've been lucky enough to win a few prizes for my books, such as: the Canongate Prize for New Writing, the Branford Boase Award, Kingston Youth Book Award, North East Book Award, Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis Jury Prize, Buxtehude Bulle, Golden Bookworm, Stockport Schools Book Award. Before becoming a full-time writer, I spent years and years writing, performing and recording music. I also painted for a while. I've had lots of jobs I'd like to forget – post office clerk, civil servant, hot dog seller at London Zoo, crematorium handyman¸ railway ticket office clerk, customer services person ... aaaahhhh!!! I live in North Yorkshire with my lovely wife Susan and our dogs Shaky and Jess.
Who I'd like to meet:
myself when I was 12 years old, a talking animal, anyone who enjoys reading my books

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Little Jaimee.





Jul 3 2009 8:42 AM

mr. brooks

come visit orange county California!
STEPHANIE





Jun 27 2009 6:27 AM

ugh why so long!!?! can't you like...try to get it here sooner? because my birthday is in oct and i'd love to have it as a birthday gift.... (=
STEPHANIE





Jun 26 2009 7:38 AM

keeeevvvin, when is Killing God going to be released in the U.S.?
Bynrt.





Jun 25 2009 7:14 PM

hello, Mr. Brooks!
:] can't wait for another one of your books! [:
Mike:::





Jun 19 2009 8:23 AM

You are the only author i can rely on.
ever since i read Martyn pig, every time i went to get a new book of yours, i wouldn't even read the back cover.
because i knew it would be amazing, and amazing they all were.


Looking forward to all your future publishes.
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Jun 15 2009 7:34 PM

I raise a glass, pour it over my eyes, down my shirt...
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Jun 12 2009 6:26 PM

Hello!

so whats this new book about?

Killing God?
L.T.L Sub





Jun 8 2009 11:12 PM

heyy i just got started on candy!
its my last book of yours!
im super excited!!
:))

howve you been?!
GarineY





Jun 7 2009 2:40 PM

I love your books! you have to come to toronto!:D
JeSs'S mAnNeQuIn!





Jun 2 2009 8:13 AM

Hey :)

Just thought I would thank you for all the amazing books you have written. You are by far my favourite author and have been ever since i first read one of your books which was Lucas. It made me laugh, smile, fall in love with Lucas and after i finished it had me crying for weeks on end. I have never read books that are anything like yours or nearly as emotionally moving. The characters are so real!!! I have read all your books and can't wait until you bring out something new :D Im sorry that im going on and on and on and on about it but you have no idea how much your books mean to me.

I do have just one question though... at the end of Kissing the Rain was there some obvious ending that i missed that you were hinting at? Or was it meant to be left open? It has just been annoying me ever since cause i dont know whether he does it or not so i thought i would ask.

Anyways sorry for this rather long comment i just really wanted to say thankyou for everything.

Jess xx
alia





May 29 2009 4:45 AM

I reread "The Road of the Dead" and "Lucas" recently, and every time I read those books, it's like reading them for the first time. There's always something I missed the last time, and I just love the stories.
I've been reading your stories since I was 15, and being 20 now, I'm still extremely in love with all of them.
You made me want to go into publishing, you know. So, thanks for writing awesome books. I'll keep reading your work, as long as there's work to read!
<3 Alia
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May 26 2009 1:10 AM

Hey, you've got some great books! I love to read, basically anything and everything! I noticed you like Ray Bradbury. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" isd one of my favorites. My favorite book of yours is probably "Being", but "Kissing the Rain" is a close second.
kirsten mariee.





May 8 2009 12:07 PM

yup! (:


that would be funny.

oh, and i had to look up five facts about why the author is an award winner, and i couldnt find ANY.
shame.
kirsten mariee.





May 7 2009 8:17 PM

well i got 137% , but only because my english teacher loves me and i do tons of extra credit.

so im curious, what do you picture alex and martyn as in the end?
the ending was upsetting.
i was like, ALEX LEFT?!?!
:(
kirsten mariee.





May 6 2009 9:38 PM

today i gave a presentation on you...
me + oral reports?
= didnt go so well.

but hey, it was a good book, Martyn Pig.
*Ashley*





Apr 30 2009 11:19 PM

<3 Hi! You are my favorite author ever! I have read all your books & they are amazing! You are extremely talented! <3
THE VACANT (NEW SONGS UP)





Apr 23 2009 1:09 PM

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Apr 18 2009 8:19 PM

i am reading "Being" almost done i am reading "the road to the dead" but yea i love your boooks
Dowell





Apr 18 2009 4:00 PM

Just thought i'd let you know you're one of my fav authors, just finished black rabbit summer, loved it!

thanks

kelly xxx
¤sam i am¤





Apr 6 2009 3:54 PM

Thank you, i cant wait to go get the ones i dont have! My sons middle name is Kole after Cole from TROTD lol he is one of my favs. I just finished Lucas last night, ahhh i cried i couldnt believe it, my husband thinks im nuts lol he keep saying its only a book.
Anyway thanks cant wait till your new one comes out!
SanaBananananana





Apr 5 2009 2:58 AM

yes, i see where you are coming from. I think that is whats best about your stories, after you read them, it just makes you keep wondering incessantly. Which you know its a good book if it does that to you. :)

Lucy eh? ok well i can't wait. and idk if this matter ..but Lucas looks JUST like an ex of mine. lol thank you for writing back Kevin. and Happy belated bday.
¤sam i am¤





Apr 3 2009 5:50 PM

Hello Mr.Brooks! you are my favorite author! im truly addicted to your books! When i finished Candy for the first time i went the next day and bought all your books! and i haven't put them down!AS i was looking for a list of your books i found your website it says you have wrote seven and i was just wondering if thats update because on line i keep finding other books it says u have wrote.
i know u r busy and all, but if it was possible i would love to know so i can get them all! thank you!
Corazie





Apr 1 2009 6:53 PM

Is it BRS that's up for NETBA? I hope so. 'Cause then me and my sisters would all have read one of your books for it xD

I Martyn Pig/Film still on the shelf?
I think your books, if made in to film/feature/drama would rather suit the current media scene. But it'd never work with Lucas, it's too magical a book for that.

I can't wait until June! I'll have something new to read over and over.

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO RAYMOND? Yeah, I read it again.
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