I 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.
Music
Joy 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.
Movies
Hombre, Lost Weekend, Tombstone, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Rio Bravo, Project ALF, Robocop, Crocodile Dundee, Terminator 2, Doc Hollywood, Falling Down, Starman, Spider-Man, In Bruges.
Television
The Simpsons, 24, Waking the Dead, The Wire, 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.
Books
I'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.
Heroes
Richard P Feynman, Richard Dawkins, Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlow, Droopy, Loncey Dalton Ysabel.
Kevin Brooks's Details
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Kevin Brooks nothing Posted at 9:03 AM Nov 21 view more
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, Jess, Minnie and Midge, plus six sheep, eight chickens, and two rabbits.
Thx for the add,i just want to tell you that I love ur book Candy.Im younger cousin had bought it for me to read.I was just so drawn to the book.I haven't read a book in awhile and im glad that your book was the first one I read.I can't wait to read the rest of your books.
I am in-love with your books, most definitely. Candy is the best book ever written in my personal opinion, the starting line of the book with the lump on the boy is complete genius. Thank you for writing all these marvelous books and I hope to see more soon? Maybe someone will turn them into movies one day that would be rad :]
Have you been entered for the North East Book awards this year? Plus same question as Cora. What happened to the black rabbit? Who killed it and nailed it the gate? Still haven't managed to read Killing God yet, but been told by Cora that its really good.
Love your books, I can't stop reading Lucas but the ending to Black Rabbit Summer was sad :( you need to publish more of your books in the USA I'm dieing to read more. I can just tell the difference between you books and some one elses, yours are like a really long movie (I read slow lol) and the others are like books. Don't ever stop making books love ya
I visited you at the book fair at frankfurt, it was really great listening to you reading your book! I kinda fell in love with your books, started with Lucas (I think two years ago...)! It's nice that you keep writin hope to read many more books from you!
I visited your reading last friday at Frankfurt Book Fair and I just wanted to tell you that it was a great pleasure for me - your performance was awesome and I just can't wait to get my exemplar of Black Rabbit Summer!
I love your books. Once i start reading them i can't stop. Im currently reading Lucas and plan on reading all of the others ones after. My favorite is Candy. Thats the first one i read. You are an amazing author. Keep up the good work.
I ordered Black Rabbit Summer from the bookstore the other day. I can't wait to read it because I haven't read a book in a long time that kept me turning the pages. But I know this one will because everything you write is captivating. Oh, and I started making an outline for my story like you suggested, and it IS helpful. The only hard thing is figuring what I want to happen and when.
hey kevin :] i just finished candy in less than 48 hours and i've spent today writing my english book talk on the book, it's so interesting! just wondering if you could help me out please? am i correct in saying that the main themes in your novel are love, addiction and fear(not too sure about fear actually..)? such a great read, what would you say is the best novel that you've written? oooh and i saw iggy pop in your music interests... did he inspire you for the character, iggys name? :D
OMG ... i recently finished Candy and yesterday i finsished Black Rabbit Summer ....They were both amazing books.... I dont like reading about happy girly kinda stuff so i absoloutly love ur books... I just bought the book Lucas and am goin to start it today. Im so exited. I'll Probably buy another one 2day too :) ... At the Carniege (have no idea how to spell it) Awards i voted for Black Rabbit Summer even though i hadnt completly finished it LOL. You proabably dont remember but i played a gothic/into rock teen(boy) in ostrich boys .... You signed ma book Candy wooo :) Anyway i hope you keep writing amazing books so i will never have nothing to read.....Hehe =]
I'm super stoked to read it! =] So, here comes somthing super corny, but, I'm starting college in about two weeks and I'm going to be a writer, and I was wondering if you had any advice? Or any Kevin Brooks Certified Words of Wisdom?
Kevin Brooks, holy cow. Well...I guess how are you? I'd bet my life that people are always telling you "Oh my gosh I love your books," but I really do love your books. I love how you write them, and what you write about and everything. :) And I'm jazzed that you've got a new book coming out! What's it about?
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love ya
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