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Our GLOBAL makes the 2024 Wainwright Prize Shortlist!

Eoin, Gio, and myself are delighted and honoured to learn that our new graphic novel, GLOBAL, about…

GLOBAL is longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2024!

Absolutely delighted and honoured to learn that our graphic novel, GLOBAL, about the dangers of climate change…

A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 25 CITIES chosen as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.

Very happy to report that our book A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 25 CITIES, co-written with…

GLOBAL chosen for 2024 Read for Empathy Collection

Eoin, Gio, and I are delighted that our new graphic novel GLOBAL, about climate change and its…

GLOBAL Shortlisted for the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2024

Team Global are delighted that our new graphic novel, GLOBAL, has been shortlisted for KPMG Children’s Books…

GLOBAL – Longlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Award

Delighted to say that a few weeks ago in mid-Feb, our new graphic novel, GLOBAL, was longlisted…

Seasons Greetings!

Season’s greetings to all readers and friends of this website. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!…

GLOBAL nominated for a 2024 Yoto Carnegie Medal

Eoin and Giovanni and I are delighted to tell you that our new graphic novel, GLOBAL, has…

Cover of Bunnicula

Our Bunnicula graphic novel shortlisted for KSC Book Award 2023

Delighted to announce that our Bunnicula graphic novel has been shortlisted for a KSC Book Award at…

#TeamGlobal @ Hay Festival June 2nd 2023

Delighted to say that this Friday 2nd June 2023 #TeamGlobal are reunited for our event at the…

Advert saying GLOBAL is the BookTrust's Book of the Day.

GLOBAL is the BookTrust’s #BookOfTheDay!

Delighted to report that our brand new, full length, full colour, graphic novel GLOBALis the lovely BookTrust’s…

#TeamGlobal Tour the USA to launch our new graphic novel.

#TeamGlobal are launching our new graphic novel GLOBAL (the follow up to ILLEGAL) in the USA where…

Cover of GLOBAL the graphic novel.

GLOBAL – our new graphic novel out April 2023!

Delighted to say that our new full length, full colour graphic novel entitled GLOBAL is out this…

25 Cities wins Children’s Publication of the Year!

Delighted to announce that our book A History of the World in 25 Cities has just won…

‘A History of the World in 25 Cities’ is Shortlisted for the Cultural Enterprise Best Children’s Publication Award

Delighted to be able to announce that our beautiful, huge, non-fiction book, A History of the World…

Sir Alfred Remembered in The Guardian

Delighted to remember my old friend, Sir Alfred, in a piece for today’s Guardian. He was a…

RIP Sir Alfred aka The Terminal Man

I was very sad to learn over the weekend of the death of Sir Alfred, the stateless…

A History of the World in 25 Cities – Shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2022.

Whew – after a bit of a break, we’re back with possibly our longest headline ever. Delighted…

DOUBLE BOOKED #PODCAST EPISODE FIVE! Guest Star M.G.Leonard.

The fifth episode of our children’s books #podcast DOUBLE BOOKED is out now on Apple and Spotify….

25 Cities Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year

Stunned and delighted to find out that our new book A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 25…

DOUBLE BOOKED PODCAST EP 4 with guest Cressida Cowell.

I’m a month late out of the gate with this one. Apologies. Announcing episode four of Double…

A History of the World in 25 Cities – My New Book – OUT NOW

Delighted to say that our new book, A History of the World in 25 Cities, co-written with…

DOUBLE BOOKED #PODCAST NEW EPISODE 3 with Jenny Valentine

The third episode of our #podcast about children’s books and graphic novels comes to you with the…

Eoin and Andy looking handsome.

DOUBLE BOOKED #PODCAST – NEW EPISODE 2 with Jonathan Stroud

The second bumper packed edition of our new children’s books #podcast is out! Our special guest is…

DOUBLE BOOKED – Brand New Podcast

Introducing the family friendly children’s book podcast from the minds of best-selling authors Eoin Colfer and Andrew…

ILLEGAL wins 2021 Red Book Award!

Over the moon to announce that this morning our graphic novel, ILLEGAL, won the 2021 RED Book…

Illegal shortlisted for the RED Book Award 2021

#TeamIllegal are thrilled and delighted to be able to announce that our graphic novel, ILLEGAL, has been…

Happy New Year!

Goodbye to 2020. Happy New Year! Let’s hope that 2021 is a great improvement on the year…

Graham S. Brand Award 2020 Winner – Paola Massimo

Earlier this month, I was very happy to meet Paola Massimo, the winner of the Graham S…

ILLEGAL nominated for a Blue Hen Book Award 2020

Delighted to learn this week that our graphic novel, ILLEGAL, has been newly nominated for a BLUE…

Artemis Fowl graphic novels

Artemis Fowl – THE MOVIE (At last!)

Here’s a piece of wonderful artwork by Giovanni Rigano to celebrate the fact that this Friday, 12th…

Shakespeare Book New Edition Out Now

Shakespeare and his Dramatic Acts by Andrew Donkin & Clive Goddard. “Dust off your ruffs, and take…

Happy New Year!

A New Year. A new decade. Please have a very very Happy New Year everyone!

ILLEGAL shortlisted for the Derbyshire Schools’ Book Award 2020

Team Illegal were delighted to hear last week that our new graphic novel, ILLEGAL, has been shortlisted…

Team Illegal in The Big Issue

Team Illegal, myself, Eoin Colfer, artist Giovanni Rigano, & letterer Chris Dickey are delighted to have contributed…

Graham S. Brand Award 2019 Winner – Alex Jones

Huge congratulations to Alex Jones who won this year’s 2019 Graham S. Brand Award. The award is…

ILLEGAL makes Guardian Top Ten

Huge thanks to Sif Sigmarsdottir and The Guardian for including our graphic novel, ILLEGAL, in their recent…

Issue of Comics Scene featuring our new graphic novel, Illegal.

ILLEGAL in Comic Scene Magazine

Thank you to the lovely folks at Comic Scene for running a fantastic interview feature on our…

ANdrew Donkin Illegal graphic novel

ILLEGAL – Nominated for Rhode Island Book Award 2020

Delighted to find out that our new graphic novel, ILLEGAL, has been nominated for the Rhode Island…

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