Links

Here are some links to some (vaguely!) Tim-related things...

USUAL DISCLAIMER: As with much of the rest of the internet, these sites may possibly contain the occasional rude word/ thing/ picture that might shock those liable to be shocked. Though I've chosen these links carefully, that's not my fault. Besides, it's nothing you can't handle.

-First up, my LibraryThing Profile. You liked Tim and Black Tat? You'd like some ideas about what to read next? Here, I humbly submit, might be a good place to start! ;p On the wonderful site LibraryThing I have put together a list of FIVE HUNDRED FINE BOOKS – things that I've read and love that perhaps you might like, too. The list is constantly being tweaked and updated, and it's a mish-mash of all sorts: novels, comics, biography, history, photography, art, science, whatever. It's a personal selection of favourite things, with no artificial separations by subject matter or (woo!) so-called 'age appropriateness' – the only criterion is, "Do I think it's fantastic?" The widget at the side of this page will pick something out for you at random, but on the profile page there are a bunch of different ways into the list – reviews, author cloud, etc [isn't LibraryThing awesome?] – as well, of course, as a link to the list itself. It's also another place where you can leave messages for me if you like. Be my guest! :)

-My ContactAnAuthor Page. Interested in me coming to talk at your school, bookshop or local library? I LOVE doing events and visits, and right now I'm looking to do as many as I possibly can! If you're a teacher, librarian or bookseller based in the UK, check out my page at ContactAnAuthor here. As well as pics and a YouTube clip of me in action (with slightly more hair!!) there's a special email address: further details are available on request. And of course, if you're reading this and you're not a teacher, librarian, or bookseller, but you'd still like to see and hear me come and do my stuff near you, then please ask your nearest teacher, librarian or bookseller to take a look at that page, too! ;)

-Jagmat's MySpace. All right, yer got me: yer've seen through me cunnin' disguise and yer know I'm not actually Sam Enthoven but am in fact the gorgeous, glossy-pink, shapeshifting demon known as Jagmat from the Enthoven's 'orrible first book, The Black Tattoo. Yer wanna make friends wiv the real fing? I'll be pleased ter eat yer – ahem! I mean, I'll be please ter meat yer – nope, thass still not it. I'll pleased ter... oh, yer know wot I mean. Urp. ('Scuse me.)

-Laughing Squid. Full of interesting stuff. If the Kraken read blogs, I bet this is one he'd like. ;)

-Stomp Tokyo. Check their 'Godzilla and Other Giant Monsters' Archive for pointers towards some of the finest classic kaiju movie action available.

-Dinosaur Comics. As you'll see from the pic below, Ryan North's T-Rex (though he's rather more sophisticated!) was a huge influence on Tim. I've been a fan for what must be three years now and, IMHO, it's consistently one of the funniest things on the whole damn Web. Enjoy!

Finally, here are some fine blogs by other writers
-Scott Westerfeld
-Maureen Johnson
-Sarah Beth Durst
-and, as always (in case you didn't know about him already!)-
-Neil Gaiman