writing | Liam O'Donnell

The Case of the Maker Mischief launches with amazing reviews

by liam | Oct 16, 2016 | West Meadows Detectives, writing news

Earlier this week, The Case of the Maker Mischief, the second mystery in the West Meadows Detectives series landed in bookstores and already it’s grabbing some great reader reviews. Check them out: “This book was so good and so impressive that I want to...

New books for you and a new Masters degree for me

by liam | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog, education, literacy

When I get busy, I get quiet. And the last few months I’ve been very busy. Since the spring I’ve hunkered down and: finished two new books for young readers (here and here) written a whole bunch of papers in pursuit of a Masters of Arts: Early Childhood...

Silver Birch Super Day for Tank & Fizz

by liam | May 22, 2016 | Tank & Fizz, writing news

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for this normally reclusive, stay-at-home writer. It’s May and in Ontario that means it’s Forest of Reading season. This year, my monster-filled detective adventure Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede...

What is a Battle Bot?

by liam | Feb 17, 2016 | Tank & Fizz, writing news

I’m so excited for folks to dive in to Tank & Fizz’s newest mystery, The Case of the Battling Bots, arriving in bookstores next week! To get a taste of the botastic action in store for you, check out Mike’s fantastic illustration of the Rawlins...

The Nightmare begins soon. This illustration will get you started . . .

by liam | Jul 15, 2015 | Battle of the Blocks, writing news

It’s officially official: Nether Nightmare hits e-readers and book shelves on Saturday August 15th, 2015. Update: Er, How about we say August 30th? The second book in the Battle of the Blocks series picks up right where Descent into Overworld left off. Hamid,...