Harriette cole biography of rory

So.  Next month my new book comes out and if you read here often enough you&#;re already familiar with Rory, the gloriously ecstatic and somewhat terrifying taxidermied road-kill raccoon who graces the cover.

When you read the book you&#;ll learn all about Rory, and also more about how my anxiety disorder makes it hard to leave the house at times.  These things seem unrelated but when my publisher first started making cardboard standees to send to book sellers I mentioned how nice it was that all of these cardboard raccoons were traveling so bravely around the world as my stand-in.

Next month I&#;ll start traveling for months (off and on) during my book tour but I already know from my first tour that I&#;m not really strong enough to see anything of the cities that I&#;ll travel to, except for the blanket fort I&#;ll make in my hotel room and the wonderful people who&#;ll come to bookstores to listen to me read.  It probably seems like a waste of travel to the average pers

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TV REVIEWS : ‘Rory’ Best of New Crop of Kids Shows

Thanks to recent congressional prodding, what’s hot in children’s TV programming this fall is a dash of education.

The Fox Children’s Network, notorious for “The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” but lauded for its animated version of “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?,” follows the trend this week with a mixed bag of “edutainment” shows for children ages 2 to 6.

Under the umbrella title, “The Fox Cubhouse,” three different shows will air weekdays in rotation, with brief, superfluous wraparound segments featuring a human host and puppets in a clubhouse setting.

The series begins today with “Jim Henson’s djur Show,” which will be seen Mondays and Fridays. Kudos for a great idea, but the first segment of this Muppet/live-action nature show--hosted by Jake, a stuffy polar bear, and Stinky, a wisecracking skunk--is surprisingly listless. It serves up lots of info-bits and shots of real-life animals, but much of the dialogue and c

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The Blurb On The Back:

Hello.  inom am Rory Branagan.  I am actually a detective.  Now … People always say: “How do you become a detective?” and inom say: “Ahhh, you don’t just suddenly find yourself sneaking up on baddies, or chasing them, or fighting them, or living a life of constant deadly danger – you have to want it.”

So why did I want it?

I just wanted to find my dad …

You can order RORY BRANAGAN: DETECTIVE by Andrew Clover and Ralph Lazar from Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Waterstone’s or  UK.  I earn commission on any purchases made through these links.

The Review (Cut For Spoilers):

year-old Rory Branagan lives with his mum, his annoying older brother Seamus and his auntie Jo (who isn’t really his auntie but instead rents the attic in their house).  Rory’s dad left the family when he was 3 and no one will tell him why – no matter how many times he asks.  This is why Rory wants to be a detective – so that he can get answers – and when Cassidy Callaghan and her family mov