“Declan Burke is his own genre. The Lammisters dazzles, beguiles and transcends. Virtuoso from start to finish.” – Eoin McNamee “This bourbon-smooth riot of jazz-age excess, high satire and Wodehouse flamboyance is a pitch-perfect bullseye of comic brilliance.” – Irish Independent Books of the Year 2019 “This rapid-fire novel deserves a place on any bookshelf that grants asylum to PG Wodehouse, Flann O’Brien or Kyril Bonfiglioli.” – Eoin Colfer, Guardian Best Books of the Year 2019 “The funniest book of the year.” – Sunday Independent “Declan Burke is one funny bastard. The Lammisters ... conducts a forensic analysis on the anatomy of a story.” – Liz Nugent “Burke’s exuberant prose takes centre stage … He plays with language like a jazz soloist stretching the boundaries of musical theory.” – Totally Dublin “A mega-meta smorgasbord of inventive language ... linguistic verve not just on every page but every line.Irish Times “Above all, The Lammisters gives the impression of a writer enjoying himself. And so, dear reader, should you.” – Sunday Times “A triumph of absurdity, which burlesques the literary canon from Shakespeare, Pope and Austen to Flann O’Brien … The Lammisters is very clever indeed.” – The Guardian

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Are There Any Sherpas In The Building?


It’s one of those weeks, folks - a something’s-gotta-give week. Apologies to anyone dropping by in the hope of finding the usual semi-demented ramblings, but my cup overfloweth right now, and any nuggets of time I can mine from Mt Workload are being devoted to a final rewrite / redraft of ABSOLUTE ZERO COOL, which should have been with the publisher last week. Bear with me, and normal-ish service should resume in a couple of days. I thank you kindly for your patience …

8 comments:

michael said...

Take your time. I can not speak (write?) for the rest of your army of three readers, but I have always saw this site as something to read between your books. This place is meant to promote the work you are busy with now, not the other way around.

Work hard and know we will be waiting for your return with good news about ABSOLUTE ZERO COOL.

seana graham said...

I'll just second Michael's comment and not waste any more of your time.

Anonymous said...

Here's a cloth, dear. I find old terry nappies are good for most things in life. After the vomiting down your back has slowed down.

Sean Patrick Reardon said...

Go get'em tiger. We're not going anywhere!

lil Gluckstern said...

What is this about only three regular readers? To echo everyone else, we'll be here.

Eamonn Sweeney said...

Give her woskey.

michael said...

lil Gluckstern, you might have noticed when Dec is feeling humble he will refer to his three regular readers here. I like to remind him that we are not buying the humble bit and that we enjoy being part of his growing legion of fans.

Anonymous said...

The three of us feel very happy to get all the special mentions, though.