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Brian Conaghan (born 6 October 1971) is a Scottish author, based in Dublin. He is best known for his books The Boy Who Made It Rain (2011), When Mr Dog Bites (2014),[1][2][3] The Bombs That Brought Us Together (2016),[4] and We Come Apart (2017), (co-authored with Sarah Crossan).[5][6][7] When Mr Dog Bites, a book about a teenage boy with Tourette's, was shortlisted for both Children's Books Ireland and the Carnegie Medal in 2015.[5] The Bombs That Brought Us Together won the Costa Book Award for Children's Book in 2016.[5][8]
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- ^ Womack, Philip (2014) "When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan – review", The Guardian, 1 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ Larman, Alexander (2014) "When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan – review", The Observer, 19 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ McNally, Rebecca (2014) "'Why the swearing had to stay in When Mr Dog Bites'", The Daily Telegraph, 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ "Brian Conaghan: 'I had a strong desire to write a political book for teenagers'", The Irish Times, 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ a b c Buchan, Lizzy (2017) "Scots writer Brian Conaghan wins Costa Children's Book Award", The Scotsman, 3 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ Leonard, Sue (2014) "When Mr Dog Bites", Irish Examiner, 23 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ Roberts, Lesley (2014) "Coatbridge author Brian Conaghan reveals being diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome inspired his new book", Daily Record, 19 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ "Coatbridge writer Brian Conaghan wins Costa book award", BBC, 4 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017