Brian Conaghan

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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),Womack, Philip (2014) "[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/01/when-mr-dog-bites-brian-conaghan-review When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan – review]", The Guardian, 1 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017Larman, Alexander (2014) "[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/19/mr-dog-brian-conaghan-review When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan – review]", The Observer, 19 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017McNally, Rebecca (2014) "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10618985/Why-the-swearing-had-to-stay-in-When-Mr-Dog-Bites.html 'Why the swearing had to stay in When Mr Dog Bites']", The Daily Telegraph, 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017 The Bombs That Brought Us Together (2016),"[http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/brian-conaghan-i-had-a-strong-desire-to-write-a-political-book-for-teenagers-1.2619452 Brian Conaghan: 'I had a strong desire to write a political book for teenagers']", The Irish Times, 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017 and We Come Apart (2017), (co-authored with Sarah Crossan).Buchan, Lizzy (2017) "[http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/books/scots-writer-brian-conaghan-wins-costa-children-s-book-award-1-4331177 Scots writer Brian Conaghan wins Costa Children's Book Award]", The Scotsman, 3 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017Leonard, Sue (2014) "[http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/books/when-mr-dog-bites-259484.html When Mr Dog Bites]", Irish Examiner, 23 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017Roberts, Lesley (2014) "[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/coatbridge-author-brian-conaghan-reveals-3037723 Coatbridge author Brian Conaghan reveals being diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome inspired his new book]", Daily Record, 19 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017 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. The Bombs That Brought Us Together won the Costa Book Award for Children's Book in 2016."[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38506411 Coatbridge writer Brian Conaghan wins Costa book award]", BBC, 4 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017 Treacle Town was shortlisted for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-12 |title=Carnegie 2025 shortlists announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2025/03/12/267848/carnegie-2025-shortlists-announced/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}