about the author

David J Walkden has been a pirate, cosmonaut, trapeze artist and an adult film star. He has run with the bulls in Pamplona, conquered Kilimanjaro, been to Everest base camp and really likes red wine.Nowadays he enjoys walking up mountains, almost exclusively in the rain and running a drug cartel from his rather nice three bed semi-detached house in The Lake District, England. He hates cats and happy people.He is currently number two on Guatemala’s most wanted list.

about the book

Geoff is having a biblically bad day. For a start, his car gets written off and he loses his job at a call centre in Manchester. Then the Devil tells him he’s the Anti-Christ and unless he delivers the apocalypse, he’ll be tortured for eternity at a call centre in Hell. With the help of the Devil, his best friend, Rob, who turns out to be an infamous duke of Hell, and Mr Sox, a Hell hound trapped in a cat’s body, they are chased by the forces of good and that’s when all the fun starts…The Book of Shenanigans is the word of God that is full of:MORE Nuns with Guns                        MORE Talking AnimalsMORE Decapitations                            MORE Cute Musical SatanistsMORE Cordless Drills                          MORE Evil NazisMORE Tea Drinking                             MORE Scary StuffIMPORTANT READING GUIDANCEThe following groups are strictly prohibited from reading The Book of Shenanigans:British Royal Family               Cancel Culture                             Cartel MembersCatholic Church                      Cats                                               Folk BandsMexicans                                 Norwegian Blue Nose Rabbits     NunsPenguins                                  Satanists                                        ScotsSeal Pups                                 Serial Killers                                 SnowflakesSwedes                                    Unicorns                                        Witches                   

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THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE

So the book is available on the WHSiths website, grab a copy! https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/the-book-of-shenanigans/david-j-walkden/hardback/9781398400894.

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LITTLE INSIGHT

Here’s a little insight into the illustration process of the book. A compilation of ideas that came from the first reading of David’s sprawling imagination and the multiple ideas in his book.

SHENANIGANS..

Many moons ago, I met a stranger in a questionable establishment with the words BAR written above the front door. His name was David and aside from the biblical implications I chose to believe him ........

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