Scuse my vanity, but I must tell of the quick mention of my book in a New York Times piece on Dan Brown's popularity. Not exactly a review, but I'll certainly take a "not-half-bad" and "intriguing" from the very discerning NYT writers/reviewers! The piece has certainly spiked interest in the Guide, with a number of people seeking out where to buy the book. The box to the right of page says it all!

Over the past few months I've had a lot of people suggesting that this site is very handy for all types of Dan Brown news, not just news about his next book The Solomon Key. As such, I'm redirecting the theme of the site to anything related to Dan Brown and his books. From next week, the site will have a new look, and also a new name: The Cryptex. Please feel free to stop in regularly to find out the latest from Brown, and all manner of related topics.

An essay I wrote on the Masonic and Utopian thinking which was prevalent among the Founding Fathers of the United States has been published in one of my side projects, Sub Rosa Magazine. Sub Rosa is a free, professional-quality PDF magazine available to download from the aforementioned website (the first three issues are currently available to download).

I'll eventually add the essay to this website, but for now go download Issue 3 of Sub Rosa and see it in a pretty graphic environment. Also to read in the latest issue is an essay on the truth behind Rosslyn Chapel - one of the primary locations used by Dan Brown in The Da Vinci Code - an interview with visionary artist Alex Grey, and the latest on research into reincarnation and 'rational spirituality'. Why not take a look (it is free after all!)?

I had the pleasant surprise this morning of browsing the shelves of an Angus and Robertson store in my hometown of Brisbane in Australia, and finding six copies of my book The Guide to Dan Brown's The Solomon Key (actually my wife saw them, I was looking at another book about 6 inches away and didn't notice them!). I hadn't realised that we had distribution in Australia - I asked at the counter and apparently Banyan Tree Books are distributing to bookstores here. So, if you're an Aussie and looking for a copy - there could well be one in your local bookstore!