Evan Purcell

I got interviewed ! The awesome people at Kunzum Bookshops in India have reached out to talk to me about my Karma Tandin: Monster Hunter s...

You guys, this was SOOO much fun. You can watch the video here . I got to do a live reading to a very fun group of students and moms. We tal...

Wow! What a cool write-up. Last week, I was interviewed by the fine folks at The Hindu . The story they came up with is a representation of ...

Congratulations to another winning monster! Melania did a great job with her monster Jelly Freeze. It was so hard to judge this contest...

Varsha Seshan is a critic and blogger in India. She just posted a really inciteful piece called " The Problem with Monster Stereotypes ...

Karma Fights a Monster is hot off the presses. Check it out. (And as always, my students in Bhutan are super smiley.)

"When I started reading it, I hoped there would be ‘real’ monsters, not allegorical or imagined monsters. I was not disappointed. The m...

My new series Karma Tandin: Monster Hunter got a nice shout-out from Indian children's author and editor Sayoni Basu . I've worked ...

"Karma is a protagonist that every child can easily identify with. He is not shown to be a superhero of sorts, though he is the famed m...

"Through this monster story, Purcell has tried to introduce the issues that kids face in their lives and how everyone has to struggle a...

Howdy! I'm a black-necked crane. I'm the official mascot for Scary Stories from Bhutan , the brand new anthology written entirely...

That’s right! Five more days until Scary Stories from Bhutan escapes from the haunted corners of your local library. Just a reminder: Ea...

Hi, everybody! My name is Karma , and I'm a Himalayan black bear. I'm so excited that my very first book just came out! It...

My drama students want to recreate THIS MOVIE and I have no idea what to do...

A few weeks ago, I experienced the world famous Naked Monk Dance, which happens every year right in my valley. It's a truly one-of-a-kin...

For those who want to learn a little more about where I live now, check out the WIKITRAVEL page. It's really basic, which means it does...