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Brian Conaghan (born 6 October 1971) is a Scottish author, based in Coatbridge. 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] Treacle Town was shortlisted for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing.[9]
