Mahoney in Control, critically-acclaimed short story collection including award winner “Marathon Man”. (published by Hounslow Press)
Junkies, Chicks & Vampires. (novel and screenplay)
False Roomers. (Chesterfield finalist screenplay and television sitcom)
A Novel Romance. (screenplay)
The Unexpected and Fictional Career Change of Jim Kearns. (Published by Dundurn) (television show in development)
The Oaf. (a sequel to Jim Kearns)
Waiting on Deck, a collection of short stories and personal essays. (in progress)
For more information on any of the works mentioned above, please contact Anita Gupta at agupta@andormanagement.com.
SOME INFLUENCES Dave has been influenced greatly by his favourite writers, including P.G. Wodehouse, John Irving, Mordecai Richler and Nick Hornby, to name just a few. Music is also very important to Dave. Musical references in Jim Kearns include:
The Smiths; The Cure; Al Jolson; Tennessee Ernie Ford – "Sixteen Tons"; Brian Eno; David Byrne – Remain in Light; John Cale; Television – "Venus in Furs"; R.E.M. "Stumble"; Talking Heads; Jimi Hendrix; Cat Stevens; The Stranglers; Pere Ubu; Nelly; Neil Young – "For The Turnstiles"; Lou Reed; The Stones; Pearl Jam; Roxy Music; The Pixies; Moby; Fatboy Slim; Glenn Gould; Pachelbel’s Canon; The Beatles; Bobby Darin; Gene Pitney; The Platters; Keith Richards; Jim Morrison; Joni Mitchell; Bob Dylan; Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - "Four Dead in Ohio"; Melanie - "Lay Down (Candles in The Rain)"; Iron Butterfly – "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"; Dandy Warhols; Stuart Copeland – Gong Rock; The Police; Devo – "Gut Feeling (Slap Your Mammy)"; Tom Petty – "Don’t Come Around Here No More"; David Bowie – "Pablo Picasso"; Bryan Ferry – "Avalon"; Evanescence; Question Mark and The Mysterians – "Ninety Six Tears"; The Turtles – "Happy Together"; Herman’s Hermits; Who’s Next; and Perry Como.