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Monthly Archives: November 2016

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#blogtour #Guestpost ‘Crime and Technology’ ~ Cherly Rees-Price @CherylreesPrice

Blog Tour, Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne30th November 2016Leave a comment

Today I am absolutely thrilled to be on the tour bus with Cherly Rees-Price and her second novel in the DI Winter Meadows Series, Frozen Minds. Published by Accent Press in October 2016, Frozen Minds is a novel based around a murder in a residential care home, Bethesda House. DI Meadows is called in to solve…

#bookreview ~ What Alice Knew by T.A. Cotterell @TACotterell1

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne29th November 2016Leave a comment

‘Sometimes it’s better not to know’ What Alice Knew is unbelievably a debut novel by T.A Cotterell. Published by Black Swan, a Transworld/Penguin Random House imprint, What Alice Knew is available in ebook format from Dec 1st 2016 and will be available in paperback next Spring (20th April 2017). I was so so lucky to…

#bookreview The Girl Behind The Lens by Tanya Farrelly @tanyafarrelly

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne28th November 20164 Comments

‘Where every word’s a lie A picture is worth a thousand’ The Girl Behind The Lens is a new release from Irish Writer Tanya Farrelly, published by Killer Reads (Harper Collins). The ebook was released on 28th October and paperback is due for release in December (2016). I received my copy via NetGalley after a request…

#bookreview Silent is the Forest by Gisa Klönne @BonnierZaffre

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne24th November 20167 Comments

A deeply unsettling psychological thriller for fans of Sophie Hannah, Sarah Hilary and Nicci French… Silent is the Forest is a newly translated novel published in ebook format by Manilla in September 2016. Manilla is the joint initiative of Bonnier Zaffre, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing in the UK, and Ullstein Verlag in Germany. Written…

#blogtour #guestpost Top Tips For Writing Thrillers ~ Jessikah Hope Stenson @JessikahHope

Blog Tour, Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne23rd November 2016Leave a comment

Jessikah Hope Stenson is a young writer not afraid to take risks. Having previously released a book of short stories A Single Drop of Perfect  , Jessikah is now embarking on a new and very exciting venture with a Psychological Thriller Trace This Scar, due for release by Excalibur Press November 24th. I am delighted to…

#bookreview ~ The Shogun’s Queen by Lesley Downer @LesleyDowner

Book ReviewBy Mairéad Hearne22nd November 20162 Comments

‘Only one woman can save her world from barbarian invasion but to do so will mean sacrificing everything she holds dear – love, loyalty and maybe life itself . . .’ – The Shogun’s Queen The Shogun’s Queen from Lesley Downer is a very special book. Published by Bantam Press November 2016, I was honoured…

#Guestpost ~ The Ten Trickiest Things about being an Author @JoPlattTweets

Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne21st November 2016Leave a comment

The Ten Trickiest Thinks about being an Author ~ a Guest Post by Jo Platt

A Night of Glitz and Glamour at the BGE Irish Book Awards

Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne19th November 20166 Comments

Now unless you have been hiding under a rock, you will know that the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards were held at the Hilton Double Tree Hotel in Dublin last Wednesday Night (16th November) I was nervous but also very excited to have been invited by writing.ie. I set up Swirl and Thread last March with no…

#guestpost ~ ‘No Regrets’ by Colette McCormick @colettemcauthor @AccentPress

Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne18th November 20161 Comment

Today I have a very poignant guest post from writer Colette McCormick entitled ‘No Regrets’

I’m on my way!! BGE Irish Book Awards #BGEIBA

Guest PostBy Mairéad Hearne16th November 201610 Comments

Today I have a guest post from ME!!!!!! The dress is hanging up & sparkling! The hair and nails are done! The shoes are glistening new in the box! Where am I going? Well….I have been lucky enough to be invited to the Irish Book Awards tonight in Dublin by Vanessa Fox O’ Loughlin. Vanessa is…

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