‘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…
The Ten Trickiest Thinks about being an Author ~ a Guest Post by Jo Platt
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…
Today I have a very poignant guest post from writer Colette McCormick entitled ‘No Regrets’
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…
‘Sometimes you have to leave the one you love … sometimes you’re the one who’s left behind.’ Love Them and Leave Them is the latest release from author Sue Shepherd. Published by Corazon in September 2016, it is a ‘heartwarming and heartbreaking romantic comedy’ Read on for more…..
Preparation for The Next Life is a novel written by Atticus Lish. Published to great acclaim by One World Publications, it is a novel I approached with trepidation as I knew it was a novel that had achieved numerous awards. I received my copy from Tripfiction in return for my honest review……. Read on to hear…
‘I will make myself of life here for life is this place and would be start of mine.’ The Lesser Bohemians is a novel achieving great notoriety in the book world at the moment. Published in September 2016 by Faber & Faber, Eimear McBride has written a novel, I feel, will appeal to a certain few.…
I am beyond excited to have the wonderful Cesca Major drop by for a chat today. Without sounding like a stalker, I am a HUUUGE fan of both Cesca’s books, The Silent Hours and more recently The Last Night. Read on to find out a little more about this amazing lady….
Recently I came across a local Cork Writer, Aedin Johnston, who has written a book about a topic very close to her heart, entitled Finding James. Her Granduncle, James O’ Connor was a Cork man who was called to the Colours in August 1914. He nearly made it to the end of the war but died…