No Coward Soul Have I by Kathleen Williams Renk published in November 2024 and was conceived as a “what-if” alternate historical fiction imagining Percy Shelley meeting Anne Devlin. Anne Devlin was an Irish rebel who had been imprisoned for three years in Dublin’s notorious Kilmainham Gaol for her involvement in Robert Emmet’s failed 1803 rebellion.…
‘The crocus on the book cover of When Secrets Bloom is no mere embellishment. It’s the novel’s pulse. Chosen with intention, it mirrors the quiet force of the women within: those who wait, who remember, who hold fast through the frost.‘– When Secrets Bloom Today I am delighted to welcome back Patricia Furstenberg, author of…
Good For The Soul by Philip Rennett, published April 25th 2025 and is the second book in The Path Finder Series following on from the award-winning Paths Not Yet Taken. It is described as ‘an acerbic, heartrending and laugh-out-loud satirical rollercoaster. It rips chunks out of politicians and oligarchs, spits them onto the ground, then…
Paths Not Yet Taken by Philip Rennett published April 2024 and is described as ‘a dramatic, wry, feel-good satirical novel that offers hope to us all… eventually.’ It is the first in a series of novels from Philip Rennett, who has had quite an exciting career, and it won the Literary Titan Gold Book Award for…
The Drink Shrink by Zoe McCann published July 8th 2024 and is described as ‘a book for people who don’t have time to read – you know, because they’re too busy hoovering up their partner’s body hair and keeping their children alive – and it’s guaranteed to make you laugh out loud.’ Belfast author Zoe…
It is an absolute pleasure to welcome Chris Curran to my blog today. When the Lights Go Out, Chris Curran’s latest novel, will be published on December 2nd with One More Chapter. Chris has written a fascinating post about the inspiration behind her writing. I do hope you enjoy. ‘Living in a small cottage with…
Welcome to Winkdale by journalist and comedian Ralph Jones was released September 1st with Vulpine Press. Described as ‘a surreal compendium of comic tales…a postcard from the strangest place on Earth’, it has been highly praised by Paul Chuckle, Danny Wallace and Richard Bacon. It an absolute pleasure to welcome Ralph today with a guest post,…
58% Cabbage by Karl MacDermott was published September 3rd with The Black Spring Press Group and is described by MacDermott as ‘a novel written through the prism of humour about a deluded feckless middle-aged Galwegian going through the throes of a mid-life crisis’. I am delighted to welcome Karl MacDermott today with a guest post…
Today I am delighted to welcome Bronagh Curran who has kindly written a piece about the inspiration behind her upcoming novel, The Good Activist, which will be published April 22nd with Merdog Books. Bronagh Curran is a former national journalist and author of YA books. The Good Activist is her first novel for adults and…
What happens to an author whose historical fiction novel collides violently with the present? This is the question posed by Teri Brown following news of the recent shocking conflict in Ukraine. Teri Brown published her debut novel, Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, on January 25th, 2022. It is the story of ‘a Ukrainian rebel, three generations…