‘The Redmond family is facing into a storm’– The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Eleanor O’Kelly-Lynch was launched last week and I was honoured and thrilled to be asked by Eleanor to host the Q&A on the evening in the sparkling Vienna Woods Hotel in Glanmire.…
‘A cautionary tale for a world in which social media has shattered the boundaries of intimacy.’– Kids Run the Show [ Review of Kids Run the Show ] The first time that Melanie met Clara, Melanie was stunned by Clara’s sense of authority, and Clara was struck by Melanie’s pink, glittery nails, which shimmered in…
WHERE THE SECRETS OF THE MORTUARY ARE UNCOVERED WITH SCALPEL-LIKE PRECISION– Body of Truth I was absolutely delighted to be in Waterstones Cork last week to see Marie Cassidy in conversation with Catherine Kirwan, chatting about her work. life and debut novel, Body of Truth. Having seen and heard Marie Cassidy over the years on…
Dark Truth by C.D. Steele publishes tomorrow November 15th with The Conrad Press. It is the second in a series of three novels in The Joe Wilde Series, following on from False Truth which was published in 2021 and is described as ‘a suspenseful mystery thriller full of intrigue that will leave you guessing right…
Last week I was thrilled to attend the launch of a very special book in Waterstones, Cork, Life at Full Tilt: The Selected Writings of Dervla Murphy. An anthology curated and edited by the wonderful Ethel Crowley, this stunning book gives every reader a fascinating and tantalising insight into Dervla Murphy’s exciting, and at times,…
‘A tale of two best friends and how they saved each other’ [ About Kiera & Me ] Let national treasure Professor Noel Fitzpatrick – the Supervet – break your heart and put it back together again in this beautiful new Christmas story. ‘With you by my side, just doing my best was the best…
‘A dark and twisting gothic mystery, The Fortunes of Olivia Richmond is a haunting coming of age debut exploring the supernatural world of tarot and fortune telling alongside the lot of women in Victorian England’ The Fortunes of Olivia Richmond by Louise Davidson is out today, October 26th, with Moonflower Books. It is described as ‘deliciously creepy gothic fiction,…
Water is the first of a quartet of interlinked novels named after the elements by John Boyne [ About Water] The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a…
[ About A Winter to Remember ] Emily loves the festive season. This year she’s hosting a special Christmas lunch at her restaurant to celebrate with family and friends. But as the big day draws near, her plans begin to unravel … Emily and her partner Bill are happily raising his grandson Pip when Bill’s…
‘Themes include love and loss, hope and peace, self-discovery and identity, and each poem has been specially selected for its power to delight and inspire'(Publisher Quote)Every Night is Full of Stars [ About Every Night is Full of Stars ] Every Night is a Full of Stars: More Meaningful Poems for Life is a beautiful collection…