• Historical Fiction Cover Winner June 2017

    Do you love historical fiction? What makes you choose one book over another? For most of us, the cover is the first thing that attracts our attention. For me, the cover has to look professional and must convey genre and a hint of what the story is about. Each month I will be taking a…

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  • Historical Fiction Cover Winner May 2017

    Do you love historical fiction? What makes you choose one book over another? For most of us, the cover is the first thing that attracts our attention. For me, the cover has to look professional and must convey genre and a hint of what the story is about. Each month I will be taking a…

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  • This evening in the Library we have Suzan Collins, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Suzan, please introduce yourself:  Hi Pam, thanks for having me along. You want a short bio? I write and I eat cake. I do…

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  • Jenny Kane Blog Tour

    Abi’s Neighbour Blog Tour – Day 2 – 9th May Today in the Library we have Jenny Kane­, who has dropped by as part of her blog tour to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. Jenny’s Bio: Jenny Kane is the author of the full length romance novels…

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  • Historical Fiction Cover Winner April 2017

    Do you love historical fiction? What makes you choose one book over another? For most of us, the cover is the first thing that attracts our attention. For me, the cover has to look professional and must convey genre and a hint of what the story is about. Each month I will be taking a…

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  • Today in the Library we have Nancy Jardine, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. Hello Nancy, you are very welcome. Please introduce yourself: Hello! I’m Nancy Jardine. I live in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a fabulous place for anyone who adores history as much as…

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  • Fireballs & Lighthouses!

    I have very happy memories of visiting my mother’s family in County Mayo when I was a child. My Uncle Billy was a great character, famous for his singing and playing the saxaphone. But he was also a terrific storyteller. Unfortunately, he was rather fond of telling ghost stories of an evening. As a young child,…

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  • New Release from Author Catherine Kullmann

    This evening I have a special guest in the Library. Catherine Kullmann, my good friend and fellow Irish historical fiction author, has settled down for a chat about her new release, Perception & Illusion, which will be available on Amazon (ebook and paperback) on Tuesday. Firstly, Catherine, can you tell us a little about the story?…

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  • Historical Fiction Cover Winner March 2017

    Do you love historical fiction? What makes you choose one book over another? For most of us, the cover is the first thing that attracts our attention. For me, the cover has to look professional and must convey genre and a hint of what the story is about. Each month I will be taking a look…

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  • Many writers draw on their family history, or indeed history in general, when putting pen to paper. For anyone involved in researching their family tree, it can be quite frustrating trying to pin together their ancestors’ lives. For many years, I dug around in Irish and UK records, trying to hunt down and piece together…

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