Effie is Offline by Karen Harte
Author Karen Harte on the writing of her laugh-out-loud debut graphic novel, Effie is Offline
Children & Young Adult
Séamus Almost Famous by Jessica Scott-Whyte
TV was the driving force behind how I wrote my new middle-grade comedy: Séamus Almost
A Flood of Memories by Nadia Mikail
Author Nadia Mikail on the writing of her wonderful second novel, A Flood of Memories
The Skidderwolves by Ciara O’Connor (Illust. by Sarah Horne)
The story of The Skidderwolves starts with a misunderstood dog called Eddie. I was in
Writing about Belfast: The Last Death Poet by Stephen Daly
I grew up in Belfast in the 80s and 90s; I lived through the tail
Small Magics by Alex Dunne
Author Alex Dunne on the inspiration behind and the writing of her new novel, Small
Animation to Illustration: Mimi the Dancing Bee by Estrela Lourenço
Estrela Lourenço, illustrator of Mimi the Dancing Bee, on her fascinating journey from science to
Kill Me Now by Helen Price
Kill Me Now by Helen Price.Drafts, Determination and a Very Large Dose of Desperation: A
That’s It, Said the Dandelion by Nicola Reddy
Nicola Reddy: How I Wrote That’s It, Said the Dandelion (Or: The Weird Life of
The Gift of Reading by Dave Rudden
The Gift of Reading: How to Pick the Perfect Book For A Reluctant Young Reader
The Moon Seeker by Dee Barragry
The Moon Seeker: My First Christmas as an Author There’s something about this time of
Any Way You Slice It by Méabh McDonnell
Love the way you knead: how author Méabh McDonnell’s family passion for baking inspired her
On the Road with Radiohead by Randee Dawn
Randee Dawn, author of The Only Song Worth Singing, on how her experiences of meeting
Féile by Emma Larkin
My Path to Publication: Féile by Emma Larkin My path to publication has been long
SOLO by Gráinne O’Brien
Gráinne O’Brien: I began to see SOLO not as lines of poetry, but as bars
Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai
Songs for Ghosts, the second novel from Clara Kumagai, is full of longing, love and
The Doomsday Club by Kevin Moran
Kevin Moran’s debut children’s novel The Doomsday Club is out now, published by The O’Brien
The Boy Who Slipped Through Time by Caroline Busher
Author Caroline Busher on the inspiration behind her latest novel, The Boy Who Slipped Through
Something’s About to Blow Up by Sam Blake
Author Sam Blake on creating an explosive story for her latest YA thriller, Something’s About
You Don’t See Me by Chris Ricketts
Independence Day, July 4th, was the date for the launch of my first YA book,
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