Little Island is going all adventurous! Little Island has for some years now been publishing mostly paperback novels for children and teenagers by debut and established Irish authors, as well...

When I was a kid, I was allowed to wander through the library by myself. I mostly read Enid Blyton and Joyce Stranger who wrote animal stories. My earliest memories...

When I think back to when I was in middle and high school, science wasn’t exactly my favorite subject. The words in the textbooks were hard to read, much less...

I remember reading my first chapter novel at the age of ten by C.S. Adler and being in complete awe of the creativity. I’d never experienced my senses being touched...

Today is a big day for me. A day I’ve been dreaming about for a very long time. Today my children’s novel, Gangster School, is published in the UK. It...

In 2010, The O’Brien Press asked me to write a children’s novel about the Titanic which resulted in the bestselling Spirit of the Titanic. Last year, they asked me to...

My fourth book, The Book of Revenge – Nine Lives Trilogy 3 has just been published and it’s been a long and lesson-filled journey. From the initial idea, to securing...

To read Part 1 click here. For most professional artists, uncertainty is a constant companion, one we have to learn to accept. On the negative side, it is a destructive...

I want to talk about uncertainty, and how it is both a blessing and a curse for artists. It is the cause of our doubt, our frustration and insecurity, but...

Nursery rhymes, songs, verse and lullabies are part of a child’s literary heritage. Passed down from parent or family member to baby or young child, they stretch back generations. No...