Making Irish Fun: Coimicí Gael
Coimicí Gael is a fledgling publishing company supported by Foras na Gaeilge, that aims with
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Mad Scientists, Halloween and Demonic Toys: the Return of Annie Graves!
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Oliver Jeffers – Picturebooks & Me
Australian born, but brought up in Belfast, author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers’ has achieved international
Life after Artemis Fowl? Alison Wells talks to Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer is from Wexford and began his working life as a primary school teacher.
Jenny Q, Stitched Up: Pauline McLynn
Pauline McLynn bursts onto the phone and begins talking nineteen to the dozen. I’ve been
The Treachery of Beautiful Things, Ruth Frances Long
Ruth Long looks cool and unruffled as she walks into the Egg Restaurant in Avoca
The Steep Path from Editor to Writer: The Ghost Detectives by Emily Mason
First, the backstory. For the past 15 years I have worked as an editor, helping
Eighteen Kisses, Laura Jane Cassidy
A girl disappears on her eighteenth birthday. No body is ever found . . .
Alan Early and The World Serpent
Alan Early, author of Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Award nominated Arthur Quinn and the World
The Real Anna Carey and The Real Rebecca
Freelance journalist Anna Carey’s novel The Real Rebecca recently won the Children’s Book of the Year (senior
Judi Curtin – Double Trouble
Judi, can you tell us about your next book, and where the idea came from?
Jean Flitcroft and the Cryptids
The most important thing to remember when reading any of Jean Flitcroft’sCryptid series is this; ‘Although
Leigh Fallon and The Carrier of the Mark
Born to Irish parents in South Africa, raised in Dublin, married in Cork and currently
Jonathan Stroud – The Bartimaeus Sequence
Jonathan Stroud is the best-selling author of the Bartimaeus Sequence, as well as several other books
Conor Kostick’s Epic Journey
Conor Kostick is the author of several successful books including Epic,Saga, Move, as well as The Book of
The Butterfly Effect: Denise Deegan
And By The Way is the latest book from best-selling Dublin author, Denise Deegan, the first in The
The Almost Fearless Darren Shan
Writing.ie’s Sarah Downey caught up with top horror author Darren Shan and discovered that nothing scares
Cathy Cassidy: The Queen of Teen
Ginger Snaps, Sundae Girl and Angel Cake are among Cathy Cassidy’s books loved by young people the world
Fairy Tales do Come True: Bob Burke’s Story
Although originally from Ennis, County Clare Bob Burke is now living in Limerick, in one
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