The Coroner’s Daughter by Andrew Hughes
My first novel, The Convictions of John Delahunt, was a first-person account of a true-life
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My first novel, The Convictions of John Delahunt, was a first-person account of a true-life
Early Modern History is something we are all taught in school. From its cultural and
When Ellen Langley died in her home on Barrack Street, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, in 1849,
I have a friend who’s an accomplished musician. He’s passionate, talented, but hasn’t uploaded any
I work late at night. Very late – often until 4am and, in summer, I’m
‘Halfway through this gorgeous book, and GRIPPED. It’s got elements of YA, historical romance, and
It was potentially the world’s first terrorist spectacular: thirty-six barrels of gunpowder to explode a
I was always interested in history, especially Ireland’s recent history, and the link between the
Summer is literary festival season in Ireland, a chance for readers to meet writers
When is a writer not a writer? This seems to be the eternal question asked
How a preoccupation with the untold stories of small-town Europe became, unexpectedly, a novel There’s
We all have dreams, and sometimes these dreams – or ambitions – are the driving
I had never imagined that I would write historical fiction, yet I had loved reading
Trends in publishing change constantly and it is always interesting to see what publishers will
My grandfather was a quiet, studious man, a retired headmaster who pottered in his garden
Marita Conlon McKenna is one of Ireland’s most successful and popular authors of women’s and children’s
I wish I could say that there is some rational or methodical way that I
My love of writing came from a love of reading. My mum got me to
It began with a vague notion that I wanted to write a novel about an
There’s something delicious about the start of a new year. Blank pages in the diary.
