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A Novel about Female Memory: The Glass Door by R.M. Clarke
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Biofictioning Belle Bilton by Nuala O’Connor
An editor once warned me off labelling my writing as historical fiction. ‘It’s a narrow
The Cutting Room: The Emperor of Shoes by Spencer Wise
I showed up in China like most white people—clueless, not speaking the language, utterly out
He is Mine and I Have No Other by Rebecca O’Connor
I was in my late twenties and living in Oxford, working as an assistant editor
Writing for Love: The Gravity of Love by Noelle Harrison
I am always on the search for a good love story. Not particularly loyal to
An Added Poignancy: This Tumult by Caroline Preston
I was born into a family with a strong military tradition on both sides. As
Writing In White Ink by Elske Rahill
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The Art of Getting It Together: Innocents by Cathal Gunning
My debut novel, Innocents was released on September 27, 2017. I started writing the first
There’s No Such Thing as Historical Fiction: Grace by Paul Lynch
It might sound odd to say it, but there is no such thing as historical
The Book I Needed to Write: Shelter by Sarah Franklin
Any writer will recognize this start: as a child, reading and writing were simply the
The Light Makers – Then and Now by Mary O’Donnell
Back in 1992, I wasn’t prepared for the bewildering rush on sales of my
Finding a Title: A History of Running Away by Paula McGrath
To entitle a novel is to sum it up into a tidy shorthand with the
Romping through Gulliver’s Travels with At it Again!
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The Accidental Wife: The Armagh Big Read 2017
“If the world says ‘No’, pretend you’ve gone deaf – that’s the only advice I
When Characters Speak: Donal Ryan on All We Shall Know
I always get too involved with my characters and end up with this strange kind
“A Stream of Post-Consciousness”: Mike McCormack on Solar Bones
On All Souls Day – the day that the dead are said to return –
Cat Hogan: They All Fall Down
For me, a lifelong obsession with books was the motivation to become an author. Every
From a Rant to a Novel by Janet Shepperson
My debut novel was born out of a passionate sense of indignation. In Northern Ireland,
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