Are You the F***king Doctor? by Liam Farrell
‘You should publish a selection of your columns,’ said my partner, sounding a bit less
Memoir
Becoming a Mother: Reflections on Adoptive Parenthood by Mari Gallagher
Becoming a Mother – Reflections on Adoptive Parenthood took five years to write but realistically
On Commitment: Falling for a Farmer by Maura McElhone
As our wedding day draws nearer, it may come as no surprise that “commitment” is
Why I wrote Matchstick Man by Julia Kelly
I didn’t plan to write this book. I’d begun work on a new novel about
The Inspiration for The Cow Book by John Connell
The Cow Book is the story of my life as a farmer in rural Ireland.
Reading and Selecting from Maria Edgeworth’s Letters by Valerie Pakenham
I first came across Maria Edgeworth when I married in 1964 and came to live
Rise Above! Letters from Tyrone Guthrie by Christopher Fitz-Simon
Before the advent of e-mail it seems to have been an irrefutable fact that persons
Telling Tales: The Fabulous Lives of Anita Leslie by Penny Perrick
Biographers are not universally loved. James Joyce called us ‘biografiends’ and Edmund de Waal, although
An Irish Punk in London: A Ton of Malice by Barry McKinley
I started writing A Ton of Malice in 1981 – and finally finished it this
Life Writing – Alana Kirk, Jane McKenna and Andrea Hayes
Memoir – or life writing – is becoming an increasingly popular genre. Gone are the
Alana Kirk on The Sandwich Years
Sometimes we write about what we know. And sometimes what we know – and experience
Be Flexible in Your Dreams by Alana Kirk
We all have dreams, and sometimes these dreams – or ambitions – are the driving
If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie
If Women Rose Rooted wasn’t the book I intended to write. In fact, I never
Daughter, Mother, Me: A Memoir of Love, Loss And Dirty Dishes by Alana Kirk
From email to bookshelf, my first book has taken 10 months. The email was from
Writing A Way Through Pain: My Journey to Wellness by Andrea Hayes
The tradition of setting new goals and resolutions is a ritual and a challenge I
Writing ‘Whispering Hope’: Sue Leonard
Ghost writing is often straightforward. Someone starts writing their story, but hasn’t the skills to
‘Enough Is Plenty’: The Form of a Story by Felicity Hayes McCoy
I started my career in radio, moved on to television and made my way to
The Third Daughter: Eileen O’Mara Walsh
January 2011: Three score and ten, I was fast approaching my biblical allotment of years
Carlo Gébler: The Catastrophist & Catharsis in Writing
Over a peppermint tea beside Hodges Figgis bookshop, Carlo Gébler tells me that writing about
Getting Sh*t Done: Niall Harbison
“Do you start every day with a ‘to do’ list? Every year with new resolutions?
Subscribe to our newsletter
Get all of the latest from writing.ie delivered directly to your inbox.
Featured books
