
A Time to Remember by Philomena Hearne
Christmas Long Ago Christmas holidays from primary school in the 1950’s came three days before
Christmas Long Ago Christmas holidays from primary school in the 1950’s came three days before
Emily O’Mahony, a Publishing Assistant with 451 Editions, discusses the a new edition of Ferdia
My favourite subject in school was English. I loved reading and losing myself in fictional
Picture a chilly rehearsal room in February, rain falling from a grey sky outside and
The path from writing to publication has been a long one for me. I had
The idea for my most recent novel, Echoes of Grace, came from years of reading
‘How to Build a Space Rocket’ by Roisin O’Donnell was selected by public vote from
After the phenomenal success of her 2005 multi-million copy bestseller Labyrinth, and the novels, Sepulchre
Biographers are not universally loved. James Joyce called us ‘biografiends’ and Edmund de Waal, although
My debut novel, Mad, has been described as “this summer’s raciest read” and ‘Gone Girl
These days I’m often described as the woman who spent three years living with Oscar
I read to escape. Not that my life is full of drudgery and awfulness… well
Historical Fiction is definitely having a moment and as a writer and reader of the
I’ve always wanted to be a writer – no other career choice was an option for
St. Stephen’s Day 2010. I curl up with a copy of Darkside by Belinda Bauer
When I finally gave up work to write full-time almost nine years ago, I thought
It was not originally my intention to write a book about James Joyce or Ulysses.
It initially seems like quite a challenge looking back on the journey of my career,
I began writing after having spent 8 years running my own consultancy business. I had
Where did the inspiration for writing The Jackdaw come from? Two sources really. The first