September 12, 2017

What books mean to me in The Guardian

“I was an ordinary kid in an Australian country town but through books I travelled the world.” Ahead of Australian Reading Hour on Thursday, my article about what books mean…

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September 11, 2017

I was an ordinary kid in an Australian country town, but through books I travelled the world

Ahead of Australian reading hour on Thursday, bestselling writer Monica McInerney remembers growing up in the country, and the lives she lived through books. My love affair with books began when I…

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September 4, 2017

How two Kildare women helped produce an international bestseller

Read about the keen researchers who helped me write The Trip of a Lifetime – Thanks again, Sheila and Sarah!

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August 27, 2017

My Irish-Australian life

My interview about my Irish-Australian life appeared today in TheJournal, Ireland’s online news site – big thanks to journalist Aoife Barry.

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August 20, 2017

The Pros and Cons of an Online Life

(First appeared in Woman’s Way magazine, Ireland, August 2017) Yesterday in Dublin city centre I had three collisions. Fortunately I was walking, not driving, and escaped unhurt. The first was…

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August 19, 2017

The Irish Times Top 10

I’m delighted to share the news that the Irish edition of The Trip of a Lifetime has gone straight in to the Irish Times’ Top 10 here in Ireland, at…

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August 18, 2017

Irish Book Signings

For any of you in or around Dublin who might like a signed copy of The Trip of a Lifetime, I’m happy to say you will find one in the Easons…

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August 17, 2017

The Trip of a Lifetime on an Irish trip

The Trip of a Lifetime has been on a trip! My Irish friend Louise and her family took a copy of my new novel with them on holidays to West…

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August 13, 2017

Interview with the Sunday Times

From today’s Sunday Times’ Culture magazine in Ireland – you can read my interview online here. My big thanks to journalist Pavel Barter & photographer Barry Cronin.

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August 11, 2017

The Trip of a Lifetime Irish Launch

I’m delighted to share these photos from my Dublin launch last night of The Trip of a Lifetime. I loved every minute of it – my warmest & happiest thanks…

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