August 20, 2018

Teaching at Dalkey Creates

Calling all writers, beginners and beyond! I’m so pleased to be teaching one of the courses at this year’s Dalkey Creates writing festival here in Ireland on Saturday 13th October….

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August 14, 2018

Hello Again Home and Away

Hello again, Home and Away! Last month when I was in Australia, I was surprised & delighted to see my novel The House of Memories pop up in an episode…

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July 24, 2018

On the Better Reading Website

My warmest thanks to Australia’s Better Reading website for this lovely article about my books and writing.

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July 22, 2018

July Mini-Book Tour Gallery

And so my July mini-book tour here in Australia has come to an end. I’ve loved every busy minute of it, from launching Dr John Wilson’s The Riesling Railway with…

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July 20, 2018

On Home and Away

I’m on Home and Away! Well, not me exactly, but one of my books. Many thanks to all my eagle-eyed Facebook friends for spotting the TV character Maggie reading my…

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July 19, 2018

On Rod Quinn’s ABC Overnights

For the past 12 years, I’ve had the great pleasure of being the Ireland correspondent for Rod Quinn’s Overnights program on ABC Radio nationally. Several times a year, Rod and…

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July 17, 2018

WH Smith Interview

In Melbourne today, I popped into the two WH Smith bookstores at Southern Cross railway station and signed copies of The Trip of a Lifetime and my other titles. My…

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July 15, 2018

Vintage covers and their designers

I think you may all have guessed just how delighted I am with the new vintage-style covers Penguin Books Australia has given all 12 of my books. Last week in…

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July 8, 2018

The Riesling Railway

It was my big honour yesterday to launch John Wilson’s book The Riesling Railway at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide. It was such a special and fun day, with…

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June 1, 2018

New editions of my novels

Special book post! I’ve just received my first copies of the new-look vintage-style Penguin Australia editions of all 12 of my novels and I am thrilled to bits. I love…

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