“I happened to be watching a documentary on the Air Transport Auxiliary and something stuck inside my head. It was so interesting, I soon found myself reaching for my laptop and researching the ATA. I was particularly struck by the role played by the women pilots.”– M W Arnold, Author of A Wing and a…
Exploring collaborative opportunities to encourage readers to explore beyond the boundaries of their own culture and language.-The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative It is an absolute delight to welcome Rónán Hession onto Swirl and Thread today with details about his current role as guest editor, for October, of the fabulous initiative that is The Global…
‘This season is going to be full of surprises…’~ A Christmas Wish for the Shipyard Girls A Christmas Wish for the Shipyard Girls is the ninth instalment of the Sunday Times bestselling series by Nancy Revell and was just published October 1st with Arrow. These books were inspired by Nancy Revell’s own close family links to the…
“The past few months have made us realise that change is inevitable – sometimes good but sometimes it can be cruel and makes your world go out of control.“– Louise Hall, Little Book of Hope I took a few weeks away from the blog for various reasons, but mainly because my brain was frazzled. Our…
While Nobody is Watching is a “page turning thriller from someone who knows the world’s trouble spots close up. Michelle Dunne is the real deal.” – Cathy Kelly. It is an absolute pleasure to welcome local Cork author Michelle Dunne to Swirl and Thread today. While Nobody is Watching, Michelle’s third book, is one which…
‘”What’s your book about?”It’s hard to believe that such a simple question can evoke such fear and trepidation. But it did.‘– Robert Crouch Robert Crouch is the author of The Kent Fisher murder mystery series with No Love Lost (Book 6) publishing on 17th September 2020. Robert was my guest on 29th May 2019 with…
‘Three can keep a secret, but only if two are dead‘– Dead Air I am delighted to welcome New Jersey born author Michael Bradley today with a piece about the inspiration behind his latest novel, psychological thriller, Dead Air. “We are surrounded by water, ebbing from the oceans, seas, and rivers. And, in southern New…
‘The inner dance is the one that lasts.‘– Patricia Furstenberg Today it is with great pleasure to welcome back writer Patricia Furstenberg with a gorgeous post about how writing has helped her to discover her inner dance. Patricia and myself, through coincidence, discovered recently that we both share a passion for a particular painting thus…
‘A story of the aftermath, of picking up the pieces, of finding yourself again and discovering that life isn’t always easy . . . it’s not meant to be, but it can be worth it.‘~ Sing Me Home Sing Me Home is the latest novel from Irish writer Judith Cuffe. It is the second book…
‘A Polish national, recruited as a spy for British Intelligence and placed at the highest echelons of the Third Reich’– Eagles Hunt Wolves It is a great pleasure to welcome Irish writer Robert Craven today talking about his latest novel, Eagles Hunt Wolves, the final book in his historical fiction spy series featuring Eva Molenaar.…