Monthly Archives: June 2012

German edition of Rebel Prince!

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Well hello, Konigspfade! Is that a map in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? (I do so love how the German maps are actual individual wee maps! SO COOL! ) (Photo taken in an excited rush on … Continue reading →

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Dublin Pride Parade Saturday

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Unfortunately Ireland is still a country where teachers, doctors and members of the armed forces (to name a very small few) still feel very uncomfortable coming out as gay*. Many folks, especially of my generation and older are still convinced they’d be … Continue reading →

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Newstalk Interview now online

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

At last, here is the recording of an interview I did on the 14th of June with Chris Donoghue on the Newstalk Breakfast Show. There were some kind of technical problems which delayed my being able to share this until now. … Continue reading →

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Into The Grey/Taken Away Podcast now up :)

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Many thanks to Gráinne Clear over at RTE’s Little Pages children’s book review program for this post awards interview. I love book shows that are actually about books and interviewers that are genuinely interested in the medium. Little Pages is … Continue reading →

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You won’t find me stepping out from behind you in the cinema queue

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Yesterday, as part of the comments thread in this post, Maeve from Yellow Brick Reads linked me to the above video. I think it’s hilarious – but it also sparked a reaction from me that I’d like to move from … Continue reading →

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Three Step Trilogy Analysis, Radio Interviews, Record Breaks & shhhhh

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

Many thanks to the folks over at Yellow Brick Reads for chosing The Moorehawke Trilogy as the subject of this month’s Three Step Trilogy. I love YBR’s indepth, thoughtful approach to reviewing and I especially like their new Three Step … Continue reading →

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Names, names, names redux

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

On a recent visit to Kings Hospital School in Dublin, a lovely young woman called Cassie asked me about the names used in Moorehawke. I had meant to link her to this post from  August 2010, but I had forgotten … Continue reading →

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Primo…

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

As always, I’m sketching as I write. This is one of my current main characters, from this scene: Primo hunkered on the branch by my side. The vertical spaces of the orchard plummeted away below us, and we gazed down … Continue reading →

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Thank you, By The Book!

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

Have had this photo on the computer for a while, but recent storms have meant that my internets have been crazy bad and so I haven’t had the chance to share. This is the lovely display in the window of … Continue reading →

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And here’s the truth of it…

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

You come home. You put your awards on the shelf.You go right back to being the same irritating, insecure asshole you were before.

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