Category Archives: Interviews

Book Giveaway & Reviews over at Smugglivus…

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

I’m over at The Book Smugglers today, folks! Giving away books and reviewing my top YA & Kids reads of 2012. Come on over ( and leave a comment to be in with a chance to win a copy of … 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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Moorehawke en francais and a little yellowbrickreads

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Well, I had a terrific time at the Culture box readings yesterday. Many thanks to Sinéad MacAodha and all at the ILE and the Culture Box & Temple Bar Cultural Trust for organising the event. Somehow I managed not to … Continue reading →

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Happy dancing…

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

The dragon and I are dancing because I’ve finally been given permission to share the happy news. Resonance will be on the Australian bookshelves shelves in May 2013! *swings dragon around the room singing tralalalaaaaaa* I’m so delighted to be working … Continue reading →

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Thanks, apologies, and a Shelob cocooned baby Jesus

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

So, I got up early this morning with the best of intentions and a long list of things-to-do. I climbed from the haze of last night’s ‘Sherlock Holmes Two’ disappointment and subsequent one-too-many gin and tonics, and stumbled downstairs while the family slept the … Continue reading →

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Guess where I am again?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Yes indeed, I am once again down the rabbit hole, tippity-tappiting away on a new novel. This place is going to be a little quiet for a while, as I really want to concentrate my mind on the new baby … Continue reading →

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An interesting addition to the Piracy conversation.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Over at The Center for Digital Ethics & Policy at Loyola University Chicago, Susan Connolly comes at the issue of book piracy from an interesting angle. Rather than directly discuss the business implications, she chooses to explore the perceived ethics of piracy and the … Continue reading →

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