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Why the Future of Books is Safe with Our Hungry Young Readers 26 Aug 2013 | 04:49 pm
CHILDREN are still reading. That’s a fact. Children and teenagers have not fallen into a technological black hole – they still want and need books. Irish and UK sales figures for the first half of th...
More Than This and Other Brilliant New YA Books 12 Aug 2013 | 07:55 pm
Over the last few weeks I’ve finally had a chance to catch up on some reading. There’s a bumper crop of children’s and YA novels out now and in the autumn to satisfy all kinds of readers. Here is a wh...
5 Tips – How to Write a Winning Book Blurb 11 Jun 2013 | 11:36 pm
Books are nothing without readers. There are many ways that readers are encouraged to pick up a book in a bookshop or library, or to purchase a book on-line. Catchy or memorable titles are vital. Boo...
The Memory Box Research and the BRCA1 Gene 14 May 2013 | 03:21 pm
My latest novel, ‘The Memory Box’ (published in the UK in September) is the story of an Irish woman, Pandora Schuster who on the eve of her thirtieth birthday discovers that she may have her mum’s her...
Learning From Oliver Jeffers 13 Apr 2013 | 03:57 pm
I’ve always liked Oliver Jeffers – both the man and his wonderful picture books. I first met him almost ten years ago, just after his first book, How to Catch a Star was published. It was at a Childre...
Oisin McGann Interview – Author of Rat Runners 25 Mar 2013 | 08:33 pm
Biography Born in Dublin, Oisín McGann spent his childhood there and in Drogheda, County Louth. He studied at Ballyfermot Senior College and Dun Laoghaire School of Art and Design, and went on to wor...
A Fairytale of New York and the Big Yes 25 Mar 2013 | 12:10 pm
(From the Girls Heart Books blog) Earlier this year I made a decision – I’d say YES to as many things as possible. YES to going to new plays and gigs; YES to reading at book events and festivals; YES...
Mad About Books – Raising a Child Who Loves to Read 28 Feb 2013 | 04:47 pm
I’m at the Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival in March. I’m giving a talk to parents on raising a child who loves to read. This is the recommended book list for that talk. Mad About Books...
Social Media for Writers – What You Need to Know 25 Feb 2013 | 02:01 pm
Social media can be a minefield for writers. Seen by publishers as a cheap, convenient and effective way for writers to communicate with their readers, it makes many writers new to the medium very ner...
My Predictions for the CBI Book Awards 2013 19 Feb 2013 | 03:39 pm
CBI Children’s Book Awards 2013 (for books published in 2012) In early March the shortlist for the CBI (Children’s Books Ireland) Book Awards will be announced. Every year I make my predictions, or a...
