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DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD nomination
My Anne Bonny novel, Seaborne, is nominated for the Dublin Literary Award! Thanks to the fab crew at Bruges Library for the nomination. Congrats to all my fellow listees, which includes books by Irish writers Colm Tóibín, Paul Lynch, Colin Barrett, John Boyne, Sinéad Gleeson, and Orla Owen. The Dublin Literary Award honours excellence in…
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CERVANTES INSTITUTE EVENT – Seaborne
Round table discussion: “Fascinating lives” JOIN ME AND OTHERS ON the 10th October at the Cervantes Institute in Dublin for this event, Fascinating Lives: Delve into the life of adventurous and creative minds through the more recent books of three authors from Spain, Argentina and Ireland In a contemporary world where autobiography is very present,…
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BRENDAN O’CONNOR SHOW & SUNDAY TIMES – SEABORNE
The link to my interview with Brendan O’Connor on RTÉ Radio 1 is HERE. We talked autism, sobriety, anxiety meds, secrets, Anne Bonny, and more. He was very nice and friendly and I enjoyed the chat. More chat from me in the Sunday Times yesterday – this time an essay I wrote about autism, tiny fictions,…
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PRESS – SEABORNE
We’ve had lots of great press for SEABORNE thanks to Peter O’Connell. I was here in the Irish Daily Mail talking about my love of mavericks, like Anne Bonny. There was last Saturday’s Irish Times Magazine interview with Niamh Donnelly. And last week’s wonderful Sunday Independent review by Lorraine Courtney: And today a fab review…
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SEABORNE PUBLICATION DAY
It’s publication day for SEABORNE and I am giddy 🙂 The novel is available in all Irish book shops and from my publisher New Island. Kennys offer free national postage, buy here. If you want to buy in the UK, go to Waterstone’s, or Blackwell’s, or, if you prefer, Amazon. I got some sweet cards…
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KENNYS READING VIDEO – SEABORNE
My first ever reading from ‘Seaborne’, in Kennys Book Shop, Galway.
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LAUNCHES – SEABORNE
We’re having Galway and Dublin launches for SEABORNE. 23rd April and 1st May respectively. Edel Coffey will do the honours in Galway and Mia Gallagher in Dublin. The Cúirt launch in Galway is sold out, but it might be worth trying for a cancellation ticket. See here. For the Dublin launch on the 1st of…
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First Review – Seaborne
The first review of #Seaborne is in, from Mairéad Hearne at Swirl and Thread: ‘Seaborne is a superb novel, bursting with a buzzing vitality and sensuality. O’Connor has captured a time and place with an outstanding clarity. A powerful and remarkable portrayal … an exuberant and passionate novel…’ Delighted with that. Read more here.
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SEABORNE (and other) EVENTS 2024
April’s here and SEABORNE hits the shelves on the 19th, so I’m gearing up for events in Ireland and elsewhere. Hope to meet some of ye along the way. You can pre-order the novel here. SEABORNE EVENTS: 19th April Publication day, SEABORNE 23rd April, 7.30pm Launch event, Cúirt Mick Lally Theatre, Galway 1st May Launch…