Read it First: Something’s About to Blow Up
My next YA thriller Something’s About to Blow Up published May 23rd, and you can read the opening chapter here! If you prefer to see
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Three Little Birds in the News
Three Little Birds is getting incredible reader feedback and has spent six weeks in the Irish Times top 10! Here’s some of the coverage to
Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin elected new Chair of the Board of the Society of Authors – Press Release
Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, novelist and founder of writing.ie, takes over from Joanne Harris to begin two-year term as Chair of the SoA’s board of directors.
Double Award Shortlisting for Something Terrible Happened Last Night! Vote Now!
I’m utterly thrilled that Something Terrible Happened Last Night has been shortlisted for the Great Reads Awards AND shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Teen/YA book of the year – quite incredible!
The Discover Irish Children’s Books Campaign
Author Sarah Webb’s campaign Discover Irish Kids Books aims to get Irish books into the Irish children’s top ten bestseller list – which, she has realised, rarely features ANY Irish books.
National Crime Reading Month Blazing Through June
National Crime Reading Month is quickly becoming an exciting and significant ‘festival’ that takes place in June every year, culminating with the hugely prestigious Daggers, the Crime Writers Association’s internationally recognised award at the beginning of July.
Something Terrible in the News
There isn’t a Young Adult only top 10 in the Irish bestseller lists – YA gets mixed with children’s books, but I’m thrilled that Something
Something Terrible is Happening…
There are just THREE WEEKS to go to the release of my YA debut Something Terrible Happened Last Night, and Gill Books have sent me an amazing video of it being printed!!