Friday Book Review: Over The Farmer’s Gate by Roger Evans
Roger Evans is a dairy and poultry farmer in the UK, he writes a regular column for the Western Daily News and is a popular after-dinner speaker. His book Over the Farmer’s Gate 
Why, What and How I Write
This post is a ‘tagging post’ amongst writers – a little bit of fun, gives readers a chance to get to know more writers and it’s interesting to see authors share the ‘Why, What and How’ they write. ?I was tagged by Pat Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Keep Away From Those Ferraris’, which I reviewed here some weeks ago.
What Am I Working On?
I’m supposed to be writing my second book but between writing lessons for We Teach [...]
Friday Book Review: Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang
Many years ago, I read Wild Swans by Jung Chang and thoroughly enjoyed learning about China’s history to some extent via this history of three generations spanning many decades. It became a bestseller and was translated into many languages. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was banned in China.
I enjoyed reading Empress Dowager Cixi, it gives an insight into China that I knew very little about. Telling the [...]
How To Get Your Self-Published Book Into Bookshops
Are you thinking of self publishing a book? Many believe that self published books are only available from the author’s website, as ebooks or on Create Space but bookshops will stock self published books providing some criteria is met. Yes, printing your books is not cheap and depends cash up front but many readers still prefer to read the physical book rather than the ebook and furthermore, they expect to see it in bookshops.
Within Ireland, the main wholesalers are [...]
Friday Book Review: The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
Award winning debut novel The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan promised an interesting read. I often find that books of such fame are either hated or loved by myself. I found this to be an interesting read – both in its content and in its method of delivery.
It tells the story of a rural community experiencing huge changes after the death of the Celtic Tiger. ?The [...]