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Category Archives: books
New Book Site – A Reader’s Delight
There’s a new book site that I think will delight any avid reader. It’s called Shepherd and went live on April 19th 2021. They Beta launched with 400 authors and 2,000 book recommendations and I love this site not only … Continue reading
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Thursday Doors – a Town, a Poet and a Book.
This week’s Thursday Doors will explore the connection between the town of Dundalk, the Scottish poet, Robert Burns and an old book that’s been in our family for generations. Remember that green copper spire that could be seen in the … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Blogging, books, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Music, Poetry, Poets, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged dundalk, IrelandsAncientEast, RobertBurns, SweetAfton, ThursdayDoors, WilliamWallace
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Thursday Doors – Blackrock Sculptures
Last week I paid a visit to my native village of Blackrock and captured some colourful Thursday Doors and buildings to share. If you’ve read any of my Irish Saga you might recognized the Cooley Mountains, as shown in the … Continue reading
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Tagged BlackrockDundalk, CooleyMountains, Sculptures, ThursdayDoors
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Thomas Hardy
On 11th January 1928, the poet and novelist, Thomas Hardy died at the age of 87 in Dorset, England. He was cremated and his ashes interred in Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey but his heart had been removed and was … Continue reading
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The Latest Book
At last, the seventh book in the series is finally ready to be unleashed on the public. I had some help designing the cover and finding props to use as a setting – thank you Rob and Megan. These were … Continue reading
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Tagged AnIrishFamilySaga, FamilySaga, HistoricalFiction, IrishHistoricalFiction, JeanReinhardtAuthor
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Thursday Doors – The Old Days, Blackrock
Before the big snow arrived and smothered Ireland to a standstill, I managed to capture some Thursday Doors shots of a lovely, characterful business premises in my native town of Blackrock. Belles Tea Rooms has two floors where you can … Continue reading
Posted in boats, books, food, History, Ireland, photo challenges, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged AnIrishFamilySaga, BellesTeaRooms, Blackrock, dundalk, FamilySaga, IrelandTravel, ThursdayDoors
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Moby Dick Festival
No raining on Moby Dick’s parade this year, for Youghal’s annual celebration of John Huston’s movie adaptation of Herman Melville’s novel, Moby Dick. It was in Paddy Linehan’s bar that Huston set up headquarters during filming, and subsequently, the … Continue reading
Self-Publishing Advice
You don’t have to struggle all on your own. There’s plenty of advice available from independent authors and self-publishers – and the following video is a good place to start. Joanna Penn chairs a panel of seven experienced indie authors … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon books, Amazon Kindle, authors, authors self publishing, books
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Not so ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’
I have always loved Thomas Hardy’s historical romance, Far from the Madding Crowd, so you can imagine my exquisite delight to find three of my own books alongside his, in the top 100 Victorian romance books on Amazon UK. Most of … Continue reading