Join me and the Valentia Island-based writer June O'Sullivan talking about her second novel, The Sky Is Not Enough, based on the true– and remarkable – story of pioneer Irish aviator Lady Mary Heath on Thursday 26 Feb 2026 at 7pm. Donal Ryan hailed June O'Sullivan's debut The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife as "a stunning [...]
The Bookseller, July, 2024 Award-winning crime author William Shaw has signed a two-book deal with HarperCollins imprint Hemlock Press Julia Wisdom, publisher of Hemlock Press, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights excluding Canada for two novels. The deal was negotiated by Karolina Sutton at CAA. The first book will be published in summer 2025. Shaw, who [...]
Early reviews for The Wild Swimmers are coming in and I couldn't be happier about how it's being received so far. I was knocked out by this one: "William Shaw now rivals Ann Cleeves in the art of combining compelling mysteries with evocations of Britain's landscape, although his stamping ground is further south than Cleeves's [...]
On Saturday evening I got a message from my friend Roz that Chris had died. Awful, sad, a massive loss, but to be honest it wasn't unexpected. He had been ill for a very long time - and after many health setbacks I think he really wanted to go. He leaves a massive hole. No [...]
Writers want to be left alone. Kind of. It has been the wettest of winters. Right now it's pouring outside. The house I'm living in on the west of Ireland is built on old bog land. The water lies immediately under the grass of the scrappy lawn. Where I've planted trees, it comes right to [...]
