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I am delighted to announce the publication of my 7th book and 4th novel, The Lodger, this month.

The Lodger tells the story of Mac, who lives with his landlord ‘The Monk’ and several other figures  in the sparse home of Chez Vous, Coyne Road in a small west of Ireland town, just before the arrival of the internet. 

This title is now available in the shop and world wide online and the title can be ordered at any bookshops. Many thanks again for your support of literary fiction!

I am thrilled to continue my long association with my UK publisher, Penniless Press who have presented my work to the world since 2018.

Order The Lodger here

The Lodger is published by Penniless Press , UK.

http://www.pennilesspress.co.uk

I am delighted to congratulate our 2 amazing resident writers, Julie McCabe-Johanning and Felicity Dempsey on the recent publication of their books with Atlantic Papers at the WAVE25 event in Dublin.

Please  listen to 2 recent interviews with these  authors!

Congratulations to Felicity and Julie!

Learn more about Granny Bridget’s Fairy Tales and The Gospel of Irish Music here

Granny Bridget’s Fairy Tales & The Gospel of Irish Music are published by Atlantic Papers.

I am thrilled to announce Resident MKCW School Writer Julie McCabe-Johanning’s memoir, The Gospel of Irish Music will reach the world this September in Dublin!  

The Gospel of Irish Music is an intimate, funny and  spiritual memoir which brings the reader  through several traumatic incidents of Julie’s teenage years growing up  in Chicago and toward a musical epiphany in her ancestral land of Ireland. Julie is a writer from Chicago, US. Read more about Julie here and pre-order The Gospel of Irish Music here 

The Gospel of Irish Music is published by Atlantic Papers.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FELICITY!

I am delighted to congratulate Resident MKCW School Writer, Felicity Dempsey on the forthcoming publication of  Granny Bridget’s Fairy Tales. Her debut book will be published on Saturday 6th September 2025 at  Artane Beaumont Family Recreation Centre.

More about Felicity & Granny Bridget

Felicity Dempsey has been immersed in the scientific world all her working life. On retirement a couple of years ago, she challenged herself to explore her creative side! She enrolled in a creative writing school and over the last 2 years has been developing her writing craft. Although she originally wanted to write her family memoirs, she discovered she really enjoyed writing stories for children. With the encouragement and support of the course director at MKCW and some inspiration from her grandchildren, she started to write a collection of four stories about a magical granny and her two young grandsons. She has previously had two short stories published in The Ocean magazine and is currently working on a screenplay adaptation. Granny Bridget’s Fairy Tales follows the amazing adventures of  the magical Granny Bridget and her grandsons Jamie and Danny in a wonderful collection for 7-10 year old readers and all ages.

You can pre-order a copy of Granny Bridget’s Fairy Tales  here

Granny Bridget’s Fairy Tales is published by Atlantic Papers.

Moore Hall

See Moore Hall in Carnacon, Ballyglass, on the shores of Lough Carra in Co. Mayo. This was the home of George Moore, novelist and short story writer. The house was burnt down during the civil war in Ireland in 1923. I will be discussing Moore, his life and his short story ‘In The Clay’ tonight as part of my new program Irish Literature: From Death to Life.

See more on the course here