Reviewday / Tuesday
31/05/2011 by David Maybury · No Comments
It's Tuesday... which can only mean one thing around these parts: a new batch of book reviews.
Children's Laureate, Siobhán Parkinson's Maitríóisce is put through its paces alongside Kenneth Oppel's Half Brother and Catherine Bruton's We Can Be Heroes. Not to mention some terrifying pop-up theatrics with Frankenstein, one girls hunt for a pet Brontosaurus and a plumber for a hero in Andrew Peters' Ravenwood:
"an interesting take on the post-apocalyptic fairy tale: the plot arc is well…
Continue Reading →How do I write a book review?
30/05/2011 by David Maybury · No Comments
The Guardian have a great article by Philip Ardagh and Linda Buckley-Archer on writing book reviews - including these nuggest of wisdom:
PA: Don't write what you think you should write about a book. Write what you really think and feel.
LBA: Sometimes I review books that I would not normally read. I never regret it. It is always fascinating to dip your toe in new waters.
(Philip Ardagh pictured above with Aoife Murray, CBI, and Keith Gray during the CBI Conference 2011)
Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
30/05/2011 by David Maybury · No Comments
Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell found themselves in Ireland last week at the Dublin Writers' Festival - the folks at We're At caught up with them for a quick chat.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Jeff Kinney
27/05/2011 by David Maybury · No Comments
Jeff Kinney was in London this week to promote the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie, Rodrick Rules. We got the chance to chat with him for a few minutes and ask THE most important question: Do you have the cheese touch?
Okay... so maybe that's not the most important question.Try this:
When are you coming to Ireland?
I live in Massachusett and work fulltime so I keep my head in the sand. A lot of the time life is on overload but I am coming to terms with how huge the books have become.…
Continue Reading →Trudi Canavan: Interview
25/05/2011 by Patricia Kennon · No Comments
Trudi Canavan: World Building and the Appeal of Fantasy.
Interview by Sarah McIntyre
Fantasy has always been an important and cherished genre, full of unfamiliar worlds where anything can happen. So it seems fitting that a major and growing source of these magical stories is that far-off land on the other side of the world; Australia. We’ve had otherworldly fiction from such authors as Jennifer Fallon, Garth Nix, Dave Luckett, Ian Irvine and, for this past decade, Trudi Canavan. Her love…
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