Christopher Paolini
30/05/2012 by David Maybury · No Comments
Christopher Paolini is on tour! In fact, I'm nearly sure he's been on constant tour since the launch of Inheritance last November, and he's coming this way! We have the chance to meet him in Dublin - ask some questions, make him eat weird things and test his knowledge of Jedward facts.
And you can catch Christopher too! He will be in conversation with David O'Callaghan (of Easons' fame) next week as part of the Dublin Writers' Festival. Check out the details and book your tickets!
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Continue Reading →Ian Somer’s Top 5 Superhero Movies
29/05/2012 by David Maybury · No Comments
It’s a summer of superhero blockbusters with The Avengers, Spider Man, Batman, Judge Dredd and a few more crashing our way over the next few months. We’ve drafted in new-kid-on-the-block Ian Somers to write about his top 5 superhero flicks. His own hero in Million Dollar Gift has some pretty awesome powers… so who better to ask?
5. Superman 2 (1980)
By far the best of the Superman movies and starring the most recognisable superhero actor of them all, Christopher Reeve. This was one of…
Continue Reading →Children’s Book of the Year Award Winners!
28/05/2012 by David Maybury · No Comments
And here they are - the 2012 Children's Book of the Year Award winners!
Nabbing the overall Children's Book of the Year Award - Celine Kiernan's Into The Grey
"An imaginative and empathetic supernatural thriller coalesces past and present to explore the complexities of fraternal love and the pain of loss."
The Eilis Dillon Award (for best debut) goes to Paula Leyden for The Butterfly Heart!
Judges Award for Fiction goes to our former Laureate Na nÓg - Siobhán Parkinson for Maitroisce…Continue Reading →
Children’s Books Ireland Book Awards
28/05/2012 by David Maybury · No Comments
It's here! The announcement of the Children’s Books Ireland Book Awards are here - notably without their long-term moniker, the Bisto. The awards have been an established institution in Irish children’s literature for more than 20 years and have an exciting and intrepid future in store.
We'll have full coverage of the announcement later today but if you need a quick refresher on the shortlist, never fear - how about some words from our reviewers!
Roddy Doyle - Greyhound of a Girl
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Continue Reading →Catching up on the CBI Conference
22/05/2012 by David Maybury · No Comments
Did you miss the CBI Conference this weekend? Fear not - you can catch up on the action, who said what, the jokes and the occasional heckling on our storify feed!
A huge thanks to everyone who tweeted, snapped, facebooked and commented over the weekened - to the speakers, delegates and to the team in CBI for a busy, brilliant and bustling weekend.
