The Chronicles of Iona: Exile is now available through every major e-book distributor: Amazon Kindle, The Apple iBookstore (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad), Barnes & Noble Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo, Diesel eBooks, Android devices, Baker&Taylor (the Blio.com e-reading app and the Axis360 platform for public libraries), and others; or simply your computer screen. You can buy…
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“The Chronicles of Iona: Exile” is now available at Booklink Booksellers, Northampton, MA (and gets to hang with Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter ..)
*This post is dedicated to Heather N. with thanks!* Just to let you know that if you happen to be in Northampton, MA any time soon you can pick up an autographed copy of my book, The Chronicles of Iona: Exile, at Booklink Booksellers, Inc. Booklink, a fantastic independent bookstore, is located in Thorne’s Marketplace,…
St Columba gets a shout-out (as does “The Chronicles of Iona: Exile”)
The clairvoyant gifts of the real St Columba got a shout-out on one of my favorite history blogs yesterday—Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog (The outlandish, the anomalous and the curious from the last five thousand years). http://www.strangehistory.net/ As did my book, “The Chronicles of Iona: Exile”, which Dr. Beachcombing rather kindly equates to T.H. White’s “The…
Kirkus Reviews calls “The Chronicles of Iona: Exile” exciting, immersive and authentic
Kirkus has given “The Chronicles of Iona: Exile” a great review. THE CHRONICLES OF IONA: EXILE This historical novel set in sixth-century Scotland relates the struggles of St. Columba to establish his monastery and of Aedan mac Gabran to gain a kingship. In 563, Columba, an exiled abbot (and future saint), arrives with his monks…
ForeWord Clarion: The Chronicles of Iona: Exile gets 5 STARS (out of 5)
ForeWord Clarion Review HISTORICAL FICTION The Chronicles of Iona: Exile Paula de Fougerolles Careswell Press 978-0-615-60254-7 Five Stars (out of Five) “Iona is not a place one visits on a whim,” says a burly Scottish warlord to the Irish abbot who plans to colonize the isle. “Beset by vile storms” and surrounded by even viler…
The Haven, Boston’s first and only Scottish pub, celebrates its Second Anniversary
Lots of great stuff here as The Haven, Boston’s first and only Scottish pub, celebrates its second year. Very happy to be part of it! If you’re in town for any of it, do stop by. Tuesday 19th: 6-8 ‘Quarterly Carousel’ – Edible Boston presents local producers of great sustainable food. (strictly limited). 8-10 Brooklyn…
The Chronicles of Iona: Exile, #1 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Scottish History … and in Irish History
So, I haven’t even had time yet to blog that my book, “The Chronicles of Iona: Exile” went live on Amazon this week. (Attention: it went live this week.) Or that late Thursday night I had sent out a preliminary email blast to my friends and family informing them of this fact. ( I did.) …
Become a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Lots still to do to prepare for the official launch of my book, so just a quick post to say that The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is looking for new Fellows. The Society is the oldest antiquarian society in Scotland, founded in 1780 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1783. There are thousands of…
Here’s the cover of “The Chronicles of Iona, Exile”, coming June 2012.
Here is the cover of my book, The Chronicles of Iona: Exile, on its way in June. The map detail of the Irish Sea, Argyll and the Isles, and Strathclyde is from Scotiae Tabula by Abraham Ortelius in his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1592-1606). The map, which I have always loved, hangs on the wall in my study—a…
“The Chronicles of Iona: Exile”: coming soon to a virtual bookstore near you …
… as near to you, that is, as your nearest computer, or tablet, or Kindle, or Nook, or Sony e-reader, or what-have-you. Because, in a few short weeks, The Chronicles of Iona: Exile, my historical fiction novel about the two men who “founded” Scotland in the sixth century, the saint Columba and the warlord Aedan mac…
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