Hey, did you hear that beautiful little Shelburne Falls has just been voted by Boston.com as one of the top five dream places to live in Massachusetts? Doesn’t surprise me! One of the hill-towns in the western part of the state, just south of the historic Mohawk Trail (Route 2), Shelburne Falls is one of…
Category: Historical Fiction
I’ll be the Writer in Residence at the Saltwater Celtic Music Festival, July 20-21, 2013, Thomas Point Beach, Brunswick, Maine!
JULY 20-21, 2013 – THOMAS POINT BEACH, BRUNSWICK, MAINE This just in! It’s been confirmed that I’ll be the Writer in Residence for the Saltwater Celtic Music Festival, Brunswick, Maine, this July 20-21, 2013! I am exceptionally honored to have been asked to represent Celtic literature at this amazing Celtic music festival and can’t…
ForeWord Clarion Reviews gives “The Chronicles of Iona: Prophet” 5 STARS (out of 5)
Another outstanding review for The Chronicles of Iona: Prophet, this time from ForeWord Clarion. Giving it 5 STARS, ForeWord Clarion calls Prophet a “thrilling and fast-paced epic” which will “appeal to fans of Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Tales, readers of George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones, and any who enjoy stories of King…
Kirkus Reviews calls “The Chronicles of Iona: Prophet”: “vivid, brutal and beautiful”, “a rich feast”
With so many other wonderful things going on here, I haven’t had time yet to post some fantastic reviews for “Prophet”, the second book in my historical-fiction series, “The Chronicles of Iona”. Here’s Kirkus! Kirkus Reviews’ The Chronicles of Iona: Prophet THE CHRONICLES OF IONA: PROPHET by Paula de Fougerolles This historical fantasy novel, the…
ForeWord Reviews names “The Chronicles of Iona: Exile” a Finalist in its 2012 Book of the Year Awards!
Dear Friends: Exciting times here! Got word on Monday that ForeWord Reviews has named my first book, The Chronicles of Iona: Exile, a Finalist in the category of Historical Adult Fiction in its 2012 Book of the Year Awards! Here’s the press release. I’ll keep you posted. Keep your fingers crossed! The winners will be…
Book 2, The Chronicles of Iona: Prophet, is here!
The second book in my historical-fiction series The Chronicles of Iona, called Prophet, is now out! The story picks up where the first book, Exile, left off, beginning in the year 567 A.D. Four years after journeying with Scottish warrior Aedan mac Gabran into the land of the wild Picts, Irish abbot-prince Columba is forced back there…
“Exile”: one of Kirkus Reviews’ top 100 Indie books of 2012!
“The Chronicles of Iona: Exile” got a wonderful holiday present this week, being named one of Kirkus Reviews’ top 100 Indie books of 2012! Check it out: http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/paula-de-fougerolles1/chronicles-iona-exile/ (While you’re at it, there’s a link there if you’d like to purchase a copy of the book for the holidays!) Happy Holidays…
Here’s the cover for Book 2 in “The Chronicles of Iona”, “Prophet”
Here’s the cover of Book 2 in the series “The Chronicles of Iona”, called “Prophet”. Yes: there’s been a name change. Book 2 was originally entitled “Peregrinatio” which in Latin means a pilgrimage, a spiritual wandering, in this case to refer both to Columba in his exile on the island of Iona, and to Aedan, stuck in…
Greenfield Recorder article on “The Chronicles of Iona”
Just wanted to share with you an article which appeared on 11/17/12 in The Greenfield Recorder in advance of a book signing I’ll be doing at the World Eye Bookshop in Greenfield, Massachusetts tomorrow with two other local authors. I’ll be signing copies of my book “The Chronicles of Iona: Exile” along with authors Jaqueline Sheehan (“Lost…
“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,…
