If you’re in Oxford, U.K. on Saturday, July 6, do swing by the Oxford Indie Book Fair to say hello! I’ll be there selling all my books at a special discounted rate. I’m also always delighted to sign old copies of my books, so do bring them along! Many thanks to #OxIndieBookFair and @artsfestivaloxford for … More Come see me at the Oxford Indie Book Fair!
You know what I love about what I do? One of the things, in any case? (Because there are many!) The research trips. I sit here in my study, pulling together what I know about the 6th century so that I can imagine how my characters might have felt and thought and acted. Columba of Iona and Aedan mac … More Thank you Northern Ireland!
The Chronicles of Iona:
Island-Pilgrim
Preface
… More Read the Preface to “Island-Pilgrim”, Book 3 in the award-winning historical-fiction series “The Chronicles of Iona”
Friends! If you’re in Maine this week, come check out the Saltwater Music Festival 2013 at Thomas Point Beach, Brunswick. It’s a two-day event (July 20 and 21) showcasing the best in Celtic music. I’ll be in the literary tent as their 2013 Writer-in-Residence. There are a host of wonderful satellite events leading up to the … More This week! The Chronicles of Iona at the Saltwater Celtic Music Festival, Thomas Point Beach, Maine
My thoughts have been eastward all day as the transnational One Book One Community Reading Project is officially launched in Derry. Readers in Northern Ireland, Co. Donegal and New England will be reading “Exile”, the first book in my historical-fiction series “The Chronicles of Iona”, at the same time. Donegal County Council and Libraries Northern Ireland set … More Donegal, Northern Ireland go live with the One Book transnational reading project based on “The Chronicles of Iona: Exile”
Great news here—I’ll be part of the Author’s Tent at this year’s Boston Irish Festival at the Irish Cultural Centre of New England in Canton next weekend, June 7-9. http://bostonirishfestival.info/ The Boston Irish Festival is the largest Irish Festival on the East Coast. There are lots of fun events lined up, including three days and … More I’ll be part of the Author’s Tent at the Boston Irish Festival June 7-9, 2013!
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 … More Book reading and signing, “The Chronicles of Iona: Prophet”, at Boswell’s Books in Shelburne Falls, MA 5/9/13 at 6 p.m.
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 … More I’ll be the Writer in Residence at the Saltwater Celtic Music Festival, July 20-21, 2013, Thomas Point Beach, Brunswick, Maine!
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 … More ForeWord Clarion Reviews gives “The Chronicles of Iona: Prophet” 5 STARS (out of 5)
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 … More Kirkus Reviews calls “The Chronicles of Iona: Prophet”: “vivid, brutal and beautiful”, “a rich feast”