‘Un bon garçon’ gets first reviews in France. Here’s one in Terrafemina. I think they liked it.
“Un bon garçon” de Paul McVeigh : le roman rafraîchissant de ce printemps
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Interview: Bath Short Story Award
There’s an interview with me over on The Bath Short Story Award site.
It’s a slightly updated version of an interview we did last year. We talk about short stories – titles, beginnings, and endings. I hope you like it.
You might consider entering this year’s competition yourself.
Happy St Patrick’s Day: Reverb Radio Broadcast
Happy St Patrick’s Day! I hope you have a good one. I’ll be spending tonight celebrating at the sold out City Reads event – it’s going to be fun.
If you fancy hearing an Irish accent on St Patrick’s Day…
I spent the afternoon on the ‘What’s The Craic’ show on Radio Reverb. It was a great chat about the process of writing The Good Son and the issues in the novel.
I also chose a couple of songs. I hope you like it.
US Book Giveaway For ‘The House That Made Me’
Book Giveaway For The House That Made Me: Writers Reflect on the Places and People That Defined Them
In the US? Head over to Goodreads and you could win a copy of this book filled with essays from authors around the world – including me.
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The House That Made Me: Writers Reflect on the Places and People That Defined Them
by Grant Jarrett (Goodreads Author)Release date: Apr 12, 2016Home―the place where we were born, where we learned our first lessons, where family was defined. The very notion evokes powerful feelings, feelings as …moreGiveaway ends in:20 days and 19:55:47
Availability:10 copies available, 175 people requesting
Giveaway dates:Feb 23 – Apr 05, 2016
Countries available:US
TV Interview on The Good Son and City Reads
I really enjoyed talking about The Good Son and City Reads on Latest TV.
Get Writing! Get Submitting! Get Published!
The Word Factory round-up of submission opportunities to journals and competitions, articles on writing and writing news is here. Taken from my blog, this monthly list is all you need to plan your attack on the publishing world.
Click and – Get Writing! Get Submitting! Get Published!
Happy World Book Day!
It’s World Book Day. City Reads launches tonight at Waterstones Brighton. With two festival events sold out already check out the rest before they sell out too!
‘Un bon garçon’ – Published by Editons Philippe Rey in 3 weeks.
In three weeks the Editions Philippe Rey release the French version of The Good Son, titled Un bon garçon. The publisher has a wonderful collection of authors including Peter Ackroyd, the lovely Kerry Hudson I read with recently and National Book Award-winner Joyce Carol Oates.
Here’s the cover… I hope you like it.
The Good Son up for The People’s Book Prize
Hello there lovely friends. I know it can be a hassle being asked to do these things but if you liked The Good Son, and you have the time, it would be rather fab if you voted for it in The People’s Book Prize.
I will love you.
City Reads Brighton Festival Event On Sale Now.
The culmination of this year’s Brighton City Reads events celebrating my novel The Good Son will take place during The Brighton Festival as it in turn celebrates its 50th anniversary. Here’s the copy – to book click here.
“City Reads is Brighton & Hove’s annual ‘big read’ for adults. This year, people across the city have been reading, sharing and discussing Paul McVeigh’s astonishing debut,The Good Son. Set during the Troubles in 1980s Belfast, it’s an astute, assured and achingly funny novel about the complex nature of innocence and guilt. Paul McVeigh has written plays, comedy and short stories – he is also co-founder of London Short Story Festival. Join him in as he discusses his inspiration for the novel in this final event marking the culmination of City Reads 2016.”
I’ll be reading from The Good Son and will be interviewed by novelist and columnist Laura Lockington.
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