"My father came here with five pounds in his pocket" “On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2011, as the parade goes up Fifth Avenue I will be thinking of the father who came over with five pounds in his pocket and who died when I was only eleven, the mother who encouraged my dreams of being a writer by treating every word I wrote as though it was scripted by the angels, the … [Read more...] about Mary Higgins Clark on Leading the St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Writers and Poets
Young Irish Writers Part 1: Kevin Barry
Three emerging Irish writers offer insight into their lives, their work, and what it's like to be a writer in Ireland right now. Limerick native Kevin Barry got his start as a journalist for a local paper. He went on to do freelance work, columns and sketches for Glasgow’s Sunday Herald, The Irish Examiner, The Irish Times and The Guardian. After leaving journalism to write … [Read more...] about Young Irish Writers Part 1: Kevin Barry
Young Irish Writers Part 2: Claire Kilroy
Three emerging Irish writers offer insight into their lives, their work, and what it's like to be a writer in Ireland right now. Born in Dublin in 1973, Claire Kilroy is the author of three novels: All Summer, which won the 2004 Rooney Prize for Literature, Tenderwire, and All Names Have Been Changed. Kilroy studied English at Trinity College Dublin, where she also earned her … [Read more...] about Young Irish Writers Part 2: Claire Kilroy
Young Irish Writer Part 3: Paul Murray
Three emerging Irish writers offer insight into their lives, their work, and what it's like to be a writer in Ireland right now. Paul Murray’s first novel, An Evening of Long Goodbyes, was shortlisted for the 2003 Whitbreat Award. His second novel, Skippy Dies, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Murray studied English at Trinity College Dublin and received his Master’s … [Read more...] about Young Irish Writer Part 3: Paul Murray
Irish Writer Finds Room at the Top
EDITOR: On Sunday, June 10 actress Brie Larson won the 2016 Golden Globe award for best actress in a motion picture, drama for her emotional turn as Ma in the film adaptation of Emma Donohue's Room. In her acceptance speech she singled out Donohue. "This movie means so much to me and so I need to start at the beginning with Emma Donohue who wrote the novel that inspired all of … [Read more...] about Irish Writer Finds Room at the Top