*Miss Emily* is a Best Book of 2015 in Canada

Very nice to be told (by super-sleuth writer Anakana Schofield) that Miss Emily is a Best Book of 2015 at Amazon Canada. The complete list is here.

THE GLOSS - XMAS READS

In The Gloss today (free with the Irish Times), several writers (including me) recommend books for Christmas, in an article called 'Great Reads for Good Friends', compiled by Antonia Hart. I'm in fine company: Emma Donoghue, Nell Regan, Colum Mc Cann, Molly McCloskey, Aifric Campbell, William Ryan, Justin Quinn and more.

I recommend Anakana's Schofield's Malarky, Edith Pearlman's Binocular Vision, Steven Heighton's Workbook and Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys.

THE UNSINKABLE BRIDIE

Bridie, the main character from 'Letters' in my book Mother America has been proclaimed unsinkable by Anakana Schofield in The Guardian. See the Top 10 Unsinkable characters in literature here.

Extract from 'Letters' here on YouTube: