Jess Kidd's Blog, page 2
April 29, 2018
US TOUR – 29 April – 6 May
I’m delighted to be embarking on a US book tour to introduce Mr Flood’s Last Resort to new readers in Canada and the US. I’ll be visiting Toronto, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland. See the Events section of the site and check out my twitter for updates: @jesskiddherself
March 28, 2018
Jess on Radio 2 Book Club
Jess is delighted to again be nominated for the Radio 2 Book Club, she had a lovely time talking about the book with Simon Mayo, you can listen again here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/artic...
Jess on Front Row – 20 Feb
Jess appeared on the BBC radio flagship arts programme Front Row to talk about The Hoarder, you can listen again here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09rwt2s
January 11, 2018
The Hoarder, launch 31 Jan
I’m delighted to let you know that together with my publishers Canongate I’ll be launching The Hoarder on Wednesday 31 January at the lovely Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop in Noting Hill, tickets are free but you need to book: https://www.lutyensrubinstein.co.uk/p...
January 2, 2018
New story out January 2018
Jess is working on her third novel and writing a children’s story. She is currently developing her own original TV projects with leading U.K. and international TV producers.
Pyro
A story by Jess, Pyro, will feature in the forthcoming celebration of the 250th anniversary of Hodges Figgis, the great Dublin bookshop, which will be published by Arlen House: Reading the Future: New Writing from Ireland
May 17, 2017
June 1st, 2017 – Jess & Mike McCormack at the Listowel Arms Ballroom
Jess will be giving a reading at the Listowel Arms Ballroom on Thursday the 1st of June.
March 15, 2017
Jess wins the 2016 Costa Short Story Award
In a great night for Irish literature Jess wins the 2016 Costa Short Story Award. Her winning story Dirty Little Fishes is about a young Irish girl in London who accompanies her mother on visits to a dying woman – with curious consequences.
The full story can be read on the Irish Times website.
Watch a Q&A with Jess followed by readings from ‘Himself’ at ST Mary’s University
Jess talks about all aspects of her writing practice, from the origins of Himself, to her love of Magic Realism and her plans for future novels.
October 24, 2016
November 3rd, 2016 – Reading at Waterstone’s Cork
An evening of contemporary fiction on Thursday the 3rd of November at 7pm.
October 31, 2016 – Rattlebag Forum – London
Organised by the Irish Literary Society, Bloomsbury Hotel, London.
