Justin Sheedy's Blog
November 21, 2017
My Christmas Shopping Book-Signings
It’s with relief that I report my first two end-of-year book-signings last week were both sell-out events. As per the smile on my ugly mug in the below pic, two sell-outs in one week at Australia’s premier bookstore, Dymocks George Street Sydney! And I have 4 more coming up: Every Saturday in December at Dymocks stores around Sydney so if you’re looking for some fab Christmas presents I would love to sign you a copy of my latest book, “No Greater Love” or one of my other titles. Of course if you can’t make a Sydney signing, all my books are available for you via Amazon and on request (via the Contact page of my website, JustinSheedy.com) I can email you a hand-signed dedication for you print & paste inside the front cover of any one of my books.
Fab Christmas presents? Don’t take my word for it, please see fab reader reviews of my books at JustinSheedy.com . And a personal Christmas dedication signed by me to your nearest & dearest always makes for a rather special Christmas present. My upcoming signing dates as follows: Dymocks Chatswood Sat 2 Dec, Dymocks Macquarie Sat 9 Dec, Dymocks Sydney Sat 16 Dec, Dymocks Broadway Sat 23 Dec. I look forward to meeting you at one or to sending you a personalised dedication for your Amazon copy.
Merry Christmas
Justin Sheedy
Fab Christmas presents? Don’t take my word for it, please see fab reader reviews of my books at JustinSheedy.com . And a personal Christmas dedication signed by me to your nearest & dearest always makes for a rather special Christmas present. My upcoming signing dates as follows: Dymocks Chatswood Sat 2 Dec, Dymocks Macquarie Sat 9 Dec, Dymocks Sydney Sat 16 Dec, Dymocks Broadway Sat 23 Dec. I look forward to meeting you at one or to sending you a personalised dedication for your Amazon copy.
Merry Christmas
Justin Sheedy
October 1, 2017
A Good Year for me as an author.
A decent year, 2017... Have just begun my next (7th) book, "Ghosts of the Future". My latest, "No Greater Love" achieved best-seller status and am looking forward to 6 end-of-year bookstore signing events: Dymocks Sydney Sat Nov 11 & 16, Dymocks Chatswood Sat Dec 2, Dymocks Macquarie Sat Dec 9, Dymocks Sydney Dec Sat 16, Dymocks Broadway Sat Dec 23.
July 17, 2017
October 27, 2016
3RD Book-Signing Since Sell-Out September Launch for Justin Sheedy’s Latest Novel, “No Greater Love” – Saturday 12 November 2016
The symbol of war remembrance is the red poppy, also of Justin Sheedy’s latest historical novel. Bringing to vivid life true Australian war history and events, “No Greater Love” is a saga of the drama, beauty, heroism and horror of a young Australian Spitfire pilot’s war journey through stunning Malta, Egypt and North Africa, Sicily, England and Europe. It is a portrait of the once-in-a-lifetime characters the war places on his path, of the tragic, wholesale waste of war, on occasion even the profound humanity of his enemy. Justin Sheedy is delighted to be signing copies of this, his fifth and latest book, at Dymocks Sydney. “No Greater Love” is the story of Aussie rough-diamond, Colin Stone, of his loyalty and devotion to his friends, of his enduring love for the mother who abandoned him, and his dreams of being held by her once again.
Date: Saturday 12th November 2016
Time: From 10am
Venue: Dymocks Sydney, 424-430 George St, Sydney
Cost: Free (no bookings required)
Enquiries: (02) 9235 0155 or eventscoordinator@dymocks.com.au
October 5, 2016
I AM A CONVERT! I AM HOOKED! – A Lady Reader’s Take on “Nor the Years Condemn” by Justin Sheedy
“Nor the Years Condemn” by Justin Sheedy – Review by Leanne Gittus, Melbourne, Australia
“Nor the Years Condemn” is one truly great read. As a female reader, historical war stories never really interested me. The only historical books I read were period histories, or those written by authors such as Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte etc. Imagine my surprise when I started reading “Nor the Years Condemn” and literally could not put it down!
Justin has a simply awesome writing style. So easy to read and his characters are all realistic and totally engrossing. Reading his book was just like talking to him. His research and knowledge of the era and aircraft is nothing less than amazing! It certainly gave me so much more of an insight of the dreadful circumstances faced by these brave people.
Justin managed to keep me, the female reader, totally absorbed in the book by interspersing action scenes with personal scenes. An absolutely fabulous book and I am now reading “Ghosts of the Empire” to be followed by his latest book “No Greater Love”. I am a convert! I am hooked! Thank you, Justin!
“Nor the Years Condemn” plus all titles in the trilogy available NOW for UK readers in ebook & print-on-demand paperback format from Waterstones Online, also Amazon UK, for U.S. readers via Amazon and Barnes & Noble, for Australian readers on Dymocks bookstore shelves and online, Gleebooks, Abbeys Books, Readings Carlton, Berkelouw Books Leichhardt, and via all good bookstores. Also internationally available via The Book Depository with FREE SHIPPING.
“Nor the Years Condemn” is one truly great read. As a female reader, historical war stories never really interested me. The only historical books I read were period histories, or those written by authors such as Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte etc. Imagine my surprise when I started reading “Nor the Years Condemn” and literally could not put it down!
Justin has a simply awesome writing style. So easy to read and his characters are all realistic and totally engrossing. Reading his book was just like talking to him. His research and knowledge of the era and aircraft is nothing less than amazing! It certainly gave me so much more of an insight of the dreadful circumstances faced by these brave people.
Justin managed to keep me, the female reader, totally absorbed in the book by interspersing action scenes with personal scenes. An absolutely fabulous book and I am now reading “Ghosts of the Empire” to be followed by his latest book “No Greater Love”. I am a convert! I am hooked! Thank you, Justin!
“Nor the Years Condemn” plus all titles in the trilogy available NOW for UK readers in ebook & print-on-demand paperback format from Waterstones Online, also Amazon UK, for U.S. readers via Amazon and Barnes & Noble, for Australian readers on Dymocks bookstore shelves and online, Gleebooks, Abbeys Books, Readings Carlton, Berkelouw Books Leichhardt, and via all good bookstores. Also internationally available via The Book Depository with FREE SHIPPING.
“MORE, MORE, MORE!” – Second (RAVE) Review of “No Greater Love” by Justin Sheedy
“No Greater Love” by Justin Sheedy – Review by Marc H. Stevens, Ontario, Canada
"Australian novelist Justin Sheedy’s latest book, ‘No Greater Love’, has just crossed my desk. Finally. Having read the first two books of the trilogy (‘Nor The Years Condemn’ and ‘Ghosts Of The Empire’), I can honestly say that I was already hooked on Justin’s smooth writing style, and was eagerly awaiting his latest.
"And this newest work fits right in, using similar characters, with even a bit of cross-pollination between the stories. Yes, Sheedy’s books introduce you to everyday men, mainly from poor, hard, working-class Australian neighbourhoods. But what is special about these people (hardly men, really, as the eldest of them is barely 23 years old) is that they belong in non-fiction books like Tom Brokaw’s chef d’oeuvre ‘The Greatest Generation’. They are truly willing to give their all, their todays, to ensure everyone else’s tomorrows.
"Once again, the depth of research is evident to students of history. The names have been changed, but not by much. Senior Air Force commanders, good and bad, show up in several scenes, and we cheer for “Dowling” and “Sparx”, while booing “Lee-Halloran” and “Shilo Burgess”. Sheedy’s intricate plots weave their way through battlefields in Europe and North Africa, and end up straight into your guts, ripping them to shreds.
As I have written before, Sheedy’s characters become family; we want them to thrive amidst the horrors of war. And yet, knowing in advance that the odds are stacked to impossible heights against them, they pull through, time and time again. Until they don’t. And we cry for them.
"While becoming well-known in his native land, Justin Sheedy’s work deserves much wider and greater recognition than it has yet received. His finely-crafted sentences remind the reader of an Old Master’s canvas. His delicate word-strokes add to the beauty of simple scenes, like an Italian prisoner-of-war cooking a plate of spaghetti for his erstwhile Australian captor, whom he grows to love like a brother.
"That immense talent, along with the author’s ability to invest the reader emotionally, deeply into his stories, means that this book, and in fact all of Sheedy’s work, should be studied in schools today. Not just as an excellent source of history (which they are), but as beautiful creative writing.
"In short, this book is Justin Sheedy’s own finest hour, and it leaves us begging, “More, more more!”
“No Greater Love” plus all titles in the trilogy available NOW for UK readers in ebook & print-on-demand paperback format from Waterstones Online, also Amazon UK, for U.S. readers via Amazon and Barnes & Noble, for Australian readers on Dymocks bookstore shelves and online, Gleebooks, Abbeys Books, Readings Carlton, Berkelouw Books Leichhardt, and via all good bookstores. Also internationally available via The Book Depository with FREE SHIPPING.
"Australian novelist Justin Sheedy’s latest book, ‘No Greater Love’, has just crossed my desk. Finally. Having read the first two books of the trilogy (‘Nor The Years Condemn’ and ‘Ghosts Of The Empire’), I can honestly say that I was already hooked on Justin’s smooth writing style, and was eagerly awaiting his latest.
"And this newest work fits right in, using similar characters, with even a bit of cross-pollination between the stories. Yes, Sheedy’s books introduce you to everyday men, mainly from poor, hard, working-class Australian neighbourhoods. But what is special about these people (hardly men, really, as the eldest of them is barely 23 years old) is that they belong in non-fiction books like Tom Brokaw’s chef d’oeuvre ‘The Greatest Generation’. They are truly willing to give their all, their todays, to ensure everyone else’s tomorrows.
"Once again, the depth of research is evident to students of history. The names have been changed, but not by much. Senior Air Force commanders, good and bad, show up in several scenes, and we cheer for “Dowling” and “Sparx”, while booing “Lee-Halloran” and “Shilo Burgess”. Sheedy’s intricate plots weave their way through battlefields in Europe and North Africa, and end up straight into your guts, ripping them to shreds.
As I have written before, Sheedy’s characters become family; we want them to thrive amidst the horrors of war. And yet, knowing in advance that the odds are stacked to impossible heights against them, they pull through, time and time again. Until they don’t. And we cry for them.
"While becoming well-known in his native land, Justin Sheedy’s work deserves much wider and greater recognition than it has yet received. His finely-crafted sentences remind the reader of an Old Master’s canvas. His delicate word-strokes add to the beauty of simple scenes, like an Italian prisoner-of-war cooking a plate of spaghetti for his erstwhile Australian captor, whom he grows to love like a brother.
"That immense talent, along with the author’s ability to invest the reader emotionally, deeply into his stories, means that this book, and in fact all of Sheedy’s work, should be studied in schools today. Not just as an excellent source of history (which they are), but as beautiful creative writing.
"In short, this book is Justin Sheedy’s own finest hour, and it leaves us begging, “More, more more!”
“No Greater Love” plus all titles in the trilogy available NOW for UK readers in ebook & print-on-demand paperback format from Waterstones Online, also Amazon UK, for U.S. readers via Amazon and Barnes & Noble, for Australian readers on Dymocks bookstore shelves and online, Gleebooks, Abbeys Books, Readings Carlton, Berkelouw Books Leichhardt, and via all good bookstores. Also internationally available via The Book Depository with FREE SHIPPING.
September 27, 2016
Lovely Media Coverage for my Latest Book, "No Greater Love"
Sydney's Inner West Courier today Tuesday 27 September 2016
Last week Central Sydney Magazine Wednesday 21 September 2016
Last week Central Sydney Magazine Wednesday 21 September 2016
August 16, 2016
BOOK LAUNCH! “No Greater Love” by Justin Sheedy – Sat 3 Sept 2016 at Dymocks Sydney
On the eve of Fathers’ Day 2016, Justin Sheedy will be launching his latest historical novel, "No Greater Love". Bringing to vivid life true Australian war history and events, it is a saga of the drama, beauty, heroism and horror of a young Australian Spitfire pilot’s war journey through stunning Malta, Egypt and North Africa, Sicily, England and Europe. It is a portrait of the once-in-a-lifetime characters the war places on his path, of the tragic, wholesale waste of war, on occasion even the profound humanity of his enemy.
Though concluding Sheedy’s now highly acclaimed World War Two trilogy (all titles available on the day), "No Greater Love" is the stand-alone full story of Book 1’s reader-favourite character, Aussie rough diamond Colin Stone. It is the story of his loyalty and devotion to his friends, of his enduring love for the mother who abandoned him, and his dreams of being held by her once again.
Date: Saturday 3 September 2016
Time: From 10am
Venue: Dymocks Sydney, 424 – 430 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Cost: Free (no bookings required)
Enquiries: (02) 9235 0155 or eventscoordinator@dymocks.com.au
“No Greater Love” by Justin Sheedy will soon be on bookstore shelves or orderable-in at all Australian bookstores and is NOW AVAILABLE in print-on-demand paperback & ebook at AMAZON, AMAZON UK, THE BOOK DEPOSITORY, BARNES & NOBLE (USA), and at all leading book retail websites.
Though concluding Sheedy’s now highly acclaimed World War Two trilogy (all titles available on the day), "No Greater Love" is the stand-alone full story of Book 1’s reader-favourite character, Aussie rough diamond Colin Stone. It is the story of his loyalty and devotion to his friends, of his enduring love for the mother who abandoned him, and his dreams of being held by her once again.
Date: Saturday 3 September 2016
Time: From 10am
Venue: Dymocks Sydney, 424 – 430 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Cost: Free (no bookings required)
Enquiries: (02) 9235 0155 or eventscoordinator@dymocks.com.au
“No Greater Love” by Justin Sheedy will soon be on bookstore shelves or orderable-in at all Australian bookstores and is NOW AVAILABLE in print-on-demand paperback & ebook at AMAZON, AMAZON UK, THE BOOK DEPOSITORY, BARNES & NOBLE (USA), and at all leading book retail websites.
April 3, 2016
SIXTH Book-Signing in ONE Year for Author Justin Sheedy at Australia’s Premier Bookstore
Nor the Years CondemnGhosts of the Empire
On the eve of ANZAC Day 2016, Justin Sheedy will be signing Books 1 & 2 in his warmly-received Australian war historical fiction series, "Nor the Years Condemn" and "Ghosts of the Empire", in which he brings to life an untold story in our great ANZAC tradition – yet not one of heroic defeat but of stunning victory at staggering cost.
"Nor the Years Condemn" tells the story of Sydney Uni Rugby Union player, Daniel Quinn, who leaves his peace time life behind to fly Spitfires against Nazi tyranny in Sheedy’s portrait of doomed, brilliant youth. "Ghosts of the Empire" is the saga of Sydney tradie, Mick O’Regan, who takes on the most dangerous job of World War II: flying for RAF Bomber Command.
In the lead-up to this year’s release of Book 3 in the trilogy, "No Greater Love", this will be Sheedy’s 6th book-signing event at Australia’s premier bookstore since ANZAC Day 2015.
Date: Saturday 23 April 2016
Time: From 10am
Venue: Dymocks Sydney, 424-430 George St, Sydney
Cost: Free (no bookings required)
Enquiries: (02) 9235 0155 or customerservice@dymocks.com.au
On the eve of ANZAC Day 2016, Justin Sheedy will be signing Books 1 & 2 in his warmly-received Australian war historical fiction series, "Nor the Years Condemn" and "Ghosts of the Empire", in which he brings to life an untold story in our great ANZAC tradition – yet not one of heroic defeat but of stunning victory at staggering cost.
"Nor the Years Condemn" tells the story of Sydney Uni Rugby Union player, Daniel Quinn, who leaves his peace time life behind to fly Spitfires against Nazi tyranny in Sheedy’s portrait of doomed, brilliant youth. "Ghosts of the Empire" is the saga of Sydney tradie, Mick O’Regan, who takes on the most dangerous job of World War II: flying for RAF Bomber Command.
In the lead-up to this year’s release of Book 3 in the trilogy, "No Greater Love", this will be Sheedy’s 6th book-signing event at Australia’s premier bookstore since ANZAC Day 2015.
Date: Saturday 23 April 2016
Time: From 10am
Venue: Dymocks Sydney, 424-430 George St, Sydney
Cost: Free (no bookings required)
Enquiries: (02) 9235 0155 or customerservice@dymocks.com.au
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