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The Librarian’s Cellar: At The Cinema – The House With A Clock In Its Wall

Well, I loved this one! Adapted by Eric Kripke from the 1973 novel by John Bellairs, The House With A Clock In Its Walls tells the tale of Lewis (Owen Vaccaro), a 10 year-old orphan who goes to live with his uncle Jonathan (Jack Black), a man he has never met before. Jonathan, as Lewis will soon find out, is a warlock, and lives in a very quirky and mysterious house – a house that ticks – literally! Cate Blanchette plays the enchanting Florence, Jonathan’s next door neighbour.

For Lewis, a cl...

From the Librarian’s Cellar: Eggshells

Congratulations to Irish author, Caitriona Lally, on winning the Rooney Prize 2018! Here’s my review of her novel ‘Eggshells’, from 2015. Delighted that she is getting the recognition she deserves. Talented writer indeed!

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“Vivian doesn’t feel like she fits in – never has. She lives alone in a house in North Dublin that her great aunt left to her. She has no friends, no job and few social skills.”

So is she an interesting character? Is there enough going on for us to stick wit...

Irish Blog Awards 2018: Finalist!

I am over the moon to announce the great news I received today. I am a finalist in the Irish Blog Awards 2018 in 2 categories:

Personal Blog > Arts & Culture
Personal Blog > Books & Literature

My blog has been shortlisted for three years running now, but this is the first time I have been selected as a finalist, so naturally, I’m pretty happy right now! Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, which takes place on October 25th, and I am loving The Day of The Dead theme! A full list o...

Pam Lecky’s Vintage Treasures: A conversation…

I was delighted to be invited to chat with author, Pam Lecky on her lovely blog, Vintage Treasures.

Check out our conversation at the link below:

A Conversation with Author Caroline E Farrell @carolineauthor

 

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Writers In Ireland: Amanda J Evans

This week on ‘Writers In Ireland’, I am chatting to Amanda J Evans, an award-winning author writing paranormal and fantasy romance novels as well as children’s stories. Amanda lives in Ireland with her husband and two children. Her first novel Finding Forever won Best Thriller in the 2017 Summer Indie Book Awards and her second novel Save Her Soul won Silver for Best Paranormal in the Virtual Fantasy Con Awards 2017. Amanda has a publishing deal with Handersen Publishing and her first childre...

Reading Challenge: 20 Books ’til New Year’s Eve!

I know that I am not alone in being the owner of a dangerously high and tilting book tower of ‘To Be Read’ titles, not to mention the Kindle!And yet, I continue to buy more and more books! So, I have decided to do something about that. Inspired by Cathy Brown and her lovely blog 747books.com – I am challenging myself to read 20 books, beginning on September 1st and finishing on 31st December. Here is my list – I will not be reading them in any particular order – and may replace some with othe...

FRAMED: Festival Screenings: September

I’m delighted to share that my short film, FRAMED will screen at the following festivals in September:

 

Underground Cinema Film Festival: Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin

Short Programme 7: Sunday, September 2nd at 1:00pm. LINK HERE 

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SPOOK SCREEN Film Festival: Clonakilty, County Cork

Irish Shorts Programme: Saturday, September 8th. LINK HERE

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Disappear Here Film Festival: Ballyliffin, County Done...

FRAMED: Festival Screenings

I’m delighted to share that my short film, FRAMED will screen at the following festivals in September:

 

Underground Cinema Film Festival: Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin

Short Programme 7: Sunday, September 2nd at 1:00pm. LINK HERE 

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SPOOK SCREEN Film Festival: Clonakilty, County Cork

Irish Shorts Programme: Saturday, September 8th. LINK HERE

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Disappear Here Film Festival: Ballyliffin, County Done...

Writers In Ireland: Lindsay J. Sedgwick

On Writers In Ireland this week, I’m chatting to Lindsay J. Sedgwick. A former journalist, Lindsay is a versatile and imaginative award-winning screenwriter and playwright with more than eight hours of credits for TV and film work, including a feature film, TV series and short films. Her series Punky has been recognized as the first mainstream cartoon series in the world in which the main character has special needs (Down’s syndrome). It is available in over 100 countries with around 5 millio...

The Librarian’s Cellar: Great Reads

I highly recommend Liz Nugent’s SKIN DEEP and John Boyne’s A LADDER TO THE SKY. Both are psychological thrillers with intriguing character studies and unique themes – the type of books you will not want to put down. AND, once the full horror of these character driven stories had time to really sink in, I was struck with a rather creepy thought as I imagined what the ‘love child’ of Nugent’s ‘Delia’ and Boyne’s ‘Maurice’ might be like – but you’ll have to read the novels to fully understand wh...