Monthly Archives: December 2007

Is Scott Pack the best thing to happen to Indie publishing since sliced bread?

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Eoin Purcell

Eoin Purcell Probably* Just reading a rather nice review of 2007 from the lovely people at Fidra Books who I have been admiring from afar for some time (Blog is here and main publishing page here): At no point did … Continue reading →

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Bhutto slain: HarperCollins to realease her book in February

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Eoin Purcell

Eoin Purcell The assassination doesn’t stop commerce it seems: BOOK publisher HarperCollins, which just received the manuscript for Benazir Bhutto’s upcoming book, is now moving quickly to get it on the shelves by February following yesterday’s assassination of the former … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Baking Slideshow

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Eoin Purcell

Long sentences alert! In what is rapidly becoming a tradition Blathnaid and I bake a mountain of mince pies from scratch (including making our very own mince meat). This year we threw in some gingerbread men (and women, not to … Continue reading →

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A Very, Very, Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Eoin Purcell

Eoin Purcell The best of the season to all. I’ll kick back into gear in the new year. Eoin

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Anne Enright, the Booker and booksales revisited

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Eoin Purcell

Eoin Purcell I wrote a little while ago about how well Anne Enright is selling here And how bad here reception was in the UK (She gets dissed again here). I though, it being the season of good cheer, that … Continue reading →

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