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Jan 17, 2025 | 
irishtimes.com | John Boyne
The Party Author: Tessa Hadley ISBN-13: 9781787335554Publisher: Jonathan CapeGuideline Price: £10.99There’s no rule about how many pages define a novella but, when Moby-Dick seems like too much of a challenge, there’s something comforting about a book so short that it can be read over the course of an afternoon. One of the biggest success stories of recent years is Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These, which ran to a mere 15,000 words.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thisismoney.co.uk | Sally Morris |Mikey Please |Sydney Smith |John Boyne
PICTURE BOOKSTHE CAFÉ AT THE EDGE OF THE WOODSby Mikey Please(Harper Collins £7.99, 48pp)When talented chef Rene builds her dream café, no customers arrive and only weird Glumfoot applies for the waiter’s job. But when an ogre walks in demanding pickled bats, slugs and mice, wily Glumfoot knows that changing the dishes’ names on the menu can turn the café into the hottest ticket in town. A feast of fun.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
penguinrandomhouse.co.za | John Boyne
In this exclusive interview, acclaimed author John Boyne delves into the inspiration and creative process behind his Elements series. Tackling the complexities of abuse through distinct narrative voices – enabler, complicit bystander, perpetrator, and victim – Boyne explains how personal experiences shaped the series and informed its poignant themes.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
colemaninsights.com | John Boyne
“Your greatest strength begets your greatest weakness” is a quote typically attributed to William Shakespeare. The idea is that excelling in one dimension may reveal a vulnerability in another. For example, the military that develops overwhelming superiority on its northern flank may find itself under-prepared for an attack on its southern flank.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
irishtimes.com | John Boyne
During the closing scenes of my novel The Heart’s Invisible Furies, which take place shortly after the result of the 2015 Equal Rights Marriage Referendum was announced, I quote David Norris, who was asked about his own ambitions towards marriage. “It’s a little bit late for me,” he said.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
irishtimes.com | John Boyne
The Unfinished Harauld Hughes Author: Richard AyoadeISBN-13: 978-0571377893 Publisher: Faber & FaberGuideline Price: £16.99Fiction, by its nature, relies on a rather strange conceit. An author tells a story that never happened, about people who never existed, doing things they never did, and the reader accepts the illusion as reality. Should either participant betray this unspoken contract, the entire edifice crumbles.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
independent.ie | John Boyne
Fiction Great novels capture the reader from the start, offer a multifaceted protagonist, a plot that surprises, and a resolution that feels authentic. In her latest novel, Cecelia Ahern achieves all these things, and in doing so, has produced her finest work to date. On a stormy night, we meet Enya Pickering, a GP who stumbles across an accident. A teenage boy has been hit by a car and is dying on the road.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
irishtimes.com | John Boyne
The Revenge of Rita Marsh Author: Nilesha Chauvet ISBN-13: 978-0571382101Publisher: Faber & FaberGuideline Price: £16.99Of the many bizarre subcultures that flourish like bacteria in the corners of the internet, one of the most disturbing is the paedophile hunters.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
irishtimes.com | John Boyne
Gabriel’s Moon Author: William Boyd ISBN-13: 978-0241542057Publisher: VikingGuideline Price: £20In 2012, William Boyd followed in the footsteps of Ian Fleming by publishing a well-received James Bond novel, Solo. Perhaps spies have been on his mind ever since as he returns to the subject in Gabriel’s Moon, a compelling thriller set in the murky underworld of the cold war.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
bbrief.co.za | John Boyne
By John BoyneFrom the author of The Heart’s Invisible FuriesIt’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. A talented footballer who wanted to be an artistAs the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, his life has been a lie on many levels. He’s a talented footballer who wanted to be an artist.
