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Asking ‘what if’ and building a book: The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls
To celebrate my new release, The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls, I wrote a blog post about how I 'build a book' including inspiration for this story, transforming fact into fiction and more. Read the post here.
Harlequin Junkie Spotlight: The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls
I was delighted to share my new book, The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls, with Harlequin Junkie readers including story inspiration, favourite lines, scene snippets and more. Read my guest post here.
The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls is on tour with Suzy Approved Book Tours (October 14 to November 29, 2019)
Sometimes happily ever after is only a wish away... The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls, the first book in a new series, is on tour with Suzy Approved Book Tours from October 14 to November 29, 2019. Many thanks to the book bloggers and reviewers taking part...
‘What libraries mean to me,’ North Grenville Public Library, ‘An Evening at the Library,’ June 22, 2019
I'm delighted to be a guest speaker at a special benefit event, 'An Evening at the Library,' at North Grenville Public Library (NGPL) in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada on June 22, 2019, from 6.30 p.m. Along with other local authors and community members, I'm...
Ein herzliches Willkommen an die deutschen Leser!
Mit der deutschen Veröffentlichung des ersten Romans in meiner Firefly-Lake-Serie, »Dort wo ich dich finde« (April 2019), freue ich mich sehr, eine neue Leserschaft zu begrüßen —in meinem Leben und in der Welt von Firefly Lake. Bevor ich mein erstes Buch...
Welcome to German readers!
With the publication of the first book in my Firefly Lake series in German, Dort wo ich dich finde (April 2019), I’m delighted to welcome a new community of readers to my life and world of my books. Before I became a published author, I lived in the UK and worked...
Penguin Verlag acquires German rights to Firefly Lake series
I'm happy and honoured that Penguin Verlag has acquired German rights to the three books in my Firefly Lake series, The Cottage at Firefly Lake, Summer on Firefly Lake, and Back Home at Firefly Lake, and will publish them in German translation in 2019. I'm pleased to...
Take Two Characters: Jen Gilroy chooses two of her favourite fictional people — Guest post, author Susanna Bavin’s blog
I was delighted to pop across the Atlantic (virtually) to Wales to guest on my author friend Susanna Bavin's blog. Susanna asked me to share two favourite characters, one from one of my books (I chose Cat McGuire, the heroine of Back Home at Firefly Lake), and the...
Writing workshop for North Grenville Writers Circle
On 1 October 2018, I was invited to speak to members of the North Grenville Writers Circle (North Grenville Public Library, Kemptville, Ontario, Canada) about traditional publishing. It was great to meet so many enthusiastic writers at all stages of their writing...
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