On the inspiration behind Sisters of Sword and Shadow There’s nothing quite like Arthurian adventure. Like so many other kids, I grew up devouring and adoring the many retellings of the story of the sword in the stone, the chronicles of Arthur’s relationship with Merlin, the exploits and quests of the knights of the round table. The movies A Knight’s Tale and King Arthur were big hits when I was a teenager, then I went to university where I studied …
Category: Fantasy
Courtney Smyth has written a lovely blog for their new read, The Undetectables. I have always loved two things: reading, and forensic science. In the case of the latter, I …
The invention of the science fiction genre is often accredited to Mary Shelley’s classic, Frankenstein. While there is no shortage of women writers in sci-fi, they are often overshadowed by …
Helen Corcoran shares how she came about to write Daughter of Winter and Twilight, the sequel to 2020’s exciting YA debut – Queen of Coin and Whispers. When I wrote …
For a long time, the Dubray bookshop in Grafton Street, Dublin kept a copy of The Book of Lost Things on its shelf of booksellers’ recommendations, along with a handwritten …
That’s just what translation is, I think. That’s all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they’re trying to say. …
Here at Dubray we have been spending Pride month celebrating all the LGBTQ+ authors whose books we carry, and all the books we have with queer characters. We believe it …
We are over half way through the Read Irish Women Challenge 2022 and it has been wonderful to behold the enthusiasm and response on social media. Thank you to everyone …
#ReadIrishWomenChallenge22 #RIWC22 It’s April so I’m back once again with the Read Irish Women Challenge – the month where we celebrate outstanding books by Irish women. Starting on April 1st, …
For over 100 years, International Women’s Day (IWD) has been a global celebration of women’s achievements held annually on March 8th. To mark the occasion this year, the Dubray Liffey …
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