Alison has written about her experiences dealing with a willful child in the Irish Times. Read about it here.
On Mothers-in-Law
In anticipation of Mothers' Day in Ireland this weekend, Alison shares her thoughts on mothers-in-law in the Irish Times here.
Alison debates Valentine's Day with Conor Pope
You can read her views here.
Alison has a Feature in Today's Irish Times
Alison has a piece in today's Irish Times about the travails of rented accommodation. You can read it here.
Alison appearing at Dalkey Book Festival
Alison will be discussing some of her favourite books at the Dalkey Book Festival at 7pm on Saturday, 7 December at Dalkey Town Hall along with David McWilliams, Anne Enright and more. Tickets are €7.
Little Beauty is an Irish Times Readers' Choice Book of the Year
In today's Irish Times, Donal Ryan (author of The Spinning Heart) named Little Beauty as one of his "books of the year," saying this:
Alison Jameson’s Little Beauty (Doubleday Ireland) is a starkly beautiful and haunting work, a precise and unsentimental tale of a “fallen” woman in an island community.
Alison to read at Dublin Book Festival, 16 November
Alison is participating in the 2013 Dublin Book Festival and will be reading and discussing her works (as will several other authors) in an event to be held at the Smock Alley Theatre (Lower Exchange St) on Saturday, 16 November from 10am to 12:50pm. Tickets are €10. More information here. Alison has also written a short piece about "Writing and a Sense of Place," which can be found here.
Alison Reading on Dublin Culture Night
Alison Interviewed on Writing.ie
Alison was recently interviewed by Eleanor Fitzsimons for the writing.ie website. You can read the interview here.
Little Beauty is Irish Times Paperback of the Week!
The Irish Times has named Little Beauty its "Paperback of the Week." Read the review here.
Alison on East Coast FM
Alison will be appearing on The Morning Show on East Coast FM tomorrow, 23 August, just after 11am Irish Time (GMT + 1). You'll be able to listen to it live here.
Little Beauty is Book of the Month at Clifden Bookshop
Little Beauty has been picked as Book of the Month for August at the Clifden Bookshop:
This is a mesmeric tale set on an island off the West Coast of Ireland with beautiful writing portraying the fortitude of a lonely girl searching for acceptance and love. Laura Quinn makes a life-changing decision to leave her beloved Whale Island a few years after the death of her parents. She has survived the years since the suicide of her mother by harvesting seaweed to provide an income and at the same time embarking on a love affair with Martin, the Lighthouse Keeper. He is a strange broody individual with no apparent inclination to make a commitment to Laura. Eventually, dispirited and disillusioned, she decides to take up a position as housekeeper on the mainland with a wealthy couple, Finn and Audrey.
The story unfolds from this point with numerous life changing events. On her return to the Island, she faces a tightly knit community with the same complex mores and outlook pertinent to any parish in Ireland today.
This delightful story from Alison Jameson is written with humour and perception. The reader is enthralled from the start with this beguiling story, so beautifully written. It is compelling reading and a real page turner.
Alison Interviewed on LM.FM
Alison was a guest on the Late Lunch programme on LM.FM radio today. You can listen to the show here:
Little Beauty named Book of the Month
Little Beauty has been picked as Book of the Month for August by Image magazine:
Alison in Irish Independent
Alison has a piece in yesterday's Irish Independent about her stay in Portland, Oregon last year entitled "My Life in a Hipster Commune." You can read it here:
Ireland AM Video
Video of Alison's appearance on Ireland AM today can be viewed here . Unfortunately, it can only be viewed from within Ireland.
Alison in the Irish Times
Alison has a piece called "How to Bring Up Baby While Giving Birth to a Book" in today's Irish Times . You can read it here:
Alison on Ireland AM
Alison will be appearing on Ireland AM on TV3 tomorrow (17 July) sometime around 8:15am Irish time. Her appearance may also be viewable later using the TV3 3player but there are geographical restrictions.
Alison in the Evening Herald
Alison has a piece in the (Irish) Evening Herald entitled "Moving Back in With My Mother." You can read it here:
Alison on Newstalk FM
Alison was a guest on The Green Room with Orla Barry on Newstalk FM (106-108 in Ireland) this morning, discussing Little Beauty and other things. The programme will re-air on Monday, 15 July at 9pm Ireland/UK time. But you can also hear it at the following link. Alison's segment begins around 43:00.
