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Interview
Where are you from?
Ireland that little teddy bear shaped country next to England and at the very edge of Europe.
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This Week on the blog I have Trish from Between The Lines!
Where are you from?
Ireland that little teddy bear shaped country next to England and at the very edge of Europe.
What is the best and worst thing about living in the
country you are from?
Best thing is the scenery,
take my word for it, it’s beautiful.
Lakes, mountains, great beaches and everywhere you look green, green
fields. And as it’s such a small country
you are never too far from whatever you want to do. Whether that’s a scenic, deserted beach to
walk on, a centuries old castle to explore or a day shopping in the city, nothing
is more than a short spin away.
Worst thing is the recession
we are currently going through. Taxes
are high, unemployment is high and the road back to economic prosperity looks
like a painful one. The general standard
of living is comfortable but it’s just not as good as we had 5 or 6 years ago
when we experienced a boom.
Oh and the rain, that’s the
price we pay for those green fields!
What is the biggest challenge of being a book blogger
there?
There are not too many
challenges nothing that can’t be overcome anyway. At first I didn’t know of too many other
Irish book bloggers but now I have found 5 or so and we all support each
other. I do get envious when I read about
events like BEA though, that is my dream to attend one of those.
Are you able to go to book signings, launches, or
industry events?
There aren’t too many book
signing events or launches. There are
lots of writer’s festivals but they are aimed at writers from than reviewers so
I haven’t attended any so far. From what
I hear though, they are planning to expand to include blogging and social media
workshops which sounds exciting and I’m looking forward to see what develops.
Are Publishers willing to work with you were you
live?
Penguin Ireland are very
good to me but as I’m only a newish blogger I haven’t approached other
publishers yet for physical ARC’s. On
NetGalley and Edelweiss, publishers have been very generous to me and both
those sites are my happy place. I do
have to be careful not to get too click-happy though as I don’t want to end up
with a zillion books all due for publication in the same month. A pretty universal book-blogging issue from
what I see!
Emily: I have that some problem on netgalley and edelweiss!
Do you have any favorite books set in the country you
are from or written by authors who are from the country you are from?
Tonnes! So many that I love that I have a feature on
my blog called ‘Green Giants – Irish Author Spotlight’ where I share my
love. Or as another blogger has renamed
it – The Paddy Post! If I have to pick a few favourites Irish
authors, I’d choose Tana French, Marian Keyes and Patricia Scanlan.
Favorite Book (overall):
Really? Don’t make me do it! I can’t
even pick a favourite genre, let alone a favourite book! Ok, I can’t choose one but a few favourites
are Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Daughter of Smoke and Bone and any book by
Tana French.
Emily: Thanks so much for stopping by Trish! I loved learning more about blogging in Ireland and now I definitely want to go for a visit!
Connect with Trish:
Favorite Book Recent
Release: Golden by Jessi Kirby
Author: Tana French and JK
Rowling
Social Media: Twitter, great
for making connections and seeing what other bloggers are getting up to. If you
want to tweet me with me, I’m @TrishHannon
International Food: Italian,
yum! Especially when eaten in Italy J
Thanks for having me Emily, it was fun :-)
ReplyDeleteItalian food is awesome indeed! I love their ice cream, haha.
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to visit Ireland : )
ReplyDeleteI now REALLY want to visit Ireland(well, that's not a new desire, but Trish's interview definitely makes me remember that want), and I love that it was described as "teddy bear" shaped! I will now describe it no other way.
ReplyDeleteFun interview. I've always wanted to go to Ireland...but if I can't do that I can at least visit Trish's blog!
ReplyDelete*snickers* We all of have the click problem, mine in fact extends to the click buy it now button on my nook and the kindle app..LOL If you come state side I will cook you some Italian food, we are Italian and I make my own homemade meatballs, italian gravy and pasta. My dream is to visit Ireland and I love book settings that take place there. Wonderful interview and I enjoyed learning more about one of my fav bloggers!
ReplyDeleteOf course we all have a clicking problem when it comes to Netgalley/Edelwiess. I'd love to visit Ireland! So gorgeous! I'm not a fan of rain though...but I think I could handle it for a week or two, lol.
ReplyDeleteIt's great getting to know more about your Trish!
Great interview! I can imagine the scenery in Ireland being beautiful - hopefully it makes up for the lack of events! I also think it's great you've found some other Irish bloggers to connect with. Even though there are always plenty of bloggers from the US, I'm always trying to find some from the state I live in... haven't yet, though I'm sure they're there! And yay for Daughter of Smoke and Bone being a favorite. I'm reading it right now and loving it!
ReplyDeleteYay Trish! Great interview! Loved it. Doesn't make me want to visit Ireland cos...ya know I'm already here but we gotta make an Irish blogger meet up happen soon! ;)
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