MJ Hyland will be appearing, alongside novelist Steve Toltz, at this year’s Dublin Writers Festival on June 6th. [To buy tickets for the event - click here] The theme of the event will be ‘What does it take to trip a man up – to send him on a crash course with his own inevitable [...]
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MJ Hyland at the Dublin Writers Festival (June 6th)
Monday, May 11th, 2009MJ Hyland at the Hay Festival (Sunday 31st May)
Monday, May 11th, 2009For details of the festival, and to book a seat for the event check here. MJ Hyland will be appearing, alongside DBC Pierre and Paolo Giordano, for an event at this year’s Hay Festival on Sunday 31st of May. Maria will be reading from her new novel ‘This is How‘, described by the festival organisers [...]
MJ Hyland interviews Colm Toíbín
Sunday, May 10th, 2009MJ’s Interview with Colm Toibin in the latest issue of The Manchester Review Colm Toíbín is the multi-award winning author of five novels and more than 10 works of non-fiction. His awards include the Encore award (for The Heather Blazing), the E.M. Forster award, and the International IMPAC Dublin award (for The Master). I’ve been [...]
Carry Me Down – MJ Hyland interviewed in Three Monkeys Online
Thursday, March 12th, 2009Three Monkeys Online has a lengthy interview with MJ Hyland, to discuss Carry Me Down in particular, and her work in general. Some sample quotes: “On the first reading it should be superficially simple, but engaging, with a strong narrative pull. I intend to give the reader a reason to turn the page, so a [...]
Maria Hyland interviewed in Bella Online
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009Here’s an extract from an interview that Maria did with M.E.Wood, the literary fiction editor of Bella Online when Carry Me Down was published Moe: What inspires you? M.J. Hyland: Many things inspire me, especially great films. Most recently I was inspired by the film, Darling, directed by John Schlesinger, starring two of the finest [...]