MJ’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 a [...]
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MJ Hyland interviews Colm Toíbín
Sunday, May 10th, 2009Carry 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 good story [...]
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 actors of [...]