Like most writers I didn’t take the direct route into publishing, I gained an Honours Degree in English Literature and Psychology from Dublin City University and a Postgraduate Degree from University College, Galway. I have worked in all sorts of jobs, as a fashion model, an event’s organizer and in the intellectual disability and mental health sector. The constant throughout has been a love of books! I have read and written all of my life.
I was a winner in the 2014 Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair – an international
competition for emerging writers, the feedback was very positive and
complimentary and suddenly, there were possibilities beyond just scribbling a few
lines here and a few lines there.
In 2018 I was selected as a Words Ireland winner in the DWAD afternoon – this
opened up opportunities among writers and film directors and it was an honor to
be one of the final winners.
In 2019 I was honored and delighted to win Mayo Business Woman of the Year
(Arts) in the Network Ireland Business Woman of the Year Awards.
My contemporary fiction novels have achieved top ten best seller status across the US, UK, Australia and Canada. My Husbands Wives was a top ten bestseller in
Ireland on its trade paper back release. The Ladies Midnight Swimming Club –
reached the overall No 1 position in the Amazon UK charts and has spent weeks
sitting pretty in the top overall books sold and read on Amazon. Its available in e-
book and in all good bookshops. All of my novels can be found in large print and
audio formats also. You can order most formats through your local library.
There have been many highs along the way, when the books featured as Book Club Favorites, Net Galley Hot Reads and Summer Must Reads. Being chosen as a
summer must read never gets old!
In 2024 The Bookshop Ladies was shortlisted for An Post Book Award.
I also write crime fiction novels under the name Geraldine Hogan. My Corbally
series, set in Limerick is published by Bookouture.
I am a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines and short story
compilations.
I am currently working on edits and an idea for a new contemporary fiction novel. I live in the west of Ireland with my husband – Mr H, our family and the best
chocolate Labrador in the world. (I might be a bit biased on that last piece!)
Latest News
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Secrets – A Guest Post on Linda’s Book Bag
In the blog tour for Secrets We Keep, back in February, I dropped into Linda’s Book Bag for a fun post all about ‘Secrets.’ Well, wouldn’t you like to know…. Here’s a link to the post where I’m talking about big knickers and Nanny Mc Phee! Linda’s Book Bag – Secrets We Keep…
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Sunday Indo – Life Magazine
On April 23rd, I appeared on the Waking Hours slot in the Sunday Independent Life Magazine – many thanks to Ciara Dwyer for writing the piece after a long and lovely conversation. Thanks also to Brendan O’Connor for featuring a newbie like myself! Here’s a link to the article: Sunday Independent Life Magazine Here’s…
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Bleach House Library – Review of Secrets We Keep
It was my pleasure, as always to feature on the lovely Margaret Bonas Madden’s book blog – Bleach House Library. Margaret is a regular reviewer in the Irish Independent and a champion of Irish writers and good fiction. Here’s a link to her website and her generous review of Secrets We Keep. Bleach House…
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Lovely to see you…
I’m just mentioning, seeing as you’re here… You know, I’d love to see you – if you happen to be in Ballina on the 11th of May. We’re having a book launch and while I know it’s going to be a great night, it would be even better if you came along… We’ll all be…
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Book Drunk – Blog Tour
I was so thrilled when Sophie agreed to host a stop on her fab Book Drunk blog for the Secrets We Keep tour. Sophie was one of the first bloggers to review my debut novel and I’ll never forget the excitement of reading her thoughts for the first time – it was a real thrill.…