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Category Archive — irish

Green with Envy

By Meredith | Also posted in authors, contemporary, favorites, holidays, ireland, lists, reading habits

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, bookworms! While I don’t necessarily celebrate every holiday here on LND, St. Paddy’s Day is one I simply must commemorate in some way – I’m Irish; that’s just how we roll. In years past, I’ve showcased a few of my favorite quotes from Irish authors, made a list of my favorite [...]

March 17, 2011 – 8:24 AM
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Fuzzy Truths

By Meredith | Also posted in book reviews, chick lit, clodagh murphy, contemporary, romance, stories

The truth is a tricky thing and a lot of the time, we rarely ever say exactly what we want to say. Partly it’s because the truth can hurt, but partly it’s because we want people to see us in a certain way. We want to create a certain persona. If I learned anything from [...]

October 21, 2010 – 8:06 AM
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Leapin’ Leprechauns! It’s Irish Writers!

By Meredith | Also posted in authors, clodagh murphy, fairy tales, ireland, james joyce, oscar wilde, w.b. yeats

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, bookworms! I know I’ve been a bad book blogger lately and I’m trying to do my best to make it up to you. To start, a St. Paddy’s Day celebration of some of my favorite Irish writers. Just about a year ago, I spent a week in the Emerald Isle for [...]

March 17, 2010 – 10:57 PM
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