April 29, 2013

Award shortlist for House of Memories

I’m delighted to share the news that The House of Memories has been shortlisted for Promotional Campaign of the Year in this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards. Many congratulations to…

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April 29, 2013

Mallow Library Readers’ Day

Many thanks to everyone who came along to the Mallow Library Readers’ Day in beautiful (and sunny!) County Cork on April 27th. Special thanks to host and interviewer Dermot Bolger…

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March 22, 2013

Global Publishing Deal with Penguin

I’m very happy to share this news about my next book.

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February 11, 2013

Alphabet Sisters in the Pink

My fourth novel The Alphabet Sisters is one of 12 titles to be published as a limited edition Pink Popular Penguin in Australia in late March, helping the McGrath Foundation raise funds…

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February 11, 2013

Australia’s Favourite Novelist poll

I’m delighted to have finished in the Number 3 spot (behind Tim Winton at 2 and Kate Morton at 1) in Booktopia’s poll for Australia’s Favourite Novelist – thanks so…

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February 11, 2013

The House of Memories shortlisted in RNA Awards

The House of Memories has been shortlisted for the 2013 Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) Awards in the UK, in the Contemporary Romantic Novel category. The winners will be announced in…

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December 5, 2012

A Real-life House of Memories

To mark the publication of  The House of Memories in Australia, my publisher Penguin created a ‘pop-up’ house in Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne. Passersby were invited to write…

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November 17, 2012

“A modern-day Jane Austen”

“A modern-day Jane Austen” – some lovely words from Book Divas in this interview from the publication of Lola’s Secret:

http://www.bookdivas.com/interviews/2012/11/interview-monica-mcinerney-author-lolas-secret

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November 17, 2012

“An orange-related mishap”

“A niece’s orange-related mishap and a bout with unthinkable sorrow planted seeds for Monica McInerney’s 10th novel.” By Linda Morris in The Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/grief-for-lack-of-a-better-word-is-good-20121110-294az.html

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October 27, 2012

The House of Memories Australian bestseller

My publisher Penguin Australia has just told me that The House of Memories is the top-selling Australian book for the third week in a row. Thanks very much to you…

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