Comments on: TEV’s novel, JP Donleavy likes choirs, Book abuse, Beryl Bainbridge and ‘Pop Fiction’

By: Sinead

Sinead — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:05:14 +0000

Just spotted something in that Magill article - that’s not the right Kate Thompson if I’m not mistaken?

By: Sinead

Sinead — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:31:47 +0000

Just found the link for Roisin’s article in last Saturday’s Irish Times.

Roisin, thanks for the Magill, I’d missed that article. I like the paragraph: “How come these bodice rippers, these low grade, low budget, low brow, just-one-step-above Mills and Boons “stories for shop girls” are selling in their thousands, in their millions?”
How come, indeed.

I’ll keep an eye on the IT letters page.

By: Roisin

Roisin — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:15:32 +0000

The IT may yet publish the letter, I think they are deciding as we speak. I just read a brilliant article on chick-lit by Rosita Sweetman in the December/January issue of Magill. I will email you that one and mine also and you can link them here.
(Thanks Omaniblog, don’t want to get fired, love my job!)