Broadcaster Rachael English on juggling two careers and the books that inspired her

Rachael English on what inspires her and balancing broadcasting and writing For such a small island, we have an immense amount of talent, especially in the bookish world. We have been blessed with books from a wave of incredibly talented Irish authors in recent years. From Marian Keyes to Sally Rooney and Donal Ryan to Colm Tóibín, the sheer number of Irish authors excelling in the fictional world is remarkable to see. Many of our best writers were celebrated during the launch of this year’s An Post Book Awards, including Rachael English. The broadcaster’s book Whatever Happened to Birdy Troy? has been nominated for Ireland AM’s Popular Fiction Book of the Year. Speaking to Her.ie about her nomination, Rachael said it was such a pleasant surprise and honour. Rachael said the nomination was something she didn’t expect but it was a “lovely surprise.” Rachael is nominated alongside some huge household names including Marian Keyes and Graham Norton. “They’re people you’ve read and admired over the years, so I wouldn’t have too many notions here about winning. However, it’s lovely to see the book in that company.” Rachael reflected on how far the book industry in Ireland has come with the author encouraging readers to read what brings them joy. “You don’t have to just like one type of book. There are different books for different times and you can like lots of different types of books. You can read crime and literary fiction and non-fiction, science fiction or romantic or whatever you like. “Putting up these sort of artificial boundaries between books doesn’t do readers any favours and doesn’t do writers any favours.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachael English (@rachaelenglishwriter) The books that inspired the RTÉ broadcaster Books are there to offer us an escape from reality, they open our minds up to new worlds and people, but they also mark certain chapters of our lives, especially our teenage years. Many of the standout books of Rachael’s life were ones she read during her teenage years. “I remember reading a burst of books when […]

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