What great news to discover that Rebel Sisters is on the short list for the Popular Fiction Book of the Year Award 2016 for this year’s Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards!

There was lots of excitement, chat and fun when I went along to the official announcement of the shortlists for the book awards at Dublin’s Bord Gais Theatre. You have never seen so many happy authors, publishers and book sellers in one place.

I am in very good company as the other authors on the shortlist for the Irish Independent Popular Fiction Book of the Year are Graham Norton, Cecelia Ahern, Emily Hourican, Hazel Gaynor and Ross O’Carroll Kelly.

It is heart-warming to know that so many of you have enjoyed reading Rebel Sisters.

I’m really looking forward to a big night out on 16th November when the awards will be presented at the Irish Book Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner in Dublin’s Double Tree Hilton Hotel. It will be broadcast on RTE One on Saturday 19th November and voting is now open…

If you want to vote for your favourite book for this year’s awards, you can do so here.

Voting closes at midnight on 11^th November 2016.

Marita, Liz Nugent & Donal Ryan

Marita and Happy Pear cooks Stephen & David Flynn