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Susie Murphy’s media appearances online, on the radio, in the newspaper, and in person.

 
Printed article in the Tipperary Star
5 June 2025

This extended version of the online piece celebrates the release of A Class Liberated and features reviewers’ praise for the A Matter of Class series.

Online article by the Tipperary Star
28 May 2025

This article marks the launch of Susie’s seventh book, A Class Liberated, and highlights her success as a local author.

Guest talk with FamilyHistoryWA
4 September 2024

On 4th September 2024, Susie gave a guest talk to members of the FamilyHistoryWA writers group on the topic of Creating an Authentic World in Historical Fiction.

Guest talk at Thurles Library
15 May 2024

As part of the Bealtaine Festival, Susie gave a guest talk at Thurles Library on 15th May 2024. The event included a reading and a Q&A session.

Printed article in the Tipperary Star
21 December 2023

This article includes pictures from the in-person launch of A Class Inherited which took place at Bookworm Bookshop in Thurles on 24th November 2023.

Printed article in the Dungarvan Leader
22 November 2023

In this full-page feature in the Dungarvan Leader, book reviewer Claire Bridle reviews all six books published to date in A Matter of Class.

Printed article in the Tipperary Star
22 November 2023

This article announces both the release of Susie’s sixth book, A Class Inherited, and the shortlisting of her first book, A Class Apart, in the Irish CAP Awards 2023.

Interview with presenter Fran Curry on Tipp FM
21 November 2023

Susie talks to Fran Curry about the release of her sixth book, A Class Inherited, and how much the series has expanded over the years.

Guest post on Thebookshop.ie
13 March 2023

In this guest post on Thebookshop.ie, Susie writes about the Irish historical background that inspired Bridget and Cormac’s love story.

Author of the Month on Pam Lecky Books
30 January 2023

In this guest feature on the website of Irish author Pam Lecky, Susie reveals what enticed her to write in the historical fiction genre.

Printed article in the Tipperary Star
14 December 2022

This article announces Susie’s latest release, A Class Reunited, and mentions the acclaim her books have received from the Historical Novel Society.

Printed article in the Dungarvan Leader
26 May 2022

Susie talks about her current work in progress and the advice she would give to aspiring writers.

Printed article in the Tipperary Star
1 December 2021

This article announces Susie’s latest release, A Class Coveted, and shares the news that A Class Forsaken was selected as an Editors’ Choice by the Historical Novel Society.

Guest Post on Shop Irish Writers
7 July 2021

Susie talks about the joys of summer reading and why summer weather reminds her of the publication of A Class Apart.

Interview on ManyBooks
8 June 2021

Susie talks about what makes her main character Bridget tick and the secret skills she has apart from writing.

Interview with presenter Fran Curry on Tipp FM
24 September 2020

Susie talks about writing dialogue for 19th century characters and publishing a book in the shadow of COVID-19.

Printed article in the Tipperary Star
26 August 2020

This article announces Susie’s latest release, A Class Forsaken, and shares reviews of her first two books, A Class Apart and A Class Entwined.

Guest post on The Writing Desk
24 August 2020

Susie writes about solving plot problems at two o’clock in the morning and how research can be both a curse and a joy.

Interview with author Tony Riches on The Writing Desk
26 October 2019

Susie talks about unexpected things she discovered during her historical research and what she found hardest to write.

Interview with presenter Fran Curry on Tipp FM
4 February 2019

Susie talks about her second book, A Class Entwined, and what makes her so passionate about the past.

Guest post on Let Them Read books
4 February 2019

Susie writes about the time period in Irish history that inspired her historical fiction series A Matter of Class.

Guest post on Creating Herstory
2 February 2019

Susie writes about St Brigid of Kildare and how one of her characters is named after the saint.

Printed article in the Tipperary Star
31 January 2019

This article announces Susie’s latest release, A Class Entwined, and shares reviews of her first book, A Class Apart.

Printed article in the Tipperary Star
17 August 2018

This article covers Susie’s local connection to Thurles, Co Tipperary, and her plans for the whole A Matter of Class series.

Guest post on A Writer of History
9 August 2018

Susie writes about transporting readers in time and place and the research required to accomplish that.

Interview with presenter Fran Curry on Tipp FM
7 August 2018

Susie talks about finding English hard in school and why she was glad to receive rejections from traditional publishers.

Guest article on Writing.ie
1 August 2018

Susie describes her route to publication, from exploratory scribbles as an eleven-year-old to the release of A Class Apart.

Interview with presenter Yvette Poufong on Dublin City FM
21 July 2018

Susie talks about the challenges and successes of self-publishing and her advice to budding authors.

Interview with author Ashley O'Melia
11 July 2018

Susie talks about the amount of research that goes into historical fiction and why she doesn’t drink tea or coffee.

Interview with author Pam Lecky
10 July 2018

Susie talks about who the biggest influence on her writing is and what book she would read if the earth was facing oblivion.

Guest post on The Cat's Write
18 March 2018

Susie writes about her love of history and why rabbits are her favourite animals.