Font Literary Agency & Writing Centre of Dublin, Ireland, is once again sponsoring a Virtual Book Tour with one of its authors. On May 19, 2008, 3 Questions…and Answers will host Paul Kilduff and his new travelogue Ruinair.
What should you know about Paul Kilduff?
Having spent six years working as an accountant in London, Kilduff returned to his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, and began writing fiction. His first novel, Square Mile, a thriller set in the global finance industry, was published in 1998. He published three other global finance thrillers by 2003.
After being stranded for 10 hours in an airport in Malaga, Spain, Kilduff came up with the idea for Ruinair, his first work of nonfiction about traveling Europe on a low-fare airline. The result is a witty travelogue of an airline that charges for wheelchairs, sells hangover cures and lands its planes at the wrong airport. Ruinair spent seven weeks as the number one bestselling nonfiction book in Ireland and continues to sell strongly.
What are the critics saying about Ruinair?
"This is a travelogue in the best sense of the word - it captures the tone and the landscape of the changed Europe where we can now fly for a tenner, so that a reader in 100 years' time could quickly visualise the importance of what has happened. Kilduff's strength is the variety of destinations he visits and his contextualisation of the Ryanair experience. Kilduff's style is eminently suitable for an airline that is constantly mocking itself and taking the urine out of the airline industry it has enlivened." - Irish Independent
"This is a thoroughly humorous, witty and evocative book. Kilduff has produced a travelogue every bit as good as McCarthy's Bar, and one that promises to be a must-read in airports and on airplanes for many years to come." - Evening Echo.
"It's chocks ways for a breathless tour of the low-fares revolution. Kilduff has done his homework and displays a keen eye for bizarre detail, settling on the quirks of our European neighbours with touching exuberance. His no-holds-barred style echoes O'Leary himself, which should be a compliment. It's not half bad. There are worse ways you could while away the wait for your next Ryanair flight." - Irish Mail on Sunday.
You can read readers reviews of Ruinair at Amazon.com
How can you participate in the Virtual Book Tour?
Kilduff will be happy to discuss all aspects of his work, both past and present, in particular, the transition from fiction to nonfiction writing. He is also happy to talk about his travel writing or to lend writing tips and inspiration to any aspiring authors out there.
So if you have questions for Kilduff, please leave them in the comment section below before 6pm EDT on Friday, May 16. I will forward them to him and publish his responses on May 19.
If you'd like to know more about Paul Kilduff and Ruinair, check out his website.
6 comments:
How long did it take you to complete this book from idea to publisher?
How many trips did you take?
Would you recommend discount flying now?
What prompted you to become a writer after being an accountant?
Do you still work as an accountant?
What sort of response have you gotten from the airline Ryanair?
Did you worry about legal action? Isn't there an issue of libel or defamation?
How hard was the transition from fiction to nonfiction?
What do you like better about nonfiction in comparison to fiction?
What made you feel like you wanted to write a book? Is it something that you've always wanted to do? Or did it come from dissatisfaction with your job?
Do you think you will continue to write both fiction and non-fiction?
How hard is it to maintain the humor throughout the book?
This book seems so vastly different from your novels. Why did you want to write it?
Did you have to put on a different persona to write it or is this voice more you than in your novels?
Bouncing off of Lisa's question, how did your experiences in your professional career contribute or hinder your personal writing process?
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