Tag Archives: John Boyne

Second Year, Second Audience

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Dianne Ascroft

It’s two years today since my historical fiction, Hitler and Mars Bars, was released. I spent the first year after its release making it known to bookshops and libraries throughout Ireland as well as online to individuals around the world. … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2010 | Tagged book publishing, Dark Materials trilogy, Dianne Ascroft, Harry Potter, Hitler and Mars Bars, Jamila Gavin, John Boyne, L M Montgomery, Mark Haddon, Philip Pullman | Leave a comment

World Book Day Contest

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Dianne Ascroft

Today’s World Book Day in Britain and Ireland. Since one of the aims of the day is to encourage children to read, children in fiction will be the focus of this post. I’ll tell you a bit about some books … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2009 | Tagged children in war, Dianne Ascroft, historical fiction, Hitler and Mars Bars, John Boyne, reading, The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, World Book Day, World War II | 3 Comments

Two German Boys – Erich and Bruno

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Dianne Ascroft

In my last post I said that I’d met Bruno, in John Boyne’s ‘The Boy In The Striped Pajamas’. As I mentioned, a teacher in County Fermanagh, Ireland who read ‘Hitler and Mars Bars’ commented that she found similarities between … Continue reading →

Posted in October 2008 | Tagged Ascroft, Boy In The Striped Pajamas, Brian D'Arcy, concentration camps, fostering, historical fiction, Hitler and Mars Bars, Ireland, Irish fiction, John Boyne, second world war, World War 2, writing | Leave a comment

Lessons and Meetings – and time to reflect on this milestone

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Dianne Ascroft

The leaves are starting to change colours and soon will be falling to the ground; it’s the end of the summer. Today is a milestone for me but it’s not an end. It’s still the beginning. I’m only getting into … Continue reading →