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In a crime writing special, this week Stephen McCauley celebrates Book Week NI with three award winning authors, Stuart Neville, Ian McDonald, and Kelly Creighton. Jointly hosted by 91Èȱ¬ NI and Libraries NI, it brings together communities, schools, and media to celebrate the pleasure and importance of reading. Author Stuart Neville’s debut novel, The Ghosts of Belfast, won the Mystery/Thriller category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He has since published nine more books, and in 2020 published his first short story collection. His newest novel ‘Blood Like Mine’ is a chilling cat and mouse thriller about a mother’s love, a daughter’s devotion, a man’s obsession – and the darkness that lives within us all. Ian McDonald, science fiction novelist, has been extensively published all over the world, and Ian is also a prolific writer of novellas and short fiction and his work has appeared in many anthologies and collections. He often explores themes including nanotechnology, post-cyberpunk settings, and the impact of rapid social and technological change on non-Western societies. However his new book ‘The Wildling’ takes us on a new journey, blending folk horror with modern terror. Kelly Creighton is author of six critically acclaimed novels, including the DI Harriet Sloane series, Souls Wax Fair and The Bones of It. She is the author of two short story collections, Everybody’s Happy and Bank Holiday Hurricane and she is a creative writing mentor and a professional member of the Irish Writers Centre and the Crime Writers Association. Stuart, Kelly and Ian, discuss the inspiration behind their dark subject matter, their unpublished novels, how to get started within the industry and the power of libraries.